What’s On Events Calendar

Our iconic book takes centre stage at Palace Green Library.

• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Holiday activities
• Public
• Everyone

Jointly organised by the Palace Museum and the Oriental Museum

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

Trapdoor to a Fantastical County Durham presents a fantastical world of monsters, shapeshifting as physical sculptures, Augmented Reality (AR) creatures and as inhabitants of a 3D digital world. Created by students in schools across Country Durham, the monsters represent playful, and sometimes scary, mythical and nostalgic creatures who usually remain hidden within our imagination.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Outreach & community
• Partnerships & Collaboration
• Children and families
• Everyone
• Friends of Palace Green Library
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• School students
• Students in HE
• Teachers / Home Educators
• Under 5s
• 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 some easy peasy drawing and tracing techniques and draw like a pro!

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

Easter Chicks are hiding in the Garden over Easter Weekend.

• 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

Be inspired by a Chinese camel model over 1000 years old and create your own colourful camel to take home.

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

Play with colour and light and make your own bold and bright artwork.

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

Bring the whole family and enjoy a fun tour around Durham Castle, with activities for children throughout!

• Public
• Tour
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Vaisakhi is the Sikh New Year festival. Find out how Sikhs celebrate and make a Khanda symbol mosaic.

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

Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.

• 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

Learn all about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, then write your own secret message!

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

Check out an amazing Japanese carving of a brown bear and make your own bear-tastic collage.

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

Come and celebrate World Heritage Day on Saturday 18 April at Durham Castle and Cathedral, with The People’s Story at Durham Castle.

• Festival
• Outreach & community
• Performance
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Tour
• Everyone

Find out about the Japanese art of paper folding and make an origami rocket ship that can fly!

• 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 be making Optical Illusion Art inspired by artists in Durham University Art Collection such as Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely. This artwork could play with what your eye can see.

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

Taotie were Chinese mythical animals. Spot some taotie faces on display and make your own terrifying taotie mask.

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