Build It With...Different Materials Each Week!
Make models with different materials each week.
Date: 29 Jul - 26 Aug 2010, Thursdays 11am-12noon and 1pm-3pm
Venue: Monkwearmouth Station Museum
More information: www.twmuseums.org.uk/monkwearmouth
Station Backpacks
Pick up a family backpack full of arty activities from museum reception.
Date: 26 Jul - 23 Aug 2010, Mondays 11am-12noon & 1pm-3pm
Venue: Monkwearmouth Station Museum
More information: www.twmuseums.org.uk/monkwearmouth
Teddy Bears Picnic
Join the Teddy Bears Picnic in Mowbray Park with music from the Musical Monkeys. Bring your teddy and a picnic.
Date: 30 Jul 2010, 12pm-2pm
Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
More information: www.twm.org.uk/sunderland
Japan
Craft activity at the Oriental Museum today. Make a Japanese wishing tree for the Star Festival. Then you may like to wander into the galleries, try on the dressing up clothes or have a go at some of the hands-on activities in the galleries.
This event is drop-in between 1 and 3 pm and is suitable for children aged 5-11 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The activity is included in the museum admission charge of only £1.50 per adult and 75p per child.
Date: 30 Jul 2010, 1 pm - 3 pm
Venue: Oriental Museum
Location: Education Room
More information: http://www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum/
In Our Back Yard
The woodsmen and foresters of Northumberland are the focus of these stunning photographs by Yvonne Davies of Simonburn.
Date: 06 Jul - 05 Aug 2010, 09.30-17.00
Venue: The Heritage Centre, Bellingham
Location: The Exhibition Space
More information: www.bellingham-heritage.org.uk
Rivers, Myths, Monsters!
Linked to this year's IAS theme, an exhibition on the theme of water, produced by students studying for the MA in Museum and Artefact Studies at Durham University.
Dive into the exciting world of myths and meet the amazing river monsters!
- Prepare to encounter the terrifying snake demon of India.
- Discover the dangers of becoming a Chinese dragon.
- See the disturbing rivalry of the Egyptian Gods.
- Uncover Durham's very own monster lurking in the River Wear.
In this exhibition you can explore how different cultures use rivers in their mythology, and the different monsters they imagine living there. You can see how these myths influence the objects people use. You can even make up your own monster and have a go at creating your own myth based on objects from the museum.
Date: 12 Jun - 05 Sep 2010, 11 am to 4 pm daily
Venue: The Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology
Location: Upstairs Exhibition Room
More information: http://www.dur.ac.uk/fulling.mill/exhibitions/
