Welcome to Palace Green - home to Liquid Geometry for Lumiere 2023 and our Historic Libraries & Archives at Palace Green Library
Outside the Cathedral on Palace Green, Spanish artist Javier Riera will create an immersive series of three-dimensional projections titled Liquid Geometry.
Walk amongst and underneath the mind-bending geometric shapes that Riera creates, exploring the hidden qualities and dimensions in the buildings surrounding Durham Cathedral. Image credit: Geometrical Traces, Javier Riera, Lumiere Durham 2023. Produced by Artichoke, photo by Matthew Andrews.
History of the collections
Find out more about how our collections were created and found their way to the University.
Bishop Cosin and his Library
Sharp Family of Bamburgh
Martin Routh
From our Student Blogs
Stories from our students who've created a museum exhibition, taken an internship at Palace Green Library and had hands on experience in studying humanities.
Using our collections
We welcome anyone who wishes to study our collections. Find out more about searching our collections online and how to make a research appointment.
Architecture
Palace Green Library is not one, but a collection of buildings. Explore the story of the evolution of the site and the buildings.
Visit during Lumiere
Find out everything you need to know to get the most from your visit during the Lumiere festival: how to find us, opening times and more. Plus, everything you need to know if you, or anyone in your group has any special needs or requirements.