What’s On Events Calendar
Building closure - upcoming dates
Due to extensive roofing works at Palace Green Library, there will be times when we have to close the building to visitors between summer 2024 and spring 2025, with no access to Museum of Archaeology, Cosin’s Library, Penned and Printed exhibition and World Heritage Site Visitor Centre.
Visit our Tickets and Times pages at each venue for more information.
Little Dragons
30 August 2023 - 30 August 2023
10:45 AM - 11:45 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
Durham Castle Self-Guided Day
30 August 2023 - 30 August 2023
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Durham Castle
Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.
- Public
- Everyone
Jun, Yaozhou and Longquan. Three separate kilns, three common factors. A lecture by Rose Kerr
31 August 2023 - 31 August 2023
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Oriental Museum
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
Twilight Opening at Oriental Museum
31 August 2023 - 31 August 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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
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.