What’s On Events Calendar
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Little Dragons
14 February 2024 - 06 March 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Oriental Museum
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
- Public
- Under 5s
Little Dragons
21 February 2024 - 13 March 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Oriental Museum
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
- Public
- Under 5s
Little Dragons
28 February 2024 - 20 March 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Oriental Museum
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
- Public
- Under 5s
ART SOCIAL: After-hours Museum Hunt
05 March 2024 - 05 March 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Join us for a scavenger style art hunt in the Oriental Museum.
- Creative
- Alumni
- Everyone
- Friends of the Oriental Museum
- Lifelong Learners and Community groups
- Local and family historians
- School students
- Students in HE
Twilight Opening at Oriental Museum
07 March 2024 - 07 March 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Oriental Museum is open until 7pm on the 1st Thursday of every month.
- Exhibitions
- Lates
- Public
- Everyone
Autism-Friendly Family Activity Fun
07 March 2024 - 07 March 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Join us for some fun, autism-friendly crafts for families at the Oriental Museum when the galleries are quieter. Explore the museum galleries and make your own unique papercraft collage.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Workshop
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Hats off
09 March 2024 - 09 March 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Explore the hats, helmets and headdresses in the galleries and make your own fabulous headgear to dress up in.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
What’s on across our venues
Our unique cultural attractions include Durham Castle, Botanic Garden, Historic Libraries at Palace Green, Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and our World Heritage Site Visitor Centre. Whatever your interest, there's something for everyone to enjoy.