What’s On Events Calendar
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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.
Student Art Prize 2023/34: Paradise
01 May 2024 - 31 March 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Palatine Centre, Art Collection
Visit the Student Art Prize 2023/24 exhibition and explore this years theme of Paradise.
- Creative
- Everyone
Knitted together: the Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt
28 September 2024 - 04 May 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Drawing on the objects and photographs of the main donors to the Korean collection at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together details Richard and Joan Rutt’s 20 years living in South Korea in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War (1950 – 1953).
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Exhibitions
- Public
- Family friendly
- Everyone
Feathers and the Feminine
04 October 2024 - 23 February 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum
The Feathers and the Feminine installation was created by members of Interface Arts in memory of their friend Carolyn Corfield, who passed away last year. A creative and dynamic member of the Durham based group, Carolyn primarily produced sculptural ceramics, some of which are on display as part of the installation.
- Exhibition
- Everyone
Winter Wonderland
18 January 2025 - 18 January 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Did you know that plum blossom is a symbol of winter in Chinese culture? Find out about this special flower and make a snowy plum blossom wreath.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Meet the Art Collection: Light
22 January 2025 - 22 January 2025
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
5 The College, Art Collection
Join us for an up-close viewing of the Art Collection inspired by this years Student Art Prize theme of light.
- Creative
- Everyone
Elevate Gel printing Workshop
22 January 2025 - 22 January 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Art Collection
Take your gel printing skills to the next level in this exciting 2-hour workshop with our local Artist in Residency, Sarah Calavera!
- Creative
- Everyone
Behind the Scenes of the Bioscience Collection Reawakening – Curation, Conservation, and Archives Research.
23 January 2025 - 23 January 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Museum of Archaeology
Over the past 2 years, work has been undertaken by Durham's curatorial staff to begin to reawaken the university's forgotten Bioscience Collection. In this talk, recent graduate intern Anna will explore the processes of reviving the Bioscience Collection through careful curation, conservation, and archival research.
- Lecture
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Everyone
Islamic Art Workshop
25 January 2025 - 25 January 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Chat to members of Durham University Islamic Society and try making your own Islamic-inspired geometric artwork.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Jewellery by Seeun Kim in the Oriental Museum collection
30 January 2025 - 30 January 2025
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Oriental Museum
Join us for an evening talk by South Korean artist Seeun Kim on traditional Korean jewellery.
- Exhibition
- Outreach & community
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Everyone
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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