What’s On Events Calendar

Jointly organised by the Palace Museum and the Oriental Museum

• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Family friendly
• Global
• Everyone

A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills. This month we will be making Optical Illusion Art inspired by artists in Durham University Art Collection such as Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely. This artwork could play with what your eye can see.

• Creative
• Children and families
• School students
• Teachers / Home Educators
• Young People

Taotie were Chinese mythical animals. Spot some taotie faces on display and make your own terrifying taotie mask.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Join the Saturday Archaeological Illustration Club to develop your skills in archaeological illustration. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned illustrator, these sessions offer a chance to refine your technique, interact with real artefacts, and engage with the archaeology community in a relaxed, informal environment.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• Students in HE

Celebrate Japanese Children's Day, make cool carp banners and dress up in kimonos. 

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us for a relaxed afternoon stitching workshop.

• Creative
• Public
• Workshop
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of the Oriental Museum
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Spot a giant drum and make one of your very own!

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Hello and welcome to Life Drawing at Palace Green Library! This is an in-person life drawing class that is open to everybody and hosted at Palace Green Library in Durham City.

• Creative
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Students in HE
• Young People

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection

• Exhibitions
• Everyone

See our huge plaster cast of an Ancient Egyptian temple wall and make your own crocodile-headed god puppet.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Check out an amazing Korean sculpture and then make a seascape collage to take home.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Celebrate the most important day in the Buddhist calendar and join us for lots of activities.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Workshop
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• School students

Come along to enjoy the Botanic Garden annual Fun Day this Bank Holiday Monday 25 May. There will be a host of FREE, family-friendly activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy, from face-painting to flower arranging, to crafts and Samurai sword demonstrations and discover our Crazy Creatures, all accompanied by live music from Pittington Brass Band. Plus - Our Friends of the Garden will be holding their annual plant sale!

• Outreach & community
• Student experience
• Family friendly

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us for a family-friendly Korean paper flower making workshop.

• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Workshop
• Children and families
• Everyone