📢Due to essential works, there will be restricted access to the following areas of Palace Green Library on weekdays throughout April/May: 👉 Barker Research Library 👉 Penned and Printed exhibition 👉 Some areas of our World Heritage Site Visitor Centre 👉 Baby change facilities

Join us this Holy Week for services, with prayers, choral music and readings, as we commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

Find out more about the #history of the Galilee Chapel from Dr David Hunt on Monday 22nd April in the Friends Lecture Series. Free to Friends members, £5 non-members. Tickets from friendsofdurhamcathedral.co.uk or email [email protected]. #Durham #DurhamCathedral #Talk

Experience Holy Week through the medium of music tonight as Durham Cathedral Choir and Royal Northern Sinfonia joins forces to perform Bach's St John Passion ⏰ 7pm Book tickets here ➡️ ow.ly/LlTh50R1Who

🥐Brunch and a tour of Durham Castle? 😃What a great way to start the day here on the World Heritage Site! 🎟️Available as part of our World Heritage day celebrations on the 10th April, find out more & book your space: tinyurl.com/mvs6er8s #lovedurham #worldheritageday #brunch

Celebrate World Heritage Day this Spring by joining us for a special brunch and tour event at Durham Castle, Wednesday 10th April. Tickets can be pre-booked at the link below, and are priced at £15.00 each: eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-herita… This is Durham Durham World Heritage Site Durham Pointers

Did you know the Sanctuary ring was never a knocker? There's no evidence that there was a knocking plate attached. A monk in a small room above the North Door would ring a bell that declared sanctuary when he saw someone grasping the ring #FactFriday 📷 Stephen Moore

Here's a date to note in your diary!

No long to go now! Join us next week for our World Heritage day celebrations!

Tomorrow is World Heritage Day and there is plenty to get involved in, from child-friendly quickfire tours at the cathedral to watching live battle re-enactments at Durham Castle, come along and explore Durham's World Heritage Site 🏰 📅 Wed 10 April ➡️ ow.ly/YBCi50Rb9MJ

We're celebrating World Heritage tomorrow here on Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site, see you there!

📷On the eve of International World Heritage day take a few minutes to enjoy our new Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site Film, available on our website! durhamworldheritagesite.com #WorldHeritageDay

📣 #HiringNow a Career Development Fellow in Museums and Heritage! 📣 We offer exciting opportunities to develop internationally excellent teaching and research AND tailored support for career progression! Closes 27 May '24! More info and apply 👉: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

🌏 Happy #EarthDay 🌏 Here at Durham Cathedral, it’s part of our mission to care for the planet we live on.

To celebrate the upcoming Harry Potter Day, we're displaying the inkwell (from our collections!) that was used in the first two Harry Potter films ⚡️ See the carvings upclose in the Chapter House on Thursday 2 May, 10am - 4pm ✒️

Blossom views of the cathedral 🌸 Have you taken any photos of blossoms in your local area this year? We'd love to see 👇 📷 laurathompson_photography on Instagram #BlossomWatch

We are delighted to be helping to host forthcoming conference The Archaeology of Waterways (Nov 16/17 '24) organised by Nautical Archaeology Society! The #CallForPapers is now open and we welcome contributions on the #archaeology of estuaries, rivers, lakes and canals: nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-confere…

Coming soon to Palace Green Library...the students are currently very busy with installation of the exhibition in time for the opening next week. This is Durham Durham Pointers Durham World Heritage Site #dumuseumofarcheology #durhamtheuntoldstories #lovedurham