What’s On Events Calendar

An exhibition celebrating the work of emerging contemporary artists and designers from the Middle East and North Africa recently acquired by the Oriental Museum.

• 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
• Public
• Under 5s

Welcome the spring season to Durham with Holi Festival!

• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Festival
• Outreach & community
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Paper was invented in China. Find out how paper changed our world and make your own paper playground!

• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Take a look at some x-rays of the Ancient Egyptian animal mummies.

• Outreach & community
• Public
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Spot the magical hintha bird on display and make your own feathery friend to take home. 

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

Check out our brand new China Gallery displays!

• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Vaisakhi is the Sikh New Year festival.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr at the Oriental Museum and join us for an afternoon of arts and crafts, food and readings on Saturday 13 April 2023, 12.00 – 3.00pm.

• Festival
• Everyone

Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr and join us for an afternoon of arts and crafts, delicious food and readings. Everyone welcome.

• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Festival
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• School students
• Students in HE
• Under 5s
• Young People

Join us for some fun, autism-friendly crafts for families at the Oriental Museum when the galleries are quieter. Explore the museum galleries and have fun making pasta jewellery.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Workshop
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Come and be creative!

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Led by artist Isabel Gotti, join us for life drawing in the museum.

• Creative
• Lates
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Student experience
• Workshop
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of the Oriental Museum
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• Students in HE

Blossom has begun to appear all around us!

• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Come and join in the fun!

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Fascinating froggy friends in the Oriental Museum!

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Join us for some fun, autism-friendly crafts for families at the Oriental Museum when the galleries are quieter. Experiment with colour, shape and pattern and paint your own unique artwork.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Workshop
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Come and celebrate Buddha's birthday with us!

• Festival
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Come and start the Pride celebrations!

• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Explore our new photography exhibition!

• Family friendly
• Children and families