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The Bowes Museum: Regeneration by Martin Kinnear
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
The International award-winning Northern artist Martin Kinnear has produced Regeneration in response to the COVID pandemic.
It’s a powerful and moving take on the year the World came to a halt, about what happens when plans are cancelled, futures…
Dates
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- 9 Oct 2021to27 Feb 2022
Treasures of Palace Green Library Online Exhibition
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Virtual Event
Durham City
This selection of highlights from the collection includes an Ancient Egyptian letter, rare editions of the Nuremburg Chronicle and Thomas More’s Utopia, plus ornate works by Francis Bacon and William Morris.
Dates
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- 7 Oct 2020to31 May 2021
Journeys: Reading the World - Online Exhibition at Palace Green Library
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Virtual Event
Durham City
In this special exhibition using the Palace Green Library collections, learn how explorers, scientists and cartographers charted the world and changed the face of the Earth as we know it. Discover how attitudes to travel and tourism have developed…
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- 3 Feb 2021to31 Dec 2021
International Garden Photo Of The Year at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
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Exhibition
Near Durham City
From the spring to early summer, we are proud to be hosting the prestigious International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) Exhibition. Displayed in our magnificent formal gardens, the exhibition will includes a stunning selection of around…
Dates
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- 1 Apr 2021to24 May 2021
Gill Kopka: Colours of the Dales: The Witham
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
Gill is a member of the Carperby Art Group who exhibit their work locally, both as a group and individually. Gill works with coloured pencil and watercolour, specialising in flowers and animals, although has recently ventured into landscape too.
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- 16 June 2021to13 July 2021Various Opening Times
The Architect of Ruins: Exhibition at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
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Exhibition
Steve Messam is an environmental artist based in County Durham, UK and working internationally.
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- 8 May 2021to30 June 2021Open 11:00 - 16:00
Silla Collection 100 Project: Durham Oriental Museum
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Indoor
Durham
Silla Collection 100 Project brings ancient Korean jewellery into the 21st century
The Silla Collection 100 Project consists of 100 brooches inspired by traditional jewellery and accessories from the Korean Silla dynasty (57 BCE-935 CE). The Silla…
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- 19 May 2021to22 Aug 2021
The Bowes Museum: The Adventures of Clara
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
In 1738 Clara was the most famous rhinoceros in Europe. She travelled the world inspiring people and creating a sensation; letters, poems, songs, paintings, books and sculptures like our very own were produced.
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- 17 July 2021to31 Oct 2021
A British Museum Touring Exhibition: Pushing Paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now - Durham University
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Virtual Event
Durham
Pushing Paper illustrates how artists experiment with the power of paper to express their ideas, pushing the medium in new directions.
Dates
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- 12 Nov 2020to31 May 2021
Meet the Georgians at Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
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Children/Family events
Beamish
Every weekend in May 2021
Be sure to join us at the museum for our outdoor Meet the Georgians event, with activities happening every weekend in May in The 1820s Landscape. For Covid-19 information please visit: http://www.beamish.org…Dates
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- 8 May 2021to31 May 2021
Simon Pell’s 2020 Vision – Lockdown Paintings: The Witham
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
Simon’s primary obsession in the (Teesdale inspired) semi-abstract landscape paintings that he creates is the expressive (non-naturalistic) use, and visual power, of colour.
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- 19 May 2021to12 June 2021Various Opening Times
Online Exhibition: Norman Cornish: The Sketchbooks - Durham University
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Virtual Event
Durham
For the renowned north-eastern artist Norman Cornish MBE (1919-2014), sketching was second nature and an inherent part of his everyday life.
Originally shown at Palace Green Library in 2019-20, this exhibition of little seen sketchbooks presented a…
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- 12 Nov 2020to31 May 2021
Virtual Exhibitions - Bowlees Visitor Centre
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Virtual Event
At Bowlees Visitor Centre we have regular exhibitions in our gallery space of work by local artists and photographers. We know that many of you will be missing this work inspired by the landscapes of the North Pennines AONB and UNESCO Global…
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- 4 Feb 2021to31 Dec 2021
Online Exhibition: From Walls to Windows - Durham University
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Virtual Event
‘The house is the structure, but a home may serve as a mirror onto its owners, reinforcing aspects of pride and identity.’
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- 1 June 2020to31 May 2021
Lu Xun's Legacy: Print Making in Modern China - Oriental Museum
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Exhibition
DURHAM
Lu Xun (1881-1936) is the pen name of the revolutionary Chinese writer Zhou Shuren.
Arguably one of the most important cultural figures of 20th century China, Lu Xun was a leading left-wing writer and print-maker and a passionate critic of the…Dates
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- 19 May 2021to22 Aug 2021Various Opening Times
Durham Sixth Form Centre Online Art Exhibition - Durham University
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Virtual Event
Durham
Art students from Durham Sixth Form Centre have been invited to display their work in the British Museum touring exhibition Pushing Paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now.
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- 12 Nov 2020to31 May 2021
Auto Italia at Raby Castle
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Summer Event
Staindrop
Auto Italia returns to Raby Castle this year, featuring Italian cars of all eras displayed against the magnificent backdrop of the Castle.
Dates
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- 10 July 2021
North Country Quilts: In Celebration of New Acquisitions at The Bowes Museum
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Exhibition
Barnard Castle
The Bowes Museum is delighted to announce that it will be holding an exhibition from March 2021 showcasing some of the remarkable North Country quilts it has added to its collection over the last 20 years.
North Country Quilts: In Celebration of…
Dates
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- 17 May 2021to9 Jan 2022
Online Exhibition - People Make Lumiere: The Festival Behind-the-Scenes
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Virtual Event
Durham City
To mark exactly a year until the Lumiere festival returns, the online exhibition People Make Lumiere: the festival behind-the-scenes will go live on the Lumiere website on Wednesday 18th November.
Dates
- From:
- 18 Nov 2020to18 Nov 2021
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