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Weaving Stories: From Community Hands and Hearts

24 May 2025 - 14 September 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Oriental Museum

A vibrant exhibition celebrating the creativity and voices of community groups who regularly collaborate with the Oriental Museum.

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Public
  • Family friendly
  • Everyone

Telling Tales: Making Stories Come to Life

13 June 2025 - 09 November 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Experience the joy and wonder of storytelling through the Oriental Museum’s new summer exhibition, Telling Tales Making Stories Come to Life.

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Public
  • Family friendly
  • Everyone

Enchanted Objects: Adornment and Personal Protection from Amulets to the Mobile Phone

13 June 2025 - 09 November 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Contemporary artist Dinah Kelly shines a light on the protective powers and symbolism of charms, talismans and amulets.

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Public
  • Family friendly
  • Everyone

Little Dragons

25 June 2025 - 25 June 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

P'ungmul Music Performance and Family Activities

28 June 2025 - 28 June 2025

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Experience a FREE South Korean drumming performance presented by students from the Durham University P'ungmul Society and try writing a secret code in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. After the performance, you will have the opportunity to try out the instruments yourself! Please note: The drumming performance will be loud and last 15 minutes. Sensory bags are available on request. The craft activities will be taking place in a quieter area.

  • Public
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families
  • Everyone

Little Dragons

02 July 2025 - 02 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

Ride the Wave

05 July 2025 - 05 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Spot the boats in the museum and make 3D sea sculpture.

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

Little Dragons

09 July 2025 - 09 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

The Path of Kindness

12 July 2025 - 12 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Discover the latest scientific research we've been doing on a very special statue of Guanyin and use your imagination to recreate how it might have looked like 500 years ago.

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

Printing Workshop

12 July 2025 - 12 July 2025

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Experiment with shape and colour and create a unique print on fabric.

  • Workshop
  • Everyone

Little Dragons

16 July 2025 - 16 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

FANtastic!

19 July 2025 - 19 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Make a beautiful fan to help you stay cool over the summer!

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

Little Dragons

23 July 2025 - 23 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

Sunken Shipwrecks

23 July 2025 - 23 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Hunt for the Tek Sing shipwreck and learn how underwater archaeologists study shipwrecks.

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

Mysterious Mummies

25 July 2025 - 25 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Learn how archaeologists study Ancient Egyptian mummies and make an x-ray of your own!

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

Dress Up

26 July 2025 - 26 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

See a beautiful Japanese kimono and try dressing up your own mini doll.

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

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

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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