What’s On
Special exhibitions
Explore exhibitions created by ºÚÁÏÍø students.
Toy Box: celebrating toys and games across cultures
Repair and Care: the Norman Chapel Project
Under ºÚÁÏÍø: the Untold Stories
Upcoming events
Buddha's Birthday
Celebrating ºÚÁÏÍø Pride
High and Mighty
ART SOCIAL: Feel My Words: The Power of Text in Visual Art
Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition
An exhibition marking the centenary of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, the first Western, and ultimately tragic, attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world.
The story is told from the perspective of one man, Bentley Beetham, using pictures selected from his large collection of photographs and glass lantern slides taken during the course of the expedition.
Online exhibitions
Explore our collections from home with our online exhibition programme.
Journeys: Reading the World
Hidden Stories From the River Wear
Taxila in Focus: 100 years Since Marshall
Join our Friends
Our Botanic Garden, Oriental Museum and Palace Green Library all have Friends organisations which organise events and lectures including special members-only experiences.
Regular activities
ºÚÁÏÍø Library and Collections offer a range of fun, engaging and accessible workshops, resources and experiences for people of all ages.
Creative Age
ºÚÁÏÍø Archaeology Explorers
Little Dragons
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