Art Gallery Events

Mini Artists - Messy Play and story time for the under 5s

10.30am-11.45am

We provide a fun and safe environment for young children to create and experience new things - plus we do all the clearing up!

• Tuesday 15 May
• Thursday 31 May
• Friday 1 June 
• Thursday 28 June

£1.35 per parent or carer plus the usual admission charge (under 4's are free). This includes tea or coffee and juice for the mini artists. Please contact us on 0191 384 2214 or dli@durham.gov.uk to book a place.

'About Face' - Talks and Events

Pat Barker - Reading from her work

Thursday 10 May - 7.30pm

Free for everyone

Pat Barker's award-winning novels about the First World War, the Regeneration Trilogy, were followed by Life Class (2007), which charts the lives of young artists at the Slade School of Art at the outset of the war. She is pursuing this interest in her current novel which concerns the artist-surgeon, Henry Tonks.

The talk will be followed by drinks and light refreshments.

'Portraiture and Suffering'

by Ludmilla Jordanova

Wednesday 30 May, 7.30pm

Free for everyone

Ludmilla Jordanova's book, Defining Features: Scientific and Medical Portraits 1660-2000, (2000), makes an ideal accompaniment to the About Face exhibition.

The talk will be followed by drinks and light refreshments.

'The Face of War: Figuring Empathy in Pat Barker's Life Class'

by Dr. Ann Whitehead

Thursday 21 June, 7.30pm

Free for everyone

Talk examining how the relationship between literature and medicine is being positioned in contemporary writing.

The talk will be followed by drinks and light refreshments.

Late and Live with 'Big Meetings' Exhibition Preview

Friday 29 June, 6.00pm-10.00pm

Join us for a free preview of this new exhibition as the museum and art gallery stay open late - with live music and pay bar.

'The Miner in Art: a New Look' - a talk by Gail-Nina Anderson

Saturday 30 June, 2.00pm

Addressing the development of the imagery of mining in 20th century art. Highlighting significant artists such as Frank Brangwyn and Henry Moore as well as 'the pride of the coalfields' Norman Cornish and Tom McGuiness.

Tickets (normal admission cost also applies): Adult £4.60, Concession £3.60, Child (4-16 years) £2.60.

Annual Pass Holders: Adult £2.60, Concession £2.10, Child (4-16 years) £1.60.

Tickets are available in advance from the DLI shop or by calling 0191 384 2214.