Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery

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

Website

www.durham.gov.uk/dli

E-mail

dli@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

0191 384 2214

Fax

0191 386 1770

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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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.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

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

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
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

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

Website

www.durham.gov.uk/dli

E-mail

dli@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

0191 384 2214

Fax

0191 386 1770

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

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

Collection details

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

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

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

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

Website

www.durham.gov.uk/dli

E-mail

dli@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

0191 384 2214

Fax

0191 386 1770

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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