Welcome the Year of the Dragon at the Oriental Museum

This year marks the Year of the Dragon. In celebration, the Oriental Museum has organised special dragon-themed crafts, trails and storytelling for visitors. There will also be traditional dragon dancing and other lively performances.

Traditional activities
Visitors will be invited to sample traditional Lunar New Year snacks and enjoy captivating musical performances on traditional instruments by our talented Korean percussion group P'ungmul.

International student Yirun, will be performing a traditional Chinese song and playing a guqin – a stringed instrument, at the event, said: “I’m really excited about meeting visitors at the Lantern Festival”

Charlotte Spink, a Learning Coordinator at the Oriental Museum, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming visitors to this event. “Our wonderful students always bring so much creativity and enthusiasm and make the museum come to life.”

Durham Global Week
The Lantern Festival is the culmination of over two weeks of Lunar New Year festivities and marks the launch of Durham Global Week, a series of events and activities to highlight the University’s international impact, through its students, staff and global community.

Global Week will take place from 24 February until 3 March and offers a wide range of activities from lectures to performances, talks and film screenings for everyone to enjoy.

Tickets for the Lantern Festival
Entry to the Lantern Festival is £3 for adults and children over 2 years old. Children under 2 enter free of charge.
Tickets must be purchased in advance via Eventbrite and the event is open to all, which promises to be great fun for all the family.

Find out more:

• Student tickets are available to purchase via Eventbrite
• General public tickets are available to purchase via Eventbrite
• Visit the Oriental Museum website
• Check out other Durham Global Week events