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Blossom Week: 'The Trees Have Spoken'

27 April 2024 - 27 April 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Blossom has begun to appear all around us!

  • Creative
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Japanese Children's Day

04 May 2024 - 04 May 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Come and join in the fun!

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Froggy Friends

11 May 2024 - 11 May 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Fascinating froggy friends in the Oriental Museum!

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Autism-Friendly Family Activities

16 May 2024 - 16 May 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Oriental Museum

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

Buddha's Birthday

18 May 2024 - 18 May 2024

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Come and celebrate Buddha's birthday with us!

  • Festival
  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Celebrating Durham Pride

25 May 2024 - 25 May 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Come and start the Pride celebrations!

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

High and Mighty

29 May 2024 - 29 May 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Explore our new photography exhibition!

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

ART SOCIAL: Feel My Words: The Power of Text in Visual Art

29 May 2024 - 29 May 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Oriental Museum

Join poet, picture-maker and playwright Lizzie Lovejoy in a workshop to combine creative writing and visual art.

  • Creative
  • Lates
  • Performance
  • Student experience
  • Workshop
  • Everyone
  • Lifelong Learners and Community groups
  • School students
  • Students in HE
  • Young People

ART SOCIAL: SOCIAL!

05 June 2024 - 05 June 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for quizzes and art games in the pub!

  • Creative
  • Lates
  • Public
  • Student experience
  • Everyone
  • Lifelong Learners and Community groups
  • Local and family historians
  • Students in HE

MG Car Display

07 July 2024 - 07 July 2024

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Botanic Garden

The Durham MG & Classic Car Club was formed in 2001 for local car enthusiasts interested in MG cars, both classic and modern. This informal gathering will showcase cars representing models produced from the late 1940s through to the early 2000s.

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Teddy Bear's Picnic

12 August 2024 - 12 August 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Botanic Garden

Join us for a fun-filled day of exploring bear habitats on an interactive guided walk through the Garden, a messy bear art workshop and all your favourite bear stories.

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Crazy Creatures

15 August 2024 - 15 August 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Botanic Garden

Get interactive with our Crazy Creatures who are visiting the Garden for the day.

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

Elizabeth Baker, StoryTeller

22 August 2024 - 22 August 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Botanic Garden

Join storyteller, Elizabeth Baker, for a whole host of stories and legends from some of the different countries where the wonderful plants in our Garden grow.

  • Family friendly
  • Children and families

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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