Projects
Please click below to find out more about some of the exciting projects we are working on.
Arts Award
Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it is creative, valuable, and accessible.
Art Loans in Schools
In 2021, Durham University Library and Collections launched our Art Loans in Schools Programme.
Learning ARC
Learning ARC is a Northeast based network of archives and special collections who deliver engagement with schools and communities.
Cosin Library Project
Located on Palace Green at the heart of Durham City, Cosin’s Library is one of the oldest public libraries to survive in the North East.
Silk Roads
This major new gallery opened in early 2021, transforming the ground floor of the Oriental Museum.
Street Museum
Street Museum was a pilot project funded by the Museum’s Association / UKRI Digital Innovation and Engagement Fund in 2021-22.
Multicultural Amman
This collaborative project working with partners across the Museum and Heritage sector in Jordan to create a formalised set of guidelines for heritage engagement.
Pandemics Through Time
A collaborative project working between Newcastle University and Durham University, a group of students from two secondary schools looked at pandemics past and present.
World Heritage Day
To celebrate World Heritage Site Day on 18 April 2022, Durham Cathedral and Durham University commissioned local artist Sofia Barton to develop free resources.