What’s On Events Calendar

As a Part of the Summer in the City Art Festival and the Durham Fringe Festival, come along to Cosin’s Library to view 18th century prints inspired by the works of Shakespeare.

• Exhibition
• Everyone

A special live online event with testimony from a survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima.

• Partnerships & Collaboration
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• 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
• 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

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Children and families
• Everyone

Japanese origami cranes are a symbol of hope. Drop in and learn how to make a paper crane. See how many you can make.

• Outreach & community
• Everyone

See our super cute rabbit toy Molang on display and make your own pom-pom character.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Find out about Japanese lucky cats and make your own to take home.

• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• 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

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

Spot an ancient glass bottle on display and paint your own glass jar.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Learn about the Chinese terracotta army, and make your own terracotta warrior from clay.

• Creative
• Everyone

Learn all about how spices were traded along the Silk Roads and make scented pictures from herbs and spices.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

As a Part of the Summer in the City Art Festival and in collaboration with nine County Durham Schools, come see a collection of artworks that answer the question “What makes Durham Beautiful?”

• Accessible
• Creative
• Exhibition
• 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

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

Have fun and experiment with our exciting drawing challenges.

• Creative
• Everyone

Join us for some fun, FREE autism-friendly crafts for families at the Oriental Museum.

• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Oriental Museum is open until 7pm the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. We have an additional evening opening 31st August.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Spot the Ancient Egyptian scarab beetles on display and make your own from clay.

• Creative
• Everyone

Find out about cuneiform, one the world's oldest forms of writing and try writing your own inscription.

• Creative
• 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

Explore the archaeology of the Indus Valley people and make a clay animal figure.

• Creative
• Everyone

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

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone

Founded in 1669, Cosin’s Library is one of the earliest public libraries in the North of England. In this talk, we will explore why Bishop John Cosin created this library and why it is so significant.

• Exhibition
• Lecture
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Everyone

Come and see some beautiful tiles on display and paint your own tile to take home.

• Creative
• Everyone

Make a mini paper carpet inspired by colours and patterns in our Silk Roads Gallery.

• Creative
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• 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

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

This lecture by world-renowned curator and expert on Chinese ceramics, Rose Kerr, draws on themes from three of her recent books.

• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone
• Friends of the Oriental Museum

Oriental Museum is open until 7pm the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. We have an additional evening opening 31st August.

• Exhibitions
• Lates
• Public
• Everyone