What’s On Events Calendar

A vibrant exhibition celebrating the creativity and voices of community groups who regularly collaborate with the Oriental Museum.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Family friendly
• Everyone

Experience the joy and wonder of storytelling through the Oriental Museum’s new summer exhibition, Telling Tales Making Stories Come to Life.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Family friendly
• Everyone

Contemporary artist Dinah Kelly shines a light on the protective powers and symbolism of charms, talismans and amulets.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Public
• Family friendly
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Learn about prehistoric Japan and make a clay dogu figure.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• School students

Find out how archaeologists record their discoveries and draw a giant site plan of the museum and its treasures. Perfect for budding archaeologists.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone
• School students

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Spot some objects made from glass in the museum and make your own glass tile mosaic.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Learn about a special golden chest on display, then create your own glittering, golden artwork.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Learn about the stories and characters of the famous Indian epic poem, the Ramayana and help make a giant storyboard of your own.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Discover the smells and spices of the Silk Road and make spice map and spice bag to take home.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

The Oriental Museum is full of sculptures. Find you favourite then make a colourful skewer sculpture to take home.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Learn about the Ancient Egyptian gods Sekmet and Bastet and make a colourful lion spinner.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.

• Creative
• Public
• Family friendly
• Under 5s

Take inspiration from the heavenly Korean jewellery on display made artist Seeun Kim and make your own brooch.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Join us for a free Twilight Talk focussing on our latest temporary exhibition, Telling Tales - Making Stories Come to Life.

• Exhibition
• Lates
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Alumni
• Everyone
• Friends of the Oriental Museum
• Young People

Uncover the mysteries of the Indus Valley civilisation, try decorating in geometric patterns and try our online Indus exhibition.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Check out our new Telling Tales exhibition and make your own theatre-style mask.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Holiday activities
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone