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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.
Joshua FaganJoshua Fagan
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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.
Miles MacdonaldMiles Macdonald
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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.
John CarringtonJohn Carrington
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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!
Victoria PearsonVictoria Pearson
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A great little museum - easily missed but well worth the visit. The Roman assemblage from nearby Piercebridge is a particularly special collection
Antony LeeAntony Lee
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The museum is alright, but the number of exhibits is very limited. Hopefully it is expanded in the future.
Paulius SimaitisPaulius Simaitis
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Palace Green Library, Durham DH1 3RN, United Kingdom
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+44 191 334 2932
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dur.ac.uk
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4.5
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The Museum of Archaeology, founded in 1833, is the archaeology museum of Durham University in England and was the second university museum in England to be open to the public. It is mostly focused on the archaeology of north east England with some national and international artefacts.
attractions: Durham Cathedral, Prince Bishops Place, The Riverwalk, Durham Castle, National Trust - Crook Hall Gardens, Wharton Park, OYO The Townhouse, Prebends Bridge, Escape Rooms Durham, Elvet Bridge, restaurants: Turtle Bay Durham, The Bishops' Mill, Fat Hippo Durham, Inshanghai, The Head of Steam Durham, The Boat Club & Tomahawk Steakhouse, The Water House, Slug & Lettuce - Durham, Akarsu Turkish Restaurant & Grill, The Three Bridges
