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17 January 2026 - 17 January 2026

1:00PM - 3:00PM

Oriental Museum

  • Free

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Visit our new exhibition about two British girls who went to live in Japan in the early 1900s. Find out about their lives in Japan and how they stayed in touch with their friends after returning to the north-east. Then design and write a postcard your own postcard - who will you post it to?

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The Squire sisters and their Japanese friends exchanged postcards.

Explore, learn and create with our programme of FREE family events. Taking inspiration from objects on display across the Oriental Museum's galleries, families can get creative all season long. Activities are generally suitable for families with children aged 5 - 11 years.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

All activities are drop, no need to book, unless otherwise stated. 

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