What’s On Events Calendar
Strike! Art Collective
28 June 2024 - 14 November 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Outdoor Art Gallery, Art Collection
STRIKE is a new women-led public art collective in County Durham. Together they use public art to take up space without apology, saying farewell to the many ‘sorrys’ of the women who walked before them.
- Creative
- Everyone
Little Dragons
07 August 2024 - 28 August 2024
10:45 AM - 11:45 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
14 August 2024 - 04 September 2024
10:45 AM - 11:45 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 August 2024 - 21 August 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 August 2024 - 11 September 2024
10:45 AM - 11:45 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
Chinese Writing Workshop
21 August 2024 - 21 August 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Learn some Chinese characters and try writing your own.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Elizabeth Baker, StoryTeller
22 August 2024 - 22 August 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
Join storyteller, Elizabeth Baker, for a whole host of stories and legends from some of the different countries where the wonderful plants in our Garden grow.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Dusty Objects and Tough Decisions: The Work of Museum Curators
22 August 2024 - 22 August 2024
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, Museum of Archaeology
Join us for an engaging exploration into the often unseen world of museum curation, featuring insights from the Museum of Archaeology and Bioscience Collection at Durham University.
- Lecture
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Everyone
Beautiful Bastet
23 August 2024 - 23 August 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Bastet was the Ancient Egyptian goddess of protection. Find out why she was so important and make a fun cat painting.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
The Shang Dynasty of China
24 August 2024 - 24 August 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Find out about the Shang Dynasty of China and make a scary taotie mask with embossed metal detail.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
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.