What’s On Events Calendar
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Student Art Prize 2025/26: EXTRACTION
02 May 2026 - 21 November 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Art Collection
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
Everyday Elegance: Daily Lives of Women in Late Qing China
16 May 2026 - 20 September 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Preserving the Past, Empowering the Future: connecting communities and collections in Bangladesh
26 June 2026 - 20 December 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
In partnership with University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Varendra Research Museum and University of Rajshahi
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Gone But Not Forgotten: Remembering Britain's Vanished Species Through Art and Science
20 July 2026 - 28 September 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology
An exhibition jointly created by artist Stephen Livingstone and the Museum of Archaeology
- Exhibition
- Public
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Activities: Junk Model Castle
25 July 2026 - 25 July 2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology
Join us for a family-friendly craft activity at the Museum of Archaeology! Learn about the architecture of Durham's medieval castle and use recycled junk modelling materials to craft a castle to craft a castle of your very own!
- Holiday activities
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Activities: Super Silk Worms
25 July 2026 - 25 July 2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Find out how silk is made, and make your own wiggly silk worm to take home.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Outreach & community
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
What’s on across our venues
Our unique cultural attractions include Durham Castle, Botanic Garden, Historic Libraries at Palace Green, Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and our World Heritage Site Visitor Centre. Whatever your interest, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
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