Gerald Scarfe Installation
March 7, 2015 4:54 pm Comments Off on Gerald Scarfe InstallationThis week and the next is filled with installing the new Gerald Scarfe exhibition ‘Milk Snatcher, The Thatcher Drawings’. With
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Look Out! Balancing Conservation and Access
March 6, 2015 12:21 pm Comments Off on Look Out! Balancing Conservation and AccessThe Conservation Advisory Network (CAN) is a free collections care advice service delivered by The Bowes Museum and Tyne and Wear Archives
The Passion Altarpiece – Laying the Problem to Rest
February 18, 2015 10:58 am Comments Off on The Passion Altarpiece – Laying the Problem to RestOnce we had carried out a detailed examination of the painting (as described in a previous post), we could see quite
Washing Bonnets for Common Grounds
February 6, 2015 10:33 am Comments Off on Washing Bonnets for Common GroundsAs you may have seen, the museum is currently preparing one of our next exhibitions “Common Grounds: Lace Drawn from
Eleven Charismatic Men Line Up At The Museum
February 3, 2015 9:27 pm Comments Off on Eleven Charismatic Men Line Up At The MuseumWhat number links the following: members of a football team, pipers piping or players on each side in cricket? The
Protecting Grace Darling’s Coble
January 30, 2015 11:02 am Comments Off on Protecting Grace Darling’s CobleIn my role as Regional Conservator for the Conservation Advisory Network (a free service that offers a range of collections
Yves Saint Laurent: Inspired by Art
January 24, 2015 2:38 pm Comments Off on Yves Saint Laurent: Inspired by ArtAs you may have heard, the UK’s first Yves Saint Laurent retrospective will open this summer at The Bowes Museum
Investigating A Masterpiece
January 23, 2015 3:05 pm Comments Off on Investigating A MasterpieceFor my third post I want to tell you about the start of our work on the crowdfunded project to
New Year, New Projects…..
January 14, 2015 10:34 pm Comments Off on New Year, New Projects…..Well-rested after the Christmas break, the textile conservators are back in the studio and working on some exciting new objects.
Reconstructing an 18th Century Dessert
January 9, 2015 11:14 pm Comments Off on Reconstructing an 18th Century DessertSome of the fun of working in a museum, and especially a collection of ceramics, is working out how things
‘Costume Days’ at the Durham Light Infantry Museum
December 29, 2014 9:00 am Comments Off on ‘Costume Days’ at the Durham Light Infantry MuseumThrough the Conservation Advisory Network, we provide assistance to museums in the region with conservation and collections care. The Durham Light
Future Exhibitions
December 23, 2014 12:14 am Comments Off on Future ExhibitionsPreparation is well underway for the two new exhibitions opening in spring next year. Paul Scott’s ‘Confected, Borrowed and Blue’
Installing Julian Opie
December 19, 2014 8:00 am Comments Off on Installing Julian OpieI am now two months in to the internship, and have just about recovered from the various tours of the building and
On the Workbench This Week
December 16, 2014 4:03 pm Comments Off on On the Workbench This WeekWe are starting some really interesting conservation treatments, so would like to give you a brief introduction to the objects and
Art Happens ‘Behind the Scenes Conservation’ Reward
December 11, 2014 12:35 am Comments Off on Art Happens ‘Behind the Scenes Conservation’ RewardToday donors received their reward for donating to our successful Art Happens campaign this summer which raised funds for the
