ANIMAL ADVENTURES at the Botanic Garden ENJOY THE FESTIVAL OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY at the Old Fulling Mill ‘MADE IN CHINA’ EXTRAVAGANZA experience events and activities designed by young people from County Durham and much, much more...
www.durham.ac.uk/whatson
Fabulous family events across Durham University this Summer
APRIL Sat 31 March & Sun 1 April 1pm-3pm
Sat 31 March until Sun 15 April
PLEASE NOTE • E vents are drop-in unless otherwise stated
• W orkshop activities are generally suitable for children aged 5 – 11 years
• C hildren under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult
• P articipation in all activities is included in the usual admission price, unless otherwise indicated
CLUBS DURHAM ARCHAEOLOGY EXPLORERS
LITTLE DRAGONS
Oriental Museum
Oriental Museum
Children aged 7-11 years are invited to join Durham University Museum’s archaeology club. The group meets on the first Saturday of the month from 2-4pm at the Oriental Museum.
Little Dragons Club is the Oriental Museum’s group for under 5s, their parents and carers. Come along every Wednesday 10am-11am for fun crafts, object handling, stories and role playing.
Through exciting hands-on experiments and activities, the club will investigate all aspects of archaeology and explore Durham’s own archaeological secrets.
Places for both clubs are limited and booking is essential. Please call +44 (0)191 334 5691 to reserve a place. More information is available at www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum
Tues-Fri 10am-4.45pm Sat & Sun 12pm-4.45pm
Tues 3 & Thurs 5 April
SHIVER ME TIMBERS Find out about shipwreck archaeology and make a treasure chest to take home.
LOVELY LITERATURE Pick up one of our special trails and see whether you can win a prize.
LOVELY LEATHER
1pm-3pm
Humans have been working leather for thousands of years. Come along and find out about this ancient craft and have a go at making something yourself.
Wed 4 April
JAPAN
1pm-3pm
Make a Japanese Samurai helmet or Japanese doll complete with kimono.
Old Fulling Mill Palace Green Library
Old Fulling Mill
Oriental Museum
Visitor attractions pass One ticket, Five venues Experience a visit to Durham Castle, the Botanic Garden, Oriental Museum, the Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology and all Palace Green Library special exhibitions and collections at one set price. The Visitor Attraction Pass allows one day entry into each venue for three months (subject to venue opening hours). Pass can be purchased from the above venues.
Durham University’s Oriental Museum offers a range of events this season, all are interactive, hands-on and great fun!
EASTER Fri 6 until Mon 9 April 12pm-5pm
EASTER Fri 6 until Mon 9 April 1pm-3pm
EASTER ACTIVITIES Take part in our Mummy hunt around the Museum.
FABULOUS FELTING To coincide with the Old Fulling Mill’s wonderful exhibition we will be crafting with felt. Come along and make puppets and mini bean bags.
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
EASTER Sun 8 & Mon 9 April 10am-4pm
9TH ANNUAL EASTER CHICK HUNT A fun family event around the garden organised by our ‘Friends of the Garden’. A nest full of Easter chicks have hatched and escaped! They are believed to be hiding in the Botanic Garden. Come along and see how many you can spot on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday anytime between 10am and 4pm. Free goodies for the winners
Botanic Garden
Sat 5 until Mon 7 May 1pm-3pm
NOTE: We recommend visitors use the Kiosk entrance and park at the Park & Ride.
Tues 10 & Thurs 12 April
SPECTACULAR SOAP CARVING
1pm-3pm
Come along and try carving your very own masterpiece… from soap.
Wed 11 April
ANCIENT EGYPT
1pm-3pm
Make an Egyptian canopic jar complete with organs.
MAY
Old Fulling Mill Oriental Museum
Sat 5 until Mon 7 May
THE ROMANS ARE COMING Come along and make a Roman helmet and sword to do battle in.
TRADITIONAL CRAFT WEEKEND
10am-4pm
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, share their skills in the garden.
Sat 12 May
FAMILY STORYTELLING DAY
10am-12pm
North-East artist and writer Ingrid Sylvestre will be in the glasshouses with her popular giraffe characters Necky Becky and friends! Ingrid will be telling two stories, one starting at 10am and the other at 11am. Each story will be around 6 minutes long - ideal for younger children - and in between there will be art activities and music too.
Sat 12 May
CHEERFUL CHILDREN
2pm-4pm
Make and decorate an origami fish to celebrate Japanese Children’s day.
Fri 13 April 1pm-3pm
Old Fulling Mill
Botanic Garden
BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY MONTH Celebrate Buddha’s birthday by making prayer flags & mandalas.
Sat 14 & Sun 15 April 1pm-3pm
Mon 16 until Sun 22 April 10am-5pm
WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE TV? Play historic games ranging from ancient Roman calculi, and Tudor 9-men Morris to Victorian dominoes & Viking tafl.
NATIONAL GARDENING WEEK This week is all about Gardening. Pick up a free gardening starter kit* for children and let them discover how to grow flowers or vegetables. Children free everyday this week with one full paying adult.
Old Fulling Mill
Botanic Garden
*Subject to availability
Sat 21 & Sun 22 April 1pm-3pm
Sat 21 & Sun 22 April 10am-4pm
Sat 28 & Sun 29 April 1pm-3pm
DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS? Find out about the latest dinosaur theories and make a feathery friend to take home.
WORLD HERITAGE SITE WEEKEND Visit us on Palace Green to help us celebrate World Heritage Site weekend. This 2 day festival will include family activities, tours and talks.
MAGNIFICENT MOSAICS Take inspiration from ancient Greek craftsmen and create a mosaic from glass tiles to take home.
Old Fulling Mill World Heritage Site Visitor Centre Old Fulling Mill
A group of intrepid explorers discover Durham University’s Botanic Garden.
Botanic Garden
Sat 12 & Sun 13 May
Old Fulling Mill
1pm-3pm
Sat 26 & Sun 27 May 10am-4pm
SKELETON SCENES
Sat 26 & Sun 27 May
Celebrate the opening of the Old Fulling Mill’s new Skeleton Science exhibition by making your own science laboratory or archaeological dig diorama with a host of fun characters to go inside.
10am-5pm
Sat 26 & Sun 27 May 1pm-3pm
Sat 2 until Mon 4 June 1pm-3pm
Sat 2 until Sun 10 June Tues – Fri 10am-4.45pm
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEKEND Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.
Botanic Garden
GREEN WOODWORKING EVENT Local green woodworker, Chris Helliwell, will be in the garden. He will be demonstrating, and giving people a chance to try a pole lathe and shave a horse.
A HOUSE FOR THE DEAD Learn how ancient people thought about death and dying and make a prehistoric long barrow burial with a living roof.
QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE WEEKEND Find out about the history of the Royal Family and try making flags and regal portraits.
BEAUTIFUL PLATES Create a design for a plate drawing inspiration from the beautiful Chinese ceramics on display.
Old Fulling Mill Old Fulling Mill
Palace Green Library
Weekends 12pm-4.45pm
Mon 4 & Tues 5 June 10am-5pm
Sun 13 May
‘FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN’ PLANT SALE
10am-4pm
A wide collection of plants and seeds available for purchase.
Fri 18 May
MUSEUMS AT NIGHT: THE TITANIC
6pm-8pm
2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Come to the Old Fulling Mill for a night of experimental archaeology, exciting crafts and morse code. Places for this event are limited, so booking is essential. Please call +44 (0)191 334 5691 to book.
Fri 18 & Sat 19 May
MUSEUMS AT NIGHT: PALACE GREEN COMES TO LIFE
6pm-8pm
Come along and see historic Durham brought to life in Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Palace Green Library and other sites. Who will you meet?
Sat 19 & Sun 20 May
VICTORIOUS VIKINGS
1pm-3pm
Find out about Viking trade and make a long ship to take home.
Botanic Garden Old Fulling Mill
Tues 5 & Thurs 7 June 12pm-3pm
Wed 6 June 1pm-3pm
ISLAMIC WORLD World Heritage Site Visitor Centre Old Fulling Mill
Take inspiration from the Middle East to create a window screen.
THE ROYAL ‘WE’ In honour of the Royal Jubilee follow our special trail around the museum and learn about royalty in other cultures.
BONES AND BIOARCHAEOLOGISTS Meet some real bioarchaeologists who will talk you through the Skeleton Science exhibition, answer questions about ancient bones and help you become a bone specialist for the afternoon.
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
Oriental Museum
Wed 6 June
JUBILEE JAMBOREE
2pm-4pm
Help celebrate the Diamond Jubilee by decorating a crown.
Fri 8 June
CHINA
1pm-3pm
Make a Chinese Dragon Boat.
Botanic Garden
Sat 16 & Sun 17 June 1pm-3pm
Oriental Museum
Sat 23 & Sun 24 June 1pm-3pm
Sat 9 June
FANTASTIC FEATHERS
2pm-4pm
Create a garden-inspired special gift for Father’s Day.
Sat 9 & Sun 10 June
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
1pm-3pm
Come to the Old Fulling Mill and pick up a self-guide to the riverbanks, then spot plants, animals and interesting features with our helpful guide. In case of bad weather, come in and make a woodland creature puppet.
Sat 16 June
MINI GAMES AT THE GARDEN
11am-4pm
Gather your team and take part in a fun day of mini competitions at the garden. Teams of 4 required. Minimum age 5. 2 adults over 18 per team minimum. To register your team please email: botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk
Sat 16 & Sun 17 June 10am-4pm
Sat 16 June 12pm-5pm
Botanic Garden
1pm-3pm
‘MADE IN CHINA: EXPERIENCES AND EXPORTS’ EXHIBITION LAUNCH EXTRAVAGANZA
young people who created it. Suitable for families and adults.
World record breaking! Try your hand at breaking a Guinness world record... with chopsticks and chocolate beans. Suitable for all the family.
Lion dancing. Suitable for children aged 4+. Make your own terracotta warrior. Suitable for children aged 4+. ‘Meet the Curators’. Guided tours of the exhibition by the young people who created it. Suitable for families and adults.
Porcelain workshop. With award winning ceramicist David Fry. Try your hands (and feet!) at the potter’s wheel with a professional ceramicist. Suitable for families and adults.
Chinese calligraphy workshop. With Jayamini De Silva. Try your hand at the art of Chinese calligraphy. Suitable for families and adults.
Take inspiration from the ancient Greeks and make a theatre mask.
THE MAGIC MEDIEVAL
2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm
Old Fulling Mill
Find out how medieval craftsmen made Durham Cathedral’s Rose Window then design and create your own stained glass masterpiece.
ANIMATED ARCHAEOLOGISTS Find out about different archaeological specialists and make your own colourful character puppet for each one.
MEET THE YOUNG CURATORS Sats throughout July & August
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.
‘Meet the Curators.’ Guided tours of the exhibition by the
12pm-5pm
Old Fulling Mill
Sat 30 June & Sun 1 July
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEKEND
A series of events and activities celebrating the launch of an exhibition designed and curated by young people from across County Durham as part of Stories of the World, a project at the heart of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Sun 17 June
Botanic Garden
MARVELLOUS MASKS
Guided tours of the Durham Oriental Museum’s Stories of the World exhibition: ‘Made in China: Experiences and Exports’.
Oriental Museum
Get a unique insight into this exhibition which was designed and created by young people from across County Durham. Why did the young people choose the objects they did? How did they select them? What are their favourite pieces? All will be revealed!
Oriental Museum
Sat 7 & Sun 8 July 10am-4pm
Sat 7 & Sun 8 July
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEKEND Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.
THE SUPER STONE AGE
1pm-3pm
Take inspiration from the Old Fulling Mill’s collections and make your own piece of rock art to take home.
Sat 14 July
MARVELLOUS MINI BEASTS
2pm-4pm
Go on a hunt for bugs and creepy crawlies and make your own mini-beast mask.
Botanic Garden
Old Fulling Mill
Botanic Garden
Sat 14 & Sun 15 July 12pm-3pm
FESTIVAL OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY 2012: I - Prehistoric Archaeology Workshop Travel through time from Stone Age to Iron Age; analyse ancient poo, make clay beakers and grave goods, and cast your own prehistoric sword.
Old Fulling Mill
Places for this event are limited, so booking is essential. Please contact +44 (0)191 334 5691 to book. Sat 21 & Sun 22 July 12pm-3pm
Sat 21 July until Sun 2 Sept Tues-Fri 10am-4.45pm
II - Medieval Archaeology Workshop Make a Roman fort, find out what happened to Britain during the Black Death and recreate Tudor jewellery. Places for this event are limited, so booking is essential. Please contact +44 (0)191 334 5691 to book.
BEAUTIFUL PLATES Create a design for a plate drawing inspiration from the beautiful Chinese ceramics on display.
ISLAMIC WORLD
1pm-3pm
Make an Islamic prayer mat and learn about Ramadan.
Fri 27 July
OLYMPIC FUN
1pm-3pm
Olympic themed family activities to celebrate the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Sat 28 & Sun 29 July
OLYMPICS
1pm-3pm
To celebrate the opening of the London 2012 Olympics, come along and find out about the ancient Greek origins of the Games and make a mini stadium to take home.
Palace Green Library
Weekends 12pm-4.45pm
Oriental Museum Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
Botanic Garden Wed 1 & Wed 22 Aug
Sun 22 July
MG CAR DISPLAY
10am-4pm
Durham MG Owners Club showcase their cars at the Garden
Tues 24 & Thurs 26 July
FESTIVAL OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY 2012:
12pm-3pm
Wed 25 July
III - Industrial Archaeology Workshop Find out about pottery production and paint a porcelain plate, discover railway archaeology and what archaeologists have found under the Olympic Park that dates back to the Second World War. Places for this event are limited, so booking is essential. Please contact +44 (0)191 334 5691 to book.
Botanic Garden Old Fulling Mill
10am-4pm
TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC All day event with special activities. Enter your bear into the most loved teddy competition, enjoy a bear story and create some bear-y good artwork on this special day. NOTE: We recommend visitors use the Kiosk entrance and park at the Park & Ride.
Wed 1 Aug
CHINA & JAPAN
1pm-3pm
Learn about the invention of paper and try your hand at Chinese paper cut and Japanese origami.
Thurs 2 Aug
LOVELY LEATHER
1pm-3pm
Humans have been working leather for thousands of years. Come along and find out about this ancient craft and have a go at making something yourself.
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
Fri 3 Aug 1pm-3pm
INDIA Make a Hindu dancing Shiva god.
Fri 10 Aug
ANCIENT EGYPT
1pm-3pm
Make an Egyptian mummy mask.
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Aug
SHIVER ME TIMBERS
1pm-3pm
Tues 14 & Thurs 16 Aug
Sat 4 Aug & Sun 5 Aug 1pm-3pm
Tues 7 Aug & Thurs 9 Aug 1pm-3pm
CRAZY CELTS Find out all about the Celts and make necklaces and torques.
Old Fulling Mill
OLYMPICS
11am-3pm
MARKO’S CIRCUS WORKSHOP Learn circus tricks, including how to juggle and spin plates, at this fun workshop. NOTE: We recommend visitors use the Kiosk entrance and park at the Park and Ride.
Wed 8 Aug
ANCIENT EGYPT
1pm-3pm
Make an Egyptian cartouche to hang on your door and learn about hieroglyphs.
Give us a hand in the Old Fulling Mill’s medieval physic garden. Try weeding, planting and pruning, and find out about herbs and ancient remedies.
Wed 15 Aug
JAPAN
1pm-3pm
Make a Japanese Zen garden.
Wed 15 & Wed 29 Aug
JAY’S ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS The zoo comes to the Garden. From cute & cuddly to smooth & scaly, meet the incredible range of friendly animals visiting the Garden. NOTE: We recommend visitors use the Kiosk entrance and park at the Park & Ride.
Botanic Garden
Wed 8 Aug
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
GLORIOUS GARDENING
1pm-3pm
11am-3pm
Have a go at some ancient and modern Olympic sports and make your own medals.
Find out about shipwreck archaeology and make a treasure chest to take home.
Oriental Museum
Oriental Museum
Botanic Garden
Fri 17 Aug
ISLAMIC WORLD
1pm-3pm
Learn about the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr: the end of Ramadan, and try your hand at Mehndi henna painting.
Sat 18 & Sun 19 Aug
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
1pm-3pm
DURHAM AND DICKENS 2012 marks the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth. Come along to the Old Fulling Mill to find out what Durham was like in Dickens’ time, taste Victorian gruel and make a top hat.
Tues 21 & Thurs 23 Aug 1pm-3pm
SPECTACULAR SOAP CARVING Come along and try carving your very own masterpiece…from soap.
Wed 22 Aug
INDONESIA
1pm-3pm
Make a Balinese Wayang shadow puppet in honour of the Tumpek Wayang Balinese shadow puppet festival.
Fri 24 Aug
CHINA & JAPAN
1pm-3pm
Learn about Chinese Valentine’s Day and make the 7 different decorations for the Japanese Tanabata Star Festival.
Bank Holiday Weekend
Sat 25 until Mon 27 Aug 10am-4pm
Bank Holiday Weekend
Sat 25 until Mon 27 Aug 1pm-3pm
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEKEND Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.
WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE TV? Play historic games ranging from ancient Roman calculi, and Tudor 9-men Morris to Victorian dominoes and Viking tafl.
Old Fulling Mill
Tues 28 & Thurs 30 Aug 1pm-3pm
Take inspiration from ancient Greek craftsmen and create a mosaic from glass tiles to take home.
Wed 29 Aug
OLYMPIC FUN
1pm-3pm
Olympic themed family activities to celebrate the opening of the London 2012 Paralympics
Fri 31 Aug
CHINA
1pm-3pm
Learn how the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in Asia, find out about the ‘Moon Rabbit’. Make a Dancing dragon or dancing lion and a Vietnamese star lantern.
Sat 1 & Sun 2 Sept
THE MAGIC MEDIEVAL
1pm-3pm
Find out how medieval craftsmen made Durham Cathedral’s Rose Window then design and create your own stained glass masterpiece.
Sat 8 Sept
LEAF ART
2pm-4pm
Collect some leaves to make leaf print pictures and celebrate the start of autumn.
Sat 8 & Sun 9 Sept
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS
Check website for opening times
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
Botanic Garden
Free admission to Durham University attractions: Oriental Museum, Old Fulling Mill, Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library and Exhibitions and Durham Castle. Cultural art tours of Durham Colleges will also be taking place. For further information: www.durham.ac.uk/whatson This information will be updated regularly.
Sat 8 & Sun 9 Sept
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Guided Tours of ‘Made in China’
2pm, 2.30pm 3pm & 3.30pm
Guided tours of the Durham Oriental Museum’s Stories of the World exhibition: ‘Made in China: Experiences and Exports’. Get a unique insight into this exhibition which was designed and created by young people from across County Durham. Why did the young people choose the objects they did? How did they select them? What are their favourite pieces? All will be revealed!
Sat 8 & Sun 9 Sept
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Perfect pots
1pm-3pm
Enjoy painting your own terracotta pot – Greek style!
Botanic Garden
Old Fulling Mill
MAGNIFICENT MOSAICS
Oriental Museum
Old Fulling Mill
Sun 9 Sept
NATIONAL ORCHID SHOW
JOSEPHINE BUTLER COLLEGE, 10am-4pm
The Orchid Show of Great Britain, The British Orchid Growers Association, Darlington & District Orchid Society and Durham University ‘Friends of the Garden’ are hosting this event for the second year.
BOTANIC GARDEN 10am-5pm
Talks will be given by Henry Oakeley, President of the OSGB, “Orchid hunting in South America”, and Peter Whit, Chairman of BOGA, “Orchids and their Culture”.
Botanic Garden and Josephine Butler College
DURHAM WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Society members will be on hand throughout the day to give advice on culture and repotting. NOTE: Entry into the Orchid Show at Josephine Butler is free. Normal admission charges apply for entry into the Botanic Garden. NOTE: We recommend visitors use the Kiosk entrance and park at the Park & Ride.
The World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, on Owengate Palace Green, enhances the experience of visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Castle. The Visitor Centre provides visitors with an overview of what a World Heritage Site is, what makes Durham significant, and what there is to see and do on the peninsula.
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Sept 10am-4pm
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Sept 1pm-3pm
Sat 22 & Sun 23 Sept 1pm-3pm
Sat 29 & Sun 30 Sept 1pm-3pm
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEKEND Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.
DINOSAURS Make fossilised dinosaur footprints and finger puppets.
THE ROMANS ARE COMING
Botanic Garden
Old Fulling Mill
The Visitor Centre also provides a central point of information about places to visit on the World Heritage Site including the Castle and the Cathedral with its Claustral Buildings including the Treasures of St Cuthbert. The Centre also complements the work of Durham University Palace Green Library on the opposite side of the green. Like the rest of the World Heritage Site, the Visitor Centre provides interactive experiences for visitors including exhibitions, performances and hands-on family activities.
Come along and make a Roman helmet and sword to do battle in.
The World Heritage Site Visitor Centre can be contacted on visitor.centre@durham.ac.uk or on +44 (0)191 334 3805.
TERRIFIC TUDORS
For more information on the Durham World Heritage Site visit:www.durhamworldheritagesite.com
Find out about the gruesome fate of Henry VIII’s wives and make Tudor characters to take home.
DURHAM CASTLE GUIDED TOURS Discover the significance of Durham Castle through a guided tour and find out what it is that earned Durham its place on the World Heritage list. Tours during University Terms Tours are normally available every afternoon of the week at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. For full details of term dates visit www.durham.ac.uk/dates Tours during University vacations Tours are normally available every morning of the week at 10am, 11am, 12noon, and in the afternoons when there are no events, from 2pm to 5pm. For daily information on guided tour times, please contact Palace Green Library on +44 (0)191 334 2932.
DURHAM UNIVERSITY VENUES
DURHAM UNIVERSITY PALACE GREEN LIBRARY: EXHIBITIONS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Treasures of Durham University Discover some of the greatest treasures of the collections of Durham University from Ancient Egypt to Victorian Durham.
ORIENTAL MUSEUM Elvet Hill, Durham DH1 3TH Tel: +44 (0)191 334 5694 Email: oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum Opening times: Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm Weekends & Bank Holidays: 12pm-5pm Admission: Adults: £1.50, Child (5-16) & 60+: £0.75 Family (2+3): £3.50, Students & U5s: FREE
Spotlight Series The Spotlights are small focused displays highlighting particular collections within the Treasures of Durham University exhibition.
Additional information: Full wheelchair access. Accessible toilet. Baby changing. Café. Shop. Free parking.
Spotlights will change throughout the year, so that there is always something new to see.
OLD FULLING MILL, MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Spotlight: “Outrageously Modern!” Avant-Garde magazines that shocked Britain 1884-1922 Current to 20 May 2012
The Banks, Durham DH1 3EB Tel: +44 (0)191 334 1823 Email: archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk www.durham.ac.uk/fulling.mill
Enter the world of late 19th Century publishing and explore a range of ground breaking and, in some cases, notorious literary and art magazines.
Opening times: April – Oct, daily: 11am-4pm Nov – March, Fri-Mon: 11.30am-3.30pm Admission: Adults: £1, Child (5-16) & 60+: £0.50 Family (2+3): £2.50, Students & U5s: FREE Annual season ticket: £5 individual / family, £10
Spotlight: “Objects of irresistible beauty” Chinese Ceramics from the Oriental Museum Opens 26 May 2012 to December 2012
Additional information: Limited wheelchair access. Shop. Refreshments.
From sturdy cooking pots to delicate porcelain – key objects from an internationally significant collection.
BOTANIC GARDEN Hollingside Lane, Durham DH1 3TN Tel:+44 (0)191 334 5518 Email: botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk www.durham.ac.uk/botanic.garden
The Old Fulling Mill, Museum of Archaeology and the Oriental Museum also have a programme of exhibitions that change regularly throughout the year. Visit www.durham.ac.uk/whatson for details.
Opening times: March – Oct, 10am-5pm. Nov – Feb, 10am-4pm. Admission: Adults: £4, Child (5-16): £1.50 60+, wheelchair users and reg. disabled: £3, Students & U5s: FREE.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS Durham University has a wealth of other attractions, offering a range of events, musicals, concerts, lectures and workshops for all ages. For the full listing visit www.durham.ac.uk/whatson or visit the individual sites below.
Institute of Advanced Study
Durham Student Theatre
Offering an extensive and thoughtprovoking programme of public lectures and seminars covering a myriad of topics, tackling themes of public interest. Talks are free and open to all. See website for more information: www.durham.ac.uk/ias
With an exciting variety of cutting edge drama, epic musicals, hilarious sketch comedy and intimate productions, DST brings the best of British and International theatre to Durham. See website for more information and performance listings: www.durham.ac.uk/DST
Musicon
The University’s Public Concert Series. Administered by the Department of Music, Musicon promotes twelve concerts throughout the year as well as a regular lunchtime concert series. See website for more information and performance listings: www.durham.ac.uk/musicon.concerts
PALACE GREEN LIBRARY: EXHIBITIONS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN Tel: +44 (0)191 334 2932 Email: pg.library@durham.ac.uk www.durham.ac.uk/library/asc/exhibitions Opening times: Tues – Fri: 10am-4.45pm. Weekends: 12pm-4.45pm Admission: Adults: £3, Concessions+: £2. Family (2+2): £8, Groups (10+): £2.50
DURHAM CASTLE Palace Green, Durham DH1 Tel: +44 (0)191 334 2932 Guided tours: Adult £5. Concessions (60+, students,U16s) £3.50 Family day ticket (2+2) £12. Group rates (10+) Adults £4.50, Child / Senior citizen £3. Additional information: Limited wheelchair access.
MAP
Botanic Garden
Palace Green Library
Durham Castle
Cosin’s Hall IAS Building
Old Fulling Mill Oriental Museum World Heritage Visitor Centre
Assembly Rooms - Durham Student Theatre Footpaths