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A brand new audio descriptive guide is currently being trialled at the Oriental Musuem, so feel free to give it a try if you are visiting. Further detail on the quoted thread.

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Over the next month the Oriental Museum will be trialling a new audio descriptive guide created in collaboration with members of Blind Life in Durham. Please ask our front of house team to try it and once you’ve finished please complete a questionnaire about your experience.

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Following the Christmas break, the Botanic Garden has reopened today to all visitors.

We are really excited for the upcoming year ahead, and look forward to seeing you all soon!

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The Botanic Garden is now closed for the holidays period, and will reopen at 10:30 AM on Monday 6th January.

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The Oriental Museum is now closed for the holidays and will reopen at 10AM on Friday 3rd January 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you all back!

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We would like to wish everyone a happy festive season, and all the best for the new year. All of our visitor venues across Durham City are now closed for 2024.

We look forward to seeing many new faces and hearing many new stories in 2025!

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Palace Green Library and al associated venues will close tomorrow from 5 PM, and will reopen on Thursday 2nd January 2025.

See you all next year!

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Durham Castle is now closed for the Holidays period. Tours will resume from 3rd January 2025, and can be pre-booked up to a week in advance.

See you all soon!

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Join us on Sunday 15th December for a special festive visit to Durham Castle!

Enjoy a self-guided tour around the Castle, and then enjoy all manner of festive fare and activities in the Great Hall! Further details via the Thins To Do website.

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Creative Age is a dementia-friendly, inclusive art group that supports older people access to the creativity and museums. If you are interested in joining, please do get in touch with Charlotte Spink at the Oriental Museum on 0191 334 5691.

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The Creative Age group at the Oriental Museum have made this wonderful football-inspired banner!

Watch out for this banner on display in a new exhibition sharing Durham University research into the history of women football fans in North East England.

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Please note, the Botanic Garden will be closing for the Christmas period from 4pm on Friday 20 December and will re-open at 10:30am on Monday 6 January.

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Join Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse at the Botanic Garden for a festive flower demonstration tomorrow, 12pm to 2pm.

Get some new ideas on how to decorate your home this Christmas! Entry is included with your regular admission price.

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Did you know that Cosin’s Library is one of the oldest surviving public libraries in the North East? 📚

Bishop Cosin’s Library is located within Palace Green Library, and is open to visitors (free of charge) between 11am-3pm Wednesday-Sundays. 💜

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Join the Durham University Staff Chamber Choir at the Botanic Garden for their 'Music for Christmas' performance on Tuesday 10 December from 1pm. Free entry and open to all!

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We still have spots left for our upcoming Twilight Talk at 7 Owengate this Thursday night, exploring Medieval Seals in the Durham Cathedral Archives collection. Bookings made via Eventbrite.

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We still have spots left for our upcoming Twilight talk this Thursday night at 7 Owengate, running 5:30 - 6:30 PM. Explore the various medieval wax seals held by Durham Cathedral Archives.

Please book via Eventbrite: spaces are free but limited.

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Richard Rutt known as ‘The Knitting Bishop’. A very talented knitter who also researched the history of knitting, writing a book called ‘The History of Handknitting’.

On display in ‘Knitted Together: The Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt’ at the Oriental Museum

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Explore the art of medieval seals! Join the Twilight Talk with our Research Access Archivist from Archives and Special Collections. Discover how these seals evolved into historic masterpieces. Bookings made via Eventbrite.

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Members of our team at Durham University Library and Collections are shining a spotlight on some of their favourite objects in the overall collections, so watch this space for more in the future!

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This is John's favourite object: it is the Chinese model of a rhinoceros. I think it looks really cute and cool at the same time even though it’s display cabinet description reads “It is clear that the creator had never seen an actual rhinoceros.”

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Join Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse at the Botanic Garden for a festive wreath making workshop on Saturday 30th November, 12pm to 2pm.

All materials provided.

Tickets are £45.00.

Please contact [email protected] in order to book your place.

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Join Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse at the Botanic Garden for a festive flower demonstration on Sunday 1 December, 12pm to 2pm.

Get some new ideas on how to decorate your home this Christmas!

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#dubotanicgarden #christms #lovedurham