What’s On Events Calendar

Conservators will be showing some of the tools and techniques of the kind of traditional hand bookbinding found in Cosin's Library.

• Public
• Everyone

Visit our small World Heritage Site courtyard garden and make a small scented sachet using herbs Shakespeare names in his plays, in celebration of the 400 year anniversary of his First Folio.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Public
• Workshop
• Everyone

Palace Green Library is open until 7pm the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Palace Green Library is open until 7pm the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Join the Curator of the Museum of Archaeology for a guided tour of our exhibition exploring the Prehistoric and Roman history of Durham.

• Accessible
• Public
• Tour
• Everyone

Find out about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year festival, and make a shofar musical instrument.

• Creative
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Sign up on the day at Palace Green Library for a free tour of Durham Castle.

• Public
• Tour
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public

Oriental Museum is open until 7pm the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

"Speed Arting" makes networking more enjoyable and creative, enjoy a fun and informal atmosphere to maximize connection and minimise anxiety.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Partnerships & Collaboration
• Public
• Everyone

Get into autumn and try weaving your own artwork from a range of natural materials.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public

Palace Green Library is open until 7pm the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Palace Green Library is open until 7pm the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Bob Middlemass and the late Rolfe Mitchinson are known as the Pirecebridge Divers. Over 30 years, they recovered nearly 4,000 objects from the riverbed at Piercebridge. In this talk, Bob will talk about diving and finding this remarkable collection.

• Lecture
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone

An exhibition celebrating the work of emerging contemporary artists and designers from the Middle East and North Africa recently acquired by the Oriental Museum.

• Exhibitions
• Everyone

Design your own Japanese-style fan.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone