What’s On Events Calendar
Building closure - upcoming dates
Due to extensive roofing works at Palace Green Library, there will be times when we have to close the building to visitors between summer 2024 and spring 2025, with no access to Museum of Archaeology, Cosin’s Library, Penned and Printed exhibition and World Heritage Site Visitor Centre.
Visit our Tickets and Times pages at each venue for more information.
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
Monogatari: the art of storytelling in Japanese woodblock prints
28 January 2022 - 15 May 2022
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
An exhibition, created in partnership with the National Museum of Japanese History, exploring how images of famous tales of samurai, travellers and heroes during the 18th and 19th centuries in Japan inspired art created during the real life conflicts at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
- Exhibitions
CESI Research Showcase 2022
09 May 2022 - 18 May 2022
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Week-long series of online and in-person events to celebrate the past 5 years research excellence and key outputs of the Centre for Energy Systems Integration (CESI).
- Energy
Rock 4 Ukraine
13 May 2022 - 15 May 2022
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
A three-day weekend music festival, raising money for Ukraine. These hard-working bands and performers are giving their days up for free, for a great cause.
- Charity & volunteering
Medieval Lecture - Food Culture After the Baltic Crusades
14 May 2022 - 14 May 2022
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM
On Saturday 14 May 2022, Blackfriars will host, in partnership with Durham University's IMEMS (*), the 19th Public lecture on Food Culture After the Baltic Crusade. The talk will be complemented by a carefully selected menu, emulating some of the foods and flavours of the eastern Baltic following the pivotal events of the crusades. To Book: https://www.blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk/events/1481/medieval-lecture-food-culture-after-the-baltic-crusades
- Other
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
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.