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Exhibitions

Exhibitions about diverse aspects of human rights are located in each of the Museum’s ten core galleries, and can also be found in two spaces for travelling or temporary exhibitions: the Level 1 Gallery near the Main Entrance and the Level 6 “Expressions” gallery. This page features a sampling of current, upcoming and previous exhibitions.

Featured Exhibitions
Sight Unseen
February 20 to September 18, 2016
A museum exhibit displays bright orange life jackets in a glass case, surrounded by a text panel.
A Perilous Crossing
May 10, 2016 to September 25, 2016
Malala Yousafzai visiting classroom in Jordan
Girl of Courage
June 4, 2016 to March 14, 2017
A row of display cases in a museum gallery. The first case displays text that reads "The Year of Sport".
Year of Sport
July 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016
A row of museum display cases with various artifacts inside.
Truth and reconciliation
June 2015 onward

Upcoming Exhibitions
Empowering Women
July 23, 2016 to January 8, 2017

Past Exhibitions

Two women and a little girl doing crafts
XOXO for Children
October 4, 2015 to January 3, 2016
The Witness Blanket
December 15, 2015 to June 25, 2016
Frames are hung on a stockade wall. The first frame shows the portrait of a smiling woman.
Let Them Howl
March 8 to 30, 2016
Peace exhibit
Peace: The Exhibition
September 1, 2014 to November 23, 2015
Copyright Chapter of Durham Cathedral
Magna Carta – Law, Liberty and Legacy
August 15, 2015 to September 18, 2015