Events from the 20 May 2024 - 26 May 2024 Reset
Penned and Printed
An exhibition of our Archives and Special Collections, telling hidden stories from the shelves and strongrooms.
27 May 2023 - 31 March 2025
Palace Green Library
- Exhibition
Beautiful Durham
As a Part of the Summer in the City Art Festival and in collaboration with nine County Durham Schools, come see a collection of artworks that answer the question “What makes Durham Beautiful?”
16 August 2023 - 31 May 2024
Outdoor Art Gallery, Bill Byson Square, DH1 3LY
- Accessible
- Creative
- Exhibition
Student Art Prize 2023/34: Paradise
Visit the Student Art Prize 2023/24 exhibition and explore this years theme of Paradise.
01 May 2024 - 31 March 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Palatine Center Stockton Rd, Durham DH1 3LE
- Creative
- Library and Collections
Durham Castle Guided Tours
Join one of our guided tours of Durham Castle - experience 1000 years of fascinating history and discover how the building has evolved in time and functions today as the home of University College.
20 May 2024
1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Durham Castle
- Public
- Tour
Durham Castle Guided Tours
Join one of our guided tours of Durham Castle - experience 1000 years of fascinating history and discover how the building has evolved in time and functions today as the home of University College.
21 May 2024
1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Durham Castle
- Public
- Tour
Durham Castle Guided Tours
Join one of our guided tours of Durham Castle - experience 1000 years of fascinating history and discover how the building has evolved in time and functions today as the home of University College.
22 May 2024
1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Durham Castle
- Public
- Tour
Toy Box: celebrating toys and games across cultures
A student-led, family-friendly summer exhibition showcasing toys from across Asia and Egypt to celebrate a simple fact of humanity: we all love to play.
23 May 2024 - 15 September 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Exhibitions
- Public
- Family friendly
Durham Castle Guided Tours
Join one of our guided tours of Durham Castle - experience 1000 years of fascinating history and discover how the building has evolved in time and functions today as the home of University College.
23 May 2024
1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Durham Castle
- Public
- Tour
Twilight Opening at Palace Green Library
Palace Green Library is open until 7pm the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.
23 May 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Palace Green Library
- Accessible
- Exhibitions
- Lates
- Public
Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition
This exhibition marks the centenary of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, the first Western, and ultimately tragic, attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world.
24 May 2024 - 15 September 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Exhibitions
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Family friendly