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Use our calendar to find out what’s happening on the date you are visiting Durham, or search by event type, venue, or theme.
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Student Art Prize 2023/34: Paradise

01 May 2024 - 31 March 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Palatine Centre, Art Collection

Visit the Student Art Prize 2023/24 exhibition and explore this years theme of Paradise.

  • Creative
  • Everyone

Knitted together: the Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt

28 September 2024 - 04 May 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Drawing on the objects and photographs of the main donors to the Korean collection at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together details Richard and Joan Rutt’s 20 years living in South Korea in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War (1950 – 1953).

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
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  • Public
  • Family friendly
  • Everyone

Durham University Science 100 Exhibition

01 January 2025 - 04 May 2025

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Durham Castle, Museum of Archaeology, Oriental Museum, Outdoor Art Gallery, Art Collection

Durham University Science 100 outdoor exhibition explores the history of science education and research at Durham, featuring remarkable artefacts and stories from our museum collections.

  • Exhibition
  • Everyone

Rivers Within

09 January 2025 - 27 April 2025

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, Historic Libraries

Rivers Within is a creative project by homegrown artist Ruth Flowers who has recently been exploring Durham folklore legend, The Lambton Worm and connections to the River Wear. This has been made possible by the support of Cultivate Commissions, a strand of Into the Light initiative delivered by organisations No More Nowt and Northern Heartlands.

  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Everyone

Twilight Talk-From Daejeon to Durham: stories from the exhibition 'Knitted together: the lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt'

27 February 2025 - 27 February 2025

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Museum of Archaeology, Oriental Museum

Join Curator of the Korean Collections, Lauren Barnes to learn more about our current temporary exhibition, 'Knitted Together: the Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt'. In this talk, Lauren will share stories of two of the main donors to the Oriental Museum's Korean collection, Richard and Joan Rutt, and give an insight into their fascinating collection and its journey from Daejeon in South Korea, to the Oriental Museum in Durham.

  • Lecture
  • Outreach & community
  • Public
  • Talks, training, seminars & conferences
  • 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.

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