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Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery

Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery
Aykley Heads
Durham
DH1 5TU
Durham
England

Collection details
Archives
Coins and Medals
Costume and Textiles
Land Transport
Personalities
Social History
Weapons and War

Facilities

Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes

Contact details
General information (Tel) : 0191 384 2214
General information (Fax) : 0191 386 1770
E-mail : dli@durham.gov.uk
Website : www.durham.gov.uk/dli

Open
Open daily:
1st April - 31st October, 10.00-17.00
1st November - 31st March, 10.00-16.00

Closed
Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Admission charges
Adults £3.25. Concessions [students, OAPs] £2.15. Children £1.35
Schools groups [with museum support] £2.15 per child, accompanying teachers free.

Discounts
Museums Association

Description
Reopened in August 2000 after major redevelopment funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, European Regional Development Fund and a public appeal, the dli has rapidly established itself as one of Durham's most rewarding visitor attractions for all the family.
The new museum tells the proud story of County Durham's own Regiment The Durham Light Infantry from 1758 to 1968, with particular emphasis on WW1 & WW2. The displays focus on the experience of war, using letter & diary extracts, plus the actual voices of DLI WW2 soldiers. Displays also look at life on the Durham Home Front during WW2.
For visitors interested in researching family members who served in the DLI, the Regiment's archive is housed at the Durham County Record Office - a few minutes walk from the museum.
Upstairs the Durham Art Gallery presents an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions and events from concerts and talks to practical workshops for children and adults. Contact us for a free colour events brochure.
Cafe, shop, free parking, attractive landscaped grounds. Fully accessible to all visitors, including those in wheelchairs.

Collections description
The DLI Museum’s collection not only covers the history of The Durham Light Infantry from 1758 until 1968 but also the Durham Militia, Durham Volunteers & Durham Home Guard.
The collection includes uniforms (from full dress to battle dress); equipment; weapons (firearms & edged weapons, plus some ethnographic items from North Africa & New Zealand; medals (over 3,000 on show, including 8 original Victoria Crosses); badges; and other items ranging from a WW1 wooden grave cross to a WW2 Universal Carrier.
The extensive Regimental archive is now housed in Durham County Record Office. The catalogue, including scanned photographs, is available on-line on the CRO's website www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice

Key artists and exhibits
Durham Light Infantry ; 68th Light Infantry ; 106th Bombay Light Infantry ; Durham Militia ; Durham Volunteers ; Durham Home Guard ; Victoria Cross ; John Murray VC ; Roland Bradford VC ; Richard Annand VC ; Adam Wakenshaw VC ; Jimmy Durham ; Horatio Gordon Robley watercolours ; Roger Fenton photographs ; Crimean War ; New Zealand War ; Boer War ; Durham Pals ; Butte de Warlencourt 1916 ; Shot at Dawn ; Primosole Bridge 1943 ; Kohima 1944 ; Korean War ; Borneo 1966

Articles
UK Museums & Galleries Mark The Somme 90th Anniversary
Somme Crosses Together In Durham After 80 Years Apart
Summer 2007

Trails
Somme 90th Anniversary - Visit UK Museums With WWI Exhibits

Events
'Designed and Made'  Exhibition (temporary)
Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry selects from the Arts Council Collection  Exhibition (temporary)
Artist's Talk at the Durham Art Gallery  Guided tour
"Ghosts on the Somme. Filming the Battle, June to July 1916" at the DLI Museum  Lecture
"Over There with O'Ryan's Roughnecks: The 27th US Division in 1918" at the DLI Museum  Lecture

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance) Disability Access
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
Picnic area General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Library with public access
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Picnic area
Refreshments
Research facilities for academics
Shop
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