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Little Dragons

30 July 2025 - 30 July 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

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
  • Family friendly
  • Under 5s

Fakes and Forgeries

30 July 2025 - 30 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.

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

Exploring ancient Japan

01 August 2025 - 01 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Learn about prehistoric Japan and make a clay dogu figure.

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families
  • Everyone
  • School students

Festival of Archaeology Special event: Mapping the Past

02 August 2025 - 02 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Find out how archaeologists record their discoveries and draw a giant site plan of the museum and its treasures. Perfect for budding archaeologists.

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families
  • Everyone
  • School students

MG Car Display

03 August 2025 - 03 August 2025

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Botanic Garden

The Durham MG & Classic Car Club was formed in 2001 for local car enthusiasts interested in MG cars, both classic and modern. This informal gathering will showcase cars representing models produced from the late 1940s through to the early 2000s.

  • Family friendly

Family Craft Club does Book Beetle Printing

05 August 2025 - 05 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Historic Libraries

Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12

  • Creative
  • Children and families

Little Dragons

06 August 2025 - 06 August 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

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
  • Family friendly
  • Under 5s

Glorious Glass

06 August 2025 - 06 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Spot some objects made from glass in the museum and make your own glass tile mosaic.

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

Family Activities: Bold Gold

08 August 2025 - 08 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Learn about a special golden chest on display, then create your own glittering, golden artwork.

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

Family Activities: Ramayana Stories

09 August 2025 - 09 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Learn about the stories and characters of the famous Indian epic poem, the Ramayana and help make a giant storyboard of your own.

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

Family Craft Club does Quill Creating!

12 August 2025 - 12 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Historic Libraries

Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Little Dragons

13 August 2025 - 13 August 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

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
  • Family friendly
  • Under 5s

Family Activities: Spice Chest

13 August 2025 - 13 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Discover the smells and spices of the Silk Road and make spice map and spice bag to take home.

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

Crazy Creatures

14 August 2025 - 14 August 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Botanic Garden

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

  • Family friendly

Family Activities: Super Sculptures

15 August 2025 - 15 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

The Oriental Museum is full of sculptures. Find you favourite then make a colourful skewer sculpture to take home.

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

Family Activities: Good Cat, Bad Cat

16 August 2025 - 16 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Learn about the Ancient Egyptian gods Sekmet and Bastet and make a colourful lion spinner.

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

Family Craft Club does Lego Printing

19 August 2025 - 19 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Historic Libraries

Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Little Dragons

20 August 2025 - 20 August 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

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
  • Family friendly
  • Under 5s

Family Activities: Brooch Making Workshop

20 August 2025 - 20 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Take inspiration from the heavenly Korean jewellery on display made artist Seeun Kim and make your own brooch.

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

Twilight Talk: Behind the Scenes of Telling Tales - Making Stories Come to Life

21 August 2025 - 21 August 2025

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Join us for a free Twilight Talk focussing on our latest temporary exhibition, Telling Tales - Making Stories Come to Life.

  • Exhibition
  • Lates
  • Outreach & community
  • Public
  • Talks, training, seminars & conferences
  • Alumni
  • Everyone
  • Friends of the Oriental Museum
  • Young People

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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