Museum of Archaeology, Durham University

06/03/2023

📣 Follow us on on our new page Durham University Things To Do!

Not only will you continue see fantastic updates from our Museum of Archaeology – such as details of our new exhibition 'Stories from the River: Exploring the history of Durham' - there’s the added bonus of exciting news and updates from our other venues across the city (including information on guided tours at Durham Castle – only a 2-minute walk from the museum 😊)

A huge thank you for following us and we look forward to seeing you over on Durham University Things To Do! 🥳

26/01/2023

Don’t forget to head on over and like our new page, DU Things To Do to keep up to date with everything that’s going on across our museums, galleries and gardens! 🥳www.facebook.com/DUThingsToDo/

To find out more about our venues, visit our website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/attractions/

23/01/2023

📢 Update to Facebook account

Our visitor attractions’ Facebook accounts have now joined forces on our new page, Durham University Things To Do! https://www.facebook.com/DUThingsToDo/

A one-stop shop for everything happening across our attractions, making it much easier for you to find out about all our venues in just one place 😊

Make sure to head over and like our page to keep up to date with all our exciting news and events at:

➡️ Botanic Gardens
➡️ Durham Castle Tours
➡️ Oriental Museum
➡️ Museum of Archaeology
➡️ Cosin’s Library

A huge thank you for following us and see you over on Durham University Things To Do! 🥳

16/01/2023

📣 Update to Facebook account 📣

From next Monday, our visitor attractions’ Facebook accounts are joining forces on our new page, Durham University Things To Do!

This will be a one-stop shop for everything happening across our attractions, making it much easier for you to keep up to date with exciting news and events at all our venues, including:

➡️ Botanic Gardens
➡️ Durham Castle Tours
➡️ Oriental Museum
➡️ Museum of Archaeology
➡️ Cosin’s Library

Stay tuned for more information next week! 😊

To find out more about all our venues, visit our website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/attractions/

27/12/2022

Looking for something to do.

Our free family-friendly gallery at Palace Green Library is open 11.00-16.00 on the 28th/29th/30th December.

If visiting with children, don't forget to pick up our children's trail at reception and find the lost Roman soldiers in the displays.

21/12/2022

We will be open for a few days in between Christmas and the New Year, so if you are in and have some free time please do pop in and see our amazing collection.

Before we put our feet up to enjoy a mulled wine and a cheeky mince pie, our last day open will be Friday 23rd December 10am to 5pm.

We would like to wish all our past and future visitors a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 🎄⛄️

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16/12/2022

We have had a very exciting week of moving the fossilised skeletal remains of Nigel the Giant Deer which is a part of our Biological sciences collection and is currently on display in the department of Biosciences at Durham University. 🦌

We only moved him from one side of a room to the other, but he is so large that it took a team of people to get the job done! We even had to remove his head in order to fit him under some of the ceiling beams! He was then cleaned in his new home.

Also known as an Irish Elk, these Giant Deer lived all around Europe during the Pleistocene, their fossilised remains have often remained in tact because they would wander into peat bogs and then get stuck in the mud, we think that this was due to their gigantic antlers.

02/12/2022

Visit the Museum of Archaeology this weekend to see the Bronze Age hoards that are currently on display and learn more about them in our touchscreen exhibition 'Prehistoric Pioneers' which explores Bronze Age Britain and its treasures. All of our examples of which were excavated in County Durham!

For more information and for opening times, visit our website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology.museum/

22/11/2022

Last week we were busy processing the Bronze Age hoard that we have recently acquired!

Here are some action shots of us photographing and using a thermo- cutter to make a new foam mould for some of the objects to sit in without moving around in their box. 📸 🥰

11/11/2022

We have received a new acquisition! This is just a small part of a hoard which dates to the Late Bronze Age and was discovered to the south of Durham County. We are in the process of cataloguing this hoard and can't wait to share more with you!

For now, you can visit the portable antiquities scheme website to find out more about the hoard and see more images. Here is a link to the record: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/969299

28/10/2022

28/10/2022

With only two weeks left of the 'Picturing the Romans' exhibition, why not come along to have a look at the fabulous work that our MA students produced in 2022!

Designed and installed completely by student on the Musuem and Artefact Studies MA course at Archaeology at Durham University, this exhibition focusses on samian ware and its use in a Roman Household. Closing November 14th!

You can also see the lovely artwork that some of our visitors have created 🥰

To help you plan your visit, go to: https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology.museum/