Conservation Advice for Plots & Spangles
November 17, 2015 2:44 pm Comments Off on Conservation Advice for Plots & SpanglesA few weeks ago I visited Auckland Castle, to offer my services as part of the Durham Conservation Training Network
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350 Year Old Italian Collar, Seeks 350 Year Old British Dress for Meaningful Short-Term Relationship
November 8, 2015 3:56 pm Comments Off on 350 Year Old Italian Collar, Seeks 350 Year Old British Dress for Meaningful Short-Term RelationshipLast week I couriered a collar from our Blackborne Lace collection to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, for their
The Icon Interns Have Landed!
November 4, 2015 5:57 pm Comments Off on The Icon Interns Have Landed!In the past few weeks we have waved goodbye to our first batch of Icon interns. Paul left us for
One Year On…. For the Creative Apprentices
October 22, 2015 9:17 pm Comments Off on One Year On…. For the Creative ApprenticesOn the 20th of October, Charlotte and I completed our first year as Creative Apprentices here at The Bowes Museum-
Airing Our (Not-So) Dirty Laundry in Public
September 30, 2015 4:34 pm Comments Off on Airing Our (Not-So) Dirty Laundry in PublicEach year The Bowes Museum lends objects from its collection to be displayed in exhibitions all over the UK and
Joe the Quilter
September 18, 2015 9:00 am Comments Off on Joe the QuilterWhile re-rolling some of the quilts in our collection (see previous blog post), I came across Quilt.16, labelled with a small
Quilts from A to V (that’s Assessment to Velcro!)
September 15, 2015 10:14 am Comments Off on Quilts from A to V (that’s Assessment to Velcro!)To coincide with our upcoming exhibition Quiltscapes & Quiltline by contemporary quiltmaker Pauline Burbidge, I am currently assessing and preparing a
What are Quiltscapes & Quiltline?
September 13, 2015 9:43 pm Comments Off on What are Quiltscapes & Quiltline?These refer to the categories and labels that I have given to my current quilt work. Quiltscapes are my extra
New Homes for Old Dolls
August 20, 2015 9:41 am Comments Off on New Homes for Old DollsA couple of weeks ago, myself and fellow intern Maria hosted a three day volunteer project to assess and re-pack
A WW1 Officer’s tunic: Conservation Report
July 23, 2015 10:20 am Comments Off on A WW1 Officer’s tunic: Conservation ReportFor the current YSL: Style is Eternal exhibition, a selection of garments from the Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent have
A Daily Insight ‘Behind the Scenes’ into the Installation of ‘Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal’
July 4, 2015 12:14 am Comments Off on A Daily Insight ‘Behind the Scenes’ into the Installation of ‘Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal’Friday 3 July For the next six or seven days, the Marketing Officer, Rachael and I will touch base with The
Paving the way for the arrival of ‘Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal’
July 3, 2015 10:45 am Comments Off on Paving the way for the arrival of ‘Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal’The Bowes Museum is getting ready to welcome visitors to the exclusive Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal exhibition opening
The Bowes Museum wins the Art Fund’s New Collecting Award
July 1, 2015 11:51 am Comments Off on The Bowes Museum wins the Art Fund’s New Collecting AwardThe New Collecting Awards are organised by the Art Fund and aim to encourage curators to acquire objects to help
Fire & Rescue
June 26, 2015 10:37 pm Comments Off on Fire & RescueFor the past two days, myself and our Regional Conservator, Karen, have been at the Tyne & Wear Fire and
Operation Altarpiece: Project Overview
June 22, 2015 4:44 pm Comments Off on Operation Altarpiece: Project OverviewWork on the crowd funded project Art Happens to conserve and redisplay the 15th century Flemish altarpiece has now come to
