What’s On Events Calendar

Jointly organised by the Palace Museum and the Oriental Museum

• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Family friendly
• Global
• Everyone

View the shortlisted artworks from this years Student Art Prize.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Student experience
• Alumni
• Children and families
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups

Public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection

• Exhibitions
• Everyone

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

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

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Make a mini paper carpet inspired by colours and patterns in our Silk Roads Gallery.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Hello and welcome to Life Drawing at Palace Green Library! This is an in-person life drawing class that is open to everybody and hosted at Palace Green Library in Durham City.

• Creative
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Students in HE
• Young People

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Try crafting your own paper patterns inspired by the Ainu people of Japan.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills. This month we will making Cyanotype Prints. The earliest form of photography uses sun to make 'light prints'. Feel free to bring an object you would like to print with.

• Creative
• Children and families
• School students
• Teachers / Home Educators
• Young People

A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills. This month we will be making Clay Sculpture, inspired by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, both artists housed in the Durham University Art Collection, they were inspired by natural forms.

• Creative
• Children and families
• School students
• Teachers / Home Educators
• Young People

Visit our newest exhibition - Everyday Elegance; Daily Lives of Women in Late Qing China, featuring beautiful Chinese clothing and make your own fancy collar, inspired by Chinese patterns and symbols.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Hello and welcome to Life Drawing at Palace Green Library! This is an in-person life drawing class that is open to everybody and hosted at Palace Green Library in Durham City.

• Creative
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Students in HE
• Young People

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

The Durham MG & Classic Car Club was formed in 2001 for local car enthusiasts interested in MG cars, both classic and modern.

• Outreach & community
• Family friendly

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
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s