✨ Holiday closing ✨

The Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology will be closed from 5pm on Sunday 21 December and will re-open at 10am on Saturday 3 January 2026.

The museum will also be closed to the general public on Tuesday 6 January 2026. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Opening display cases too often can put the objects inside at risk through contact, changes in their environment, and security issues. Our deep cleans whilst we're closed to the public on Mondays allows teams from across the museum to come together to potentially resolve multiple jobs at once.

Have you seen our new display? Today we're going behind-the-scenes to find out how we installed the 'People of the world' case.

Video description: Museum staff install objects depicting human faces into a display case.

Looking for the perfect gift this winter? We've got you covered with a lovely range of cool blue items! Make sure you drop by our museum shop this weekend and browse our other amazing gift ideas.
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We're delighted to have CeeCee, a conservation student from Durham University, with us on a work experience placement and can't wait to see what she gets up to during her time with us! 1/2