Learning and Engagement Team

Check out our new 3D Virtual Tour of the #OrientalMuseum available now on our website durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/ve… We hope this amazing tour will help all our visitors get a feel for our galleries, carpark, toilets and lifts before they visit👇 @VCDBusiness #accessibility #Museums

📢EVENT TONIGHT POSTPONED!📢 Unfortunately we are having to postpone the Durham University Student Art Prize launch event this evening. Watch this space for reschedule details! @DuCollections @DUThingsToDo

The team are loving supporting Celebrate Science 2024 on Palace Green! Come along, spin the wheel and discover all about the cures in the archives, find your cure and have a go at historic book printing! @DUThingsToDo @DuCollections

The fantastic MA Museum and Artefact Studies opened exhibitions last week at the Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and Durham Castle. The students have created two new podcast episodes to learn more about our collections. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

Tickets for Holi Festival at #OrientalMuseum on Sat 23 March are available to book now. There are 5 timed powder throw slots, so follow the link shorturl.at/bkTZ6 and welcome the spring season to Durham. Everyone welcome. @durham_uni – at North East, England

Looking forward to Lantern Festival at the Oriental Museum, thank you to the @TheNorthernEcho for our shout-out! thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2… #lunarnewyear #LunarNewYear2024 #lunarnewyear #YearOfTheDragon

Thank you to everyone who has helped make Diwali 2023 a really special time at the @DUThingsToDo Oriental Museum! Especially to the students, volunteers, artists, musicians and local community attendees who really help make our festivals special! #museumsforeveryone

Looking for something new to watch and listen to this rainy summer? Our @DUThingsToDo podcasts and videos explore our collections in new ways. Made by our collections staff, students, academics and members of the community. We hope you enjoy! durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/le…

Great to see conservation in action within our Conservation Studio space with our aspiring heritage careers work experience! These @DU_Collections archive documents are in safe hands! #workexperience #heritagecareers #conservation

Work experience are delving into the incredible @DU_Collections archives, and learning about the important role of our archivists. It really is such a privilege to care and learn about these amazing collections we have across the @DUThingsToDo venues. #archives #workexperience