What’s On Events Calendar

Join Us for Hands-On History! Handle replica objects and uncover fascinating stories behind our collections.

• Exhibition
• Public
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

How did the Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? Try some pyramid building experiments and find out.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Join us to find out more about this years Student Art Prize and what prizes you can win!

• Creative
• Everyone

Are you interested in Japan? Come along and try origami, calligraphy and chopstick games.

• Family friendly

Paint a gorgeous blue and white paper vase just like the Chinese pots at the Oriental Museum.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Calling all craft kids and grown-ups! Help us prepare for Diwali and make some super firework decorations to display in the museum.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Celebrate the Indian festival of lights with this special late night opening.

• Festival
• Outreach & community
• Student experience
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• Students in HE
• Young People

Explore the dynamic universe of gel plate printing in this hands-on workshop with local North East mixed media artist Sarah Calavera!

• Creative
• Everyone

In this two-part workshop create your own clay vessel inspired by symbolism from local folklore legend ‘The Lambton Worm’.

• Creative
• Everyone

Boost your overall wellbeing with Flowerfulness with Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse.

• Creative

Come along and make a fab fishy collage inspired by a tiny boat in the Silk Roads Gallery.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Make a hand-stitched bird key ring to grace your Christmas tree or give as a gift.

• Creative
• Public
• Workshop
• Everyone
• Friends of the Oriental Museum
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups

A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills.

• Creative
• School students

The two-day conference in Durham has been organised in partnership with Durham University including the Museum of Archaeology, the Finds Research Group, and the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland will be themed around the Archaeology of Waterways. Presentations will include topics from all over the world and from around the UK about archaeological research and investigations of the ancient and historic waterways.

• Outreach & community
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone

Find out about the beautiful Korean moon jar with our new audio guide and make a moon garland to hang up.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

In this two-part workshop create your own clay vessel inspired by symbolism from local folklore legend ‘The Lambton Worm’.

• Creative
• Everyone

Using UV lights to make cyanotypes- drawing with light with Student Art Prize, Artist in Residence, Sarah Calavera.

• Creative
• Everyone

Learn all about Anubis, the Ancient Egyptian god of the underworld and make your own Anubis mask.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Join us for an enlightening talk on the evolution of medieval seals.

• Lecture
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone

Join Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse for a festive wreath making workshop. 

• Creative