Durham University Oriental Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Durham University, Oriental Museum” and “Oriental Museum”
- Address: Durham, DH1 3TH
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham Castle and Durham School.
Durham Castle
University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Durham Castle is situated 1 mile north of Durham University Oriental Museum.
Durham School
School
Durham School is a fee-charging boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located in Durham, North East England. Since 2021 it has been part of the Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation. Durham School is situated 2,400 feet north of Durham University Oriental Museum.
Prebends Bridge
Bridge
Photo: PeterGHughes, CC BY 2.5.
Prebends Bridge, along with Framwellgate and Elvet bridges, is one of three stone-arch bridges in the centre of Durham, England, that cross the River Wear. The bridge forms part of the Durham Castle and Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site. Prebends Bridge is situated 2,600 feet north of Durham University Oriental Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghall and Neville’s Cross.
Houghall
Hamlet
Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is also the location of the Houghall Campus of East Durham College, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.
Neville’s Cross
Suburb
Neville's Cross is a place in the civil parish of the City of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is also a ward of Durham with a population taken at the 2011 census of 9,940.
Crossgate
Suburb
Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crossgate is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the Neville's Cross area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the Elvet and Palace Green areas of the city.
Durham University Oriental Museum
- Categories: university museum, building, tourism, university building, and tourist attraction
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.76385° or 54° 45′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.58131° or 1° 34′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6WQC79+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 32495798OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5316587
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Durham University Oriental Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “musèe d’orient de l’universitè Durham”
- French: “Musèe d’orient de l’universitè Durham”
- German: “Orientalisches Museum der Durham Universität”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Сходу Даремського університету”
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Highlights include Mildert / Teikyo and Van Mildert College.
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