What’s On Events Calendar

Oriental Museum is open until 7pm on the 1st Thursday of every month.

• Accessible
• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Find out about Chinese oracle bones and write a secret message using ancient symbols.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Welcome the spring season to Durham with Holi Festival!

• Festival
• Children and families
• Everyone
• School students
• Under 5s
• Young People

Learn about the Ancient Persians, spot a 2500 year old silver bowl and try simple foil embossing.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Palace Green Library is open until 7pm on the 4th Thursday of this month.

• Accessible
• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

This illustrated talk will explore the diverse range of coins that circulated in Britain and Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance.

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

Find out about Ancient Egyptian mummification and make your own canopic jar.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Join us for a special viewing of the Art Collection. See a selection of works by contemporary artists working in the North East.

• Creative
• Everyone

An exhibition of the entrants to our international bookbinding competition.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Holiday activities
• Public
• Everyone

Our iconic book takes centre stage at Palace Green Library.

• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Holiday activities
• Public
• Everyone

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
• Family friendly
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• Students in HE

Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr and join us for an afternoon of arts and crafts, delicious food and readings. Everyone welcome.

• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Festival
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• School students
• Students in HE
• Under 5s
• Young People

Join us at Durham Castle for a special visit at your own pace this April.

• Tour
• Children and families
• Everyone

Spot some amazing Chinese shadow puppets, then try making your own and telling your own story.

• Outreach & community
• Children and families
• Everyone

Pick up a paintbrush, join in with some arty school holiday fun and decorate a shield.

• Outreach & community
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us at Durham Castle for a special visit at your own pace this April.

• Tour
• Children and families
• Everyone

Find out about the Japanese art of paper folding and make an origami rocket ship that can fly!

• Outreach & community
• Children and families
• Everyone

Easter Chicks are hiding in the Garden over Easter Weekend. Pick up your spotter sheet and see how many you can find in this fun family event. Self-led activity.

• Family friendly

Spot the huge hippo jaw and make a your own to take home.

• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.

• Family friendly