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Heritage Open Days - The Story

The Story
Mount Oswald
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Durham
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DH1 3TQ

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Behind the scenes access, site tours, and collection items to view.

DLI Collection store tour

Sunday 14 September 11:00-11:45

Join us for a ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of the DLI store at The Story! Come and view some of the objects too delicate to display and hear from the curators about how the collection was moved to its new home in 2024.

Duration – 45 minutes - 10 spaces per tour – booking required, enhanced checks and photo ID required

 

County Durham Archives collection store tour

Sunday 14 September 14:00-14:45

Join our County Archivist for a ‘Behind the scenes’ tour of the County Durham Archives, picking out store highlights, key objects, and local stories all connected to Architecture.

Duration – 45 minutes - 10 spaces per tour – booking and photo ID required

 

County Durham Archives collection store tour

Sunday 21 September 11:00-11:45

Join our County Archivist for a ‘Behind the scenes’ tour of the County Durham Archives, picking out store highlights, key objects, and local stories all connected to Architecture.

Duration – 45 minutes - 10 spaces per tour – booking and photo ID required

 

The Story - building tour

Sunday 21 September 14:00-14:45

Join one of our team for a special buildings tour. Learn about the building’s history and how as a venue we have enjoyed being open in this first year.

Duration – 45 minutes - 10 spaces per tour – booking and photo ID required

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2025 (14 Sept 2025)
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Sunday11:00 - 11:45
14:00 - 14:45
2025 (21 Sept 2025)
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Sunday11:00 - 11:45
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Friday, 12th September 2025 - Sunday, 21st September 2025

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