What’s On Events Calendar

View the shortlisted artworks from this years Student Art Prize.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Student experience
• Alumni
• Children and families
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups

Public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection

• Exhibitions
• Everyone

In partnership with University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Varendra Research Museum and University of Rajshahi

• Exhibitions
• Everyone

Visit our newest exhibition - Everyday Elegance; Daily Lives of Women in Late Qing China, featuring beautiful Chinese clothing and make your own fancy collar, inspired by Chinese patterns and symbols.

• 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

Immerse yourself in the history of Durham by taking part into a guided tour around the World Heritage Site.

• Public
• Tour
• Everyone

Immerse yourself in the history of Durham by taking part into a guided tour around the World Heritage Site.

• Public
• Tour
• Everyone

Immerse yourself in the history of Durham by taking part into a guided tour around the World Heritage Site.

• Public
• Tour
• Everyone

Learn how the Ancient Egyptians kept themselves smelling sweet and make a perfume cone with flower petals.

• 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 for a FREE afternoon art talk on Saturday 4 July, 2pm at Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, with Robert McManners OBE, author, art collector and artist.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Lecture
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of the Oriental Museum
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• 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

Find out about teru teru bozu - the famous Japanese weather doll and have a go at making one.

• 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

Step behind the scenes of museum care and archaeological science at this hands-on open day exploring the fascinating world of conservation, led by conservation students from the Department of Archaeology.  

• Holiday activities
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Learn some Chinese characters and try writing your own.

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

The Durham MG & Classic Car Club was formed in 2001 for local car enthusiasts interested in MG cars, both classic and modern.

• Outreach & community
• 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

Try drawing Japanese Manga characters and make your own comic strip.

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

Pop along to our handling station and get hands on with some museum objects unearthed by archaeologists with the help of our Learning Team. Why not bring in your own finds to show us too.

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