▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁est ates ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁museum . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁University ▁Museum ▁in ▁England ▁to ▁open ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁it ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Bishop ▁Cos in ' s ▁Al m sh ouses ▁on ▁Palace ▁Green . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁University ▁had ▁reduced ▁its ▁collections ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁were ▁stored ▁in ▁adjacent ▁lecture ▁the at res . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁The ▁university ▁appointed ▁Eric ▁Bir ley ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁lect urer ▁in ▁Arch ae ology ▁and ▁he ▁added ▁material ▁to ▁the ▁collections ▁from ▁his ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁Had rian ' s ▁Wall . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁University ▁re - leased ▁The ▁Old ▁Full ing ▁Mill ▁to ▁house ▁their ▁Arch ae ology ▁Department . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁museum ▁re - open ed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁with ▁the ▁permanent ▁exhibition ▁that ▁would ▁remain ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Col lections ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁collections ▁from ▁various ▁periods ▁of ▁history , ▁the ▁museum ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁Dur ham ▁City ▁Survey . ▁The ▁Survey ▁was ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁University , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁English ▁Heritage ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁summar ise ▁all ▁known ▁sites ▁and ▁finds ▁within ▁the ▁greater ▁Dur ham ▁area . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁Palace ▁Green ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3