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Museum of Archaeology

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Museum of Archaeology
"The Museum of Archaeology's collections range from the prehistory to modern times. We have a small family-friendly exhibition exploring the Prehistoric and Roman past of Durham within the Museum of Archaeology at Palace Green Library. In this gallery, we explore objects that span 250,000 years of history - from Prehistory to the Romans."
Address: Palace Green Library, Durham DH1 3RN, UK
Phone: 0191 334 2932
State: County Durham
City: Durham
Zip Code: DH1 3RN

opening times

Monday: 12:00 – 4:45 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM

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Reviews
I highly recommend looking at this museum and also going to the World heritage site center next door. There is an abundance of information here about the history of Durham as a historical side. If you are at all interested in Roman ruins, you will be more than pleased by this colourful and thoughtfully arranged museum. Roman history is as new as this museum goes. Anything middle ages and after is found in the cathedral itself and its own museum. The relics here date back to prehistory, tens of thousands of years ago, and there is information about the rocks here at Durham, the geological record, that dates back millions of years.
A great little museum - easily missed but well worth the visit. The Roman assemblage from nearby Piercebridge is a particularly special collectionVisited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Great little free museum right next to the cathedral. The staff were warm, welcoming and informative. Great collection of local finds. All displayed beautifully with a great little trail for children. Best part was the 400 year old library that is tucked away.
Very small but still well worth the visit in. They have some interesting pieces and me and the family spent maybe 20 mins looking at all of it. The kids enjoyed drawing at the end which was nice for them to leave a picture of the wall
The museum is alright, but the number of exhibits is very limited. Hopefully it is expanded in the future.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Its not a large museum but there's a lot of well presented exhibits in there. The Roman period collections, including the Lanchester diploma were very interesting. It would be best to prebook although it wasn't busy when I visited, midweek. Its located between the castle and cathedral, and its free entry. There's a small military museum upstairs.
A free, bite size museum with a mixture of general information about stone, bronze and Roman-age Britain and items found in the area. Pop in and enjoy for an hour!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
This place has only just reopened, I was just passing on my way to see the Cathedral and got lucky scanning the QR code at the entrance for immediate access via Eventbrite eticket. The archaeology collection is available to view on the ground floor with an exhibition covering the history of the Durham Light Infantry DLI on the first floor. The archaeology collection is just one small room, mainly Roman artifacts but with a brief overview of the different archaeological periods in history eg. Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age etc. My highlight was actually the DLI exhibition as it's unique to Durham and covers the history of this unit across 210 years from its formation in 1758 to its absorption into another regiment in 1968.
Fascinating museum well worth a visit. Remains of first residence of Durham dates back to 90 BC to 50 AD!!
Lovely small museum, well worth a visit.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
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