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Our journey into the world of online exhibitions
On 17 March 2020, all our Visitor Attraction venues temporarily closed their doors to the public due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions team were faced with a real challenge; how could visitor engagement with our collections continue when we couldn’t allow public access to any of our venues?
The team responded by developing a programme of exciting and innovative online exhibitions, bringing our collections and historic buildings to audiences worldwide.
With a range of exhibitions from across our venues, including Treasures of Palace Green Library, The History of Durham Castle, Taxila in Focus: 100 Years since Marshall and the Student Art Prize 2020/2021, we have welcomed an amazing 21,500 visitors to our online spaces since August 2020.
In addition, this platform has created further opportunities for our student body; working with postgraduate students to launch online exhibitions as part of their assessments and giving the opportunity to individual students to create their own exhibitions through their interests and experiences.
To find out more about our work and to view the online exhibitions, visit our Overview of Online Exhibitions 2020-2021.