Events from the 26 June 2023 - 02 July 2023 Reset
Museum of Archaeology Gallery
Enjoy our new special exhibition exploring the rich prehistoric and Roman archaeology of Durham.
01 January 2022 - 01 December 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Durham DH1 3RN
- Exhibitions
Photographing Tutankhamun
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.
09 December 2022 - 17 July 2023
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Outdoor Art Gallery, Bill Bryson Library Square, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE
- Exhibitions
Student Art Prize Exhibition 2022/23
This exhibition showcases the shortlisted entries to Durham University’s fourth annual Student Art Prize.
01 May 2023 - 18 March 2024
10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Palatine Centre, ground floor
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Public
- Student experience
Penned and Printed
An exhibition of our Archives and Special Collections, telling hidden stories from the shelves and strongrooms.
27 May 2023 - 31 August 2024
Palace Green Library
- Exhibition
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This moving exhibition, produced in collaboration with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, highlights the devastation wreaked by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
07 June 2023 - 10 September 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
- Exhibitions
Throwing it Out There: the Archaeology of Ritual, Rivers and Rubbish
Have you ever thrown a coin in a wishing well? You might not know it, but that is a kind of ritual! This exhibition will explore the rich ritual history of the rivers of County Durham, showcasing local objects from the Bronze Age to the medieval period and beyond.
16 June 2023 - 12 November 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN
- Exhibition
Little Dragons
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.
28 June 2023
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Oriental Museum
- Accessible
- Public
Little Dragons
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.
28 June 2023
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Oriental Museum
- Accessible
- Public
Nature X Magical Realism: Poetry Workshop
Join Durham University Poetry Society for this workshop, exploring nature writing and magical realism.
28 June 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum
- Creative
- Workshop
Sensing: Walk and Art Workshop
Join artist Alice Highet on this sensory walk of Durham City.
29 June 2023
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Palace Green Library
- Creative
- Workshop