What’s On Events Calendar
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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.
Framing Shakespeare
26 July 2023 - 11 September 2023
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Historic Libraries
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
Tiger-Tastic
29 July 2023 - 29 July 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Celebrate International Tiger Day: Spot the tiny tiger in the museum and make a tiger-tastic collage.
- Outreach & community
- Everyone
Chigiri-e Art Workshop
29 July 2023 - 29 July 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Join us for a creative workshop with artist Noriko Matsubara and try chigiri-e, the traditional Japanese art of hand torn paper collaging. Noriko will take participants through the step-by-step process of designing and creating their own unique chigiri-e torn paper collage.
- Creative
- Workshop
- 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.
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