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Student Exhibitions

Explore our collections from home with our online exhibition programme.   

Enchanted Treasures: Russian Folk Art in the Kirill Sokolov Collection

This exhibition explores the Russian folk-art objects collected by Russian artist Kirill Sokolov.
Group of three toys, one is a large yellow and blue rooster, and the smaller two are a black horse and a white fantasy creature with two heads.

Jericho: An Ancient City Revealed

This exhibition centres on the Oriental Museum’s collection of objects sent to Durham from Kenyon’s excavations at Jericho.
Vase excavated from Jericho

Art Prize Art School

As part of the Art Prize Art School in 2021, two of our student artists curated their own online exhibitions.
SitC Art Prize Art School

Summer in the City Student Exhibitions

As part of Durham University’s annual arts festival, Summer in the City, students created exhibitions for the programme.
SitC Festival Logo

What's All the Fuss About

For this exhibition, students aged 17-24 co-created and commissioned new artworks to address and challenge harmful sexual attitudes and behaviours.
What’s All the Fuss About - Digital Exhibition Logo

Hidden Stories From the River Wear

This exciting online exhibition explores the collection of Gary Bankhead, an underwater archaeologist.
River Wear Exhibition logo showing outline of the river and map of Durham from above

Throwing it Out There: The Archaeology of Ritual, Rivers and Rubbish

This exhibition explores the possible ritual meanings behind objects found in rivers in County Durham.
exhibition title and selection of objects from the exhibition