What’s On Events Calendar

Our iconic book takes centre stage at Palace Green Library.

• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Holiday activities
• Public
• Everyone

Jointly organised by the Palace Museum and the Oriental Museum

• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Family friendly
• Global
• Everyone

A story of cultural exchange and enduring connection

• Exhibitions
• Everyone

Join the Saturday Archaeological Illustration Club to develop your skills in archaeological illustration. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned illustrator, these sessions offer a chance to refine your technique, interact with real artefacts, and engage with the archaeology community in a relaxed, informal environment.

• Creative
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• Students in HE

Learn about birds from the beautiful forests of South Asia and make your own feathered friend to take home.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• 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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Learn all about our special Chinese clock and make a super star decoration to take home.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Hello and welcome to Life Drawing at Palace Green Library! This is an in-person life drawing class that is open to everybody and hosted at Palace Green Library in Durham City.

• Creative
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Students in HE
• Young People

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

A lecture by Prof Susan Wright, Professor of Educational Anthropology, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Department of Anthropology, Durham University

• Lecture
• Public
• Everyone

Calling all young crafters! Help us make some decorations for the Oriental Museum's Year of the Horse celebration later this month.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• 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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.

• Family friendly

See a special statue of goddess Guanyin wearing a beautiful crown and make your own bejewelled crown to wear.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us for some half term creative fun and find out why the Ancient Egyptians were so interested in scarab beetles and make your own from clay.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills. This month we will be making Surrealism Collaging. Cut and glue images to make a strange and surreal artwork, inspired by artists from the Durham University Art Collection like Yinka Shonibare and Joan Miro.

• Creative
• Children and families
• School students
• Teachers / Home Educators
• Young People

See a traditional set of Japanese Hina Matsuri dolls - only displayed for a short time each year in the run up the Hina Matsuri - and create your own Emperor or Empress doll to take home.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Everyone is welcome at this spectacular Spring Festival to welcome the Year of the Horse.

• Festival
• Performance
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• School students
• Under 5s

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Join the Saturday Archaeological Illustration Club to develop your skills in archaeological illustration. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned illustrator, these sessions offer a chance to refine your technique, interact with real artefacts, and engage with the archaeology community in a relaxed, informal environment.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• Students in HE