You only have one month left to visit Voices: Contemporary Art and Design from the Middle East and North Africa. Included in the exhibition at the Oriental Museum until 12/5/24 are 3 works by Syrian artist Adnan Samman who puts his own heritage and culture into his art.

Curators, Craig Barclay and Qin Cao have been visiting the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. Here is Craig, our Head of Museums, visiting the Palace Museum in Beijing he then exchanged gifts with Director Lou of the Palace Museum and visited the new Archaeology Museum, Beijing.

One week left to visit Voices: Contemporary Art and Design from the Middle East and North Africa at the Oriental Museum until 12th May. Soldiers (2014) By Mouad Aboulhana Digital print on archival paper Morocco Image reproduced with permission from the artist.

Come along to our FREE Buddha's Birthday celebrations at the Oriental Museum on Saturday 18 May, 12-4pm. Try guided meditation, art activities, talks and more. Everyone welcome. No need to book, just drop in. This is Durham Durham Pointers #duorientalmuseum #buddhasbirthday

⭐Opening from 23 May⭐ - a series of three professional exhibitions across our Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and Durham Castle, curated by our MA Museum & Artefact Studies students. Open to all to enjoy this summer 👉 brnw.ch/21wK1Jj Durham University Things To Do

Warm wishes to members of our community who are celebrating Vesak!

Last night was the opening of 'Toy Box' the first of the MA, Museum and Artefact studies, students exhibitions, open in the Oriental Museum until 15th September 2024. It was very successful with lots of chat, play, cocktails and Tao Tao. Enjoy a few images of the opening event.

✨ Congratulations ✨ to our MA Museum and Artefact Studies students on the opening night of their curated exhibition 'Toy Box' last week! This exhibition celebrates toys and games across Asia and Egypt - come and visit (for free!) at the Oriental Museum until 15 Sep 2024.

Rongbuk Monastery with Mount Everest in the distance. Built in 1902 on older meditation huts, the monastery was home to around 500 monks. Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924 Everest Expedition is at the Oriental Museum until 15 Sept.

A reminder to - Join us at the Oriental Museum on Saturday 8th June between 11am and 12 noon for a FREE talk titled ‘Climbing Everest with Bentley Beetham’ by guest curator and artist Stephen Livingstone who will recreate Bentley Beetham’s famous lantern slide lecture.

Our CBRL funded project on Kurdistani Jews has been turned into a permanent online exhibition by the Oriental Museum in Durham! Thank you to everyone who has been part of this endeavor. SGIA Durham IMEIS-DU Duygu Atlas Güliz mesut alp stories.durham.ac.uk/bridging-ident…

Tao Tao’s name means peach - his favourite fruit. All his peaches got lost throughout the Oriental Museum! Come help Tao Tao find his peaches with our summer trail. #playatOM #orientalmuseum #Durhamuniversity #Toys #Games #museums #exhibition #familyactivities #FREE #children

Good to be back at the National Museum of Japanese History. Even better to be greeted by images from our new exhibition as we arrived. Durham University Collections (no longer on X)

The Tigers; an elite group of Sherapas during the 1924 Everest expedition. Left to right – Bom, Narbu Yishe, Semchumbi, Lobsang Tashi, Llakpa Chedi, Ang Tenjin. Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924 Everest Expedition is at the Oriental Museum until 15 Sept. #mounteverest

In exactly 3 months' time, on 18 October, Dr @tuhfatulhind will be in Durham University to speak on the 'Delhi Collection' British Library "acquired" after the 1857 revolt, speaking to our #PedagogiesOfDispossession network #ChrisBahl Shamira Durham IAS North East South Asia Network Durham History

The Oriental Museum will be closed on Tuesday 23 July. This is part of a programme essential work to refresh and improve our entrance area. Work has already started with the statues either side of the entrance getting a good clean from specialist stone conservators.

Embroidery workshop at the Oriental Museum, Tues 13 August 2024, 10am - 12pm. The workshop is free, but for more information and to book your place, please go to Eventbrite: bit.ly/3WoYxWj #free #embroidery #LGBTQA This is Durham Durham Pointers

Our new exhibition Knitted Together: The Korean Lives and Legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt will open at the Oriental Museum this Saturday, 28th September. Entry is free and the exhibition is open until May 4th 2025. A project generously supported by the National Museum of Korea

Have you got your tickets for the spectacular #Diwali celebration at the #OrientalMuseum yet? Join us on Saturday 2 November, 6pm-8pm for music, dance, food and much more! Everyone welcome. Tickets are £3 for adults and children - book your place today! eventbrite.com/e/103466510016…

Come along to celebrate Diwali, the colourful Festival of Light at the Durham University Things To Do Oriental Museum, next Saturday 2 November from 6pm - 8pm. Enjoy themed family-friendly activities, food, music and Bollywood dance! Book tickets online👉 brnw.ch/21wO8KE