What’s On at the Museum of Archaeology

Find out what’s on at the Museum of Archaeology.

A coloured photograph showing our stratigraphy wall, which is made up of layers of objects and colours.

Our permanent galleries

Explore more than 250,000 years of Durham's history. Start with our family-friendly exhibition exploring the Prehistoric and Roman past of Durham on the ground floor of the museum and then move upstairs to our newly opened displays which take you on a journey from the Anglo Saxon period to modern day.

Learn more about our Prehistory and Roman gallery Learn more our new displays

Online exhibitions

Explore our collections from home with our online exhibition programme, such as Hidden Stories from the River Wear, the collections of Gary Bankhead, underwater archaeologist in an exhibition created by MA Museum and Artefact Studies students from Durham University.

Hidden Stories from the River Wear View more online exhibitions