What’s On Events Calendar
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Introduction to International Boundaries: Definition, Delimitation and Dispute Resolution
01 January 2021 - 31 December 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
This online training course provides a simple, contextual overview of international boundaries and the practical measures that can be taken to resolve international boundary disputes. Through a series of short online lectures and a final practical exercise, the course explores the relevance of borders and looks at land and maritime boundary disputes, before covering methods available for dispute resolution.
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
'There was light': Amunhotep III and his Dazzling Age
01 October 2022 - 21 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
The ancient Egyptian king Amunhotep III was the grandfather of the famous boy king Tutankhamun.
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Guardians of the Silk Road's Heritage: Women of the mountains of Central Asia
01 October 2022 - 21 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
This exhibition showcases the work of the professional artists and craftswomen who do so much to preserve and transfer traditional knowledge and skills, adapting them for new audiences and popularising Central Asian folk art. Alongside photographs of the women practicing a variety of traditional craft techniques will be examples of their textile work.
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Photographing Tutankhamun
09 December 2022 - 24 June 2023
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Outdoor Art Gallery
This exhibition explores how photography turned Tutankhamun into a global sensation. It shows the most famous photographic images in archaeology, from the most famous of archaeological finds: the tomb of Tutankhamun. Marking the 100th anniversary of the tomb’s discovery in November 1922, this exhibition created by Durham University academic, Prof Christina Riggs, examines the striking images created by photographer Harry Burton during the decade-long excavation.
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Discover Durham Live Virtual Sessions
06 February 2023 - 29 June 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Book a Discover Durham Live Virtual Session- come and hear from our current students!
- Open days & visits
Discover Durham Live Virtual Sessions
06 February 2023 - 29 June 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Book a Discover Durham Live Virtual Session- come and hear from our current students!
- Open days & visits
Take a Stitch 2 Durham
01 April 2023 - 30 June 2023
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Durham Castle
Creative textile artists and stitchers Take a Stitch 2 Durham present their 2023 exhibition inspired by 950 years of Durham Castle.
- Public
- Everyone
The Coronation on the Big Screen
06 May 2023 - 06 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Durham University invites people to come together to watch the Coronation unfold on the Big Screen in a marquee directly next to Durham City Rugby Football Club. The event will include fun-packed family entertainment.
- Outreach & community
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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