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  1. Add Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum to your Itinerary

    Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum

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    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    A courageous man and his ‘naughtily translated’ book

    Dates

    From:
    15 July 2026to31 Dec 2026Open 10:30 - 16:00
    More info for Light and Fire: 500 Years of Tyndale’s New Testament - The Faith Museum

  2. Add We Are The Durhams: The Durham Light Infantry to your Itinerary

    We Are The Durhams: The Durham Light Infantry

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    Exhibition

    Durham

    ​​​​​​​Discover the history of the Durham Light Infantry and the remarkable life stories of "The Durhams" from 1758 to today in this bold new permanent exhibition at The Light.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Aug 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for We Are The Durhams: The Durham Light Infantry

  3. Add Lace Showcase to your Itinerary

    Lace Showcase

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    Demonstration

    Barnard Castle

    Discover the art of lacemaking with skilled makers, live demonstrations and opportunities to get involved. Inspired by Lace & Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection, Lace Showcase invites visitors to explore the intricate art of…

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    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

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    31 Jan 2027Open 11:00 - 15:00
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    28 Feb 2027Open 11:00 - 15:00
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    21 Mar 2027Open 11:00 - 15:00
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    25 Apr 2027Open 11:00 - 15:00
    More info for Lace Showcase

  4. Add Bowes Lates: Framing the Landscape - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Bowes Lates: Framing the Landscape - The Bowes Museum

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Make a Impressionist landscape and experiment with expressive brush strokes led by artist Anna Selway. Inspired by the themes and styles explored in Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa – Le Havre and The Bowes Museum, art lovers can create…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    21 Nov 2026Open 18:30 - 20:45
    More info for Bowes Lates: Framing the Landscape - The Bowes Museum

  5. Add Tom McGuinness: Out of the Darkness - Mining Art Gallery to your Itinerary

    Tom McGuinness: Out of the Darkness - Mining Art Gallery

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    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    Our new Tom McGuinness exhibition opens on 18 February 2026. In his centenary year, the Mining Art Gallery celebrates this quiet man who communicated through his art – he did not seek simply to record details of the mining industry but expressed…

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    18 Feb 2026to24 Dec 2026
    More info for Tom McGuinness: Out of the Darkness - Mining Art Gallery

  6. Add Rebecca Moss: Dream Machines to your Itinerary

    Rebecca Moss: Dream Machines

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Rebecca Moss's Dream Machines began as a live performance in London's Olympic Park, where audiences gathered on swan pedalos for a lecture unlike any other.

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    30 Jan 2027to3 May 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Rebecca Moss: Dream Machines

  7. Add Bowes Lates - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Bowes Lates - The Bowes Museum

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    The Bowes Museum's late-night event returns on for an atmospheric evening of art, creativity and culture after hours. Visitors can explore the museum at night and choose from creative workshops inspired by the museum's three current exhibitions,…

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    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    21 Nov 2026Open 18:00 - 21:30
    More info for Bowes Lates - The Bowes Museum

  8. Add Roger Wagner: The Seeds of Eternity - Exhibition at Auckland Palace to your Itinerary

    Roger Wagner: The Seeds of Eternity - Exhibition at Auckland Palace

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    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    The Bishop Trevor Rooms at Auckland Palace will host an exhibition of the works of artist and poet Roger Wagner. Weaving together Biblical narratives and contemporary landscapes, Wagner's visionary paintings explore the mysteries of human existence.

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    18 Feb 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Roger Wagner: The Seeds of Eternity - Exhibition at Auckland Palace

  9. Add Archaeology ‘Open Lab’ - an Auckland Project Exhibition to your Itinerary

    Archaeology ‘Open Lab’ - an Auckland Project Exhibition

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    Exhibition

    Bishop Auckland

    Archaeologists uncovering the hidden history of Auckland Palace are inviting the public behind the scenes as historic finds from eight years of excavations are analysed in a new ‘open laboratory’ in Bishop Auckland town centre. Fridays weekly…

    Venue

    The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    16 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Archaeology ‘Open Lab’ - an Auckland Project Exhibition

  10. Add Breaking the Mould: Japanese Ceramics from the Hyatt King Collection to your Itinerary

    Breaking the Mould: Japanese Ceramics from the Hyatt King Collection

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    Exhibition

    Durham

    Explore more than 250 years of Japanese ceramic art. Generously donated to the Oriental Museum in 2016 by collectors David and Anne Hyatt King, the Hyatt King collection comprises more than 2,000 ceramics spanning the eighteenth to the twentieth…

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2026to1 June 2027Open 11:00 - 16:00
    More info for Breaking the Mould: Japanese Ceramics from the Hyatt King Collection

  11. Add Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light - The Light to your Itinerary

    Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light - The Light

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    Exhibition

    Durham

    This major exhibition brings together groundbreaking works by a diverse group of international artists who explore light in innovative and unexpected ways.

    Venue

    The Light, Durham City

    Dates

    From:
    22 Aug 2026to17 Jan 2027
    More info for Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light - The Light

  12. Add Alia Gargum - I Forget My Words to your Itinerary

    Alia Gargum - I Forget My Words

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    Exhibition

    Providence Row, Durham

    Alia Gargum is a sculpture and installation artist who composes her work through critical and personal exploration of politics and culture, focusing on her heritage through diasporic means. Metalwork, fabric and installation elements are…

    Dates

    From:
    9 Nov 2026to11 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Alia Gargum - I Forget My Words

  13. Add Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection to your Itinerary

    Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection marks 20 years since the landmark exhibition Fine & Fashionable: Lace from the Blackborne Collection and commemorates the gift of the Blackborne lace collection to The Bowes Museum.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026to11 Apr 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Lace and Legacy: Fashion Treasures from The Blackborne Collection

  14. Add David Bowie on Tour to your Itinerary

    David Bowie on Tour

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Bringing together 100 highlights from the Victoria and Albert Museum's (V&A) David Bowie archive – many that have never been on public display before – David Bowie: On Tour will travel to venues across the UK across multiple years.

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2027to30 Jan 2028Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for David Bowie on Tour

  15. Add Catharina van Hemessen: The Artist and Her World to your Itinerary

    Catharina van Hemessen: The Artist and Her World

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Presenting fourteen of the pioneering artist's paintings in partnership with the National Gallery and Museum Snijders&Rockoxhuis in Antwerp, this exhibition places her career within the artistic and commercial world of sixteenth-century Antwerp.…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    5 June 2027to3 Oct 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Catharina van Hemessen: The Artist and Her World

  16. Add Josie Brookes and Tom Madge: The Colour Collective to your Itinerary

    Josie Brookes and Tom Madge: The Colour Collective

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Step inside an immersive world of line, pattern and colour, created by artists Josie Brookes and Tom Madge and inspired by the museum's collection, architecture and extraordinary interiors.

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    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    26 Mar 2027to11 Apr 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Josie Brookes and Tom Madge: The Colour Collective

  17. Add Unquiet Earth: Labour and Landscapes to your Itinerary

    Unquiet Earth: Labour and Landscapes

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Featuring artists and thinkers including J. M. W. Turner, George Frederic Watts, Joséphine Bowes, Luke Howard and Marianne North, Unquiet Earth: Labour and Landscapes explores two centuries of changing relationships between people, place and the…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    1 May 2027to3 Oct 2027Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Unquiet Earth: Labour and Landscapes

  18. Add Forest of Light 2026 to your Itinerary

    Forest of Light 2026

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    Winter Festival

    Stanley

    At night, when the moon takes its place in the sky our Forest of Light comes to life. Our Forest of Light is a captivating illuminated experience set within our enchanted ancient woodland. We have created a world filled with illuminations, music,…

    Dates

    From:
    21 Nov 2026to22 Nov 2026Open 16:00 - 20:00
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    27 Nov 2026to29 Nov 2026Open 16:00 - 20:00
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    4 Dec 2026to6 Dec 2026Open 16:00 - 20:00
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    11 Dec 2026to24 Dec 2026
    From:
    27 Dec 2026to31 Dec 2026Open 16:00 - 20:00
    More info for Forest of Light 2026

  19. Add First Steps in Fashion: Children's Clothes Through History to your Itinerary

    First Steps in Fashion: Children's Clothes Through History

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Bringing together children's clothes and accessories, alongside paintings, toys and furniture to reveal how children's clothes have reflected changing ideas about childhood, fashion and identity.

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    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    29 May 2027to23 Apr 2028Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for First Steps in Fashion: Children's Clothes Through History

  20. Add Winter At The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Winter At The Bowes Museum

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    Christmas and New Year

    Barnard Castle

    Enjoy a warming winter day out at The Bowes Museum with a mix of drop-in creative activities, artist-led workshops for children and a brand-new Winter Trail to explore. Adults can settle in for the December meeting of the Bowes Book Club, while Café…

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    1 Dec 2026to4 Jan 2027Open 10:30 - 16:00
    More info for Winter At The Bowes Museum