The Year of the Rabbit

The New Chinese Year starts today represented by the year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit is considered the luckiest of

21 Jan 2023

What is colour?

‘I want to know one thing. What is colour?’ Pablo Picasso   Asking ‘what colour?’ or ‘what’s your favourite colour?’

6 Sep 2022

A Building of Love

In the mid 19th century John Bowes was a dapper gentleman in France with considerable wealth, owning a prime location

25 May 2022

A unique dress

In The Bowes Museum dress collection there is an evening gown designed by Paquin in 1911. Inside the bodice is

2 Feb 2022

The Horse Whisperer

  Today, the 19th of June, is John Bowes’ birthday, He was born 210 years ago in London, where his father,

18 Jun 2021

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