100 Years of Wedding Dresses
September 28, 2020 7:45 pm Comments Off on 100 Years of Wedding Dresses1829 Before lockdown the Textile Conservation department at The Bowes Museum was working on The Tullie House fashion project, which
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Displaying Textiles: Mounting historic dress from the Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Collection
September 21, 2020 10:09 am Comments Off on Displaying Textiles: Mounting historic dress from the Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery CollectionThe Bowes Museum’s ICON (The Institute Of Conservation) textile conservation interns were working on bespoke mounts and supports for items
Feline fun in the Museum
September 16, 2020 10:17 am Comments Off on Feline fun in the MuseumMuseums can appear rather humourless places. Full of beautiful and fascinating objects, certainly, but how often do they make us
Welcoming the Pre Raphs
September 15, 2020 10:06 am Comments Off on Welcoming the Pre RaphsIn 2017, I wrote a blog as I left my year-long role as Coordinator for the Bouts Public Display and
Is it possible to have a great art experience from home?
September 2, 2020 9:33 pm Comments Off on Is it possible to have a great art experience from home?Hello, my name is Adele and I am one of the two interns working on the Bouts Project for the
Bouts from A to Z
August 27, 2020 3:53 pm Comments Off on Bouts from A to ZHello, my name is Naomi, a Curating and Art History student at the University of York. I am enthused to
Laura’s Blog
July 28, 2020 10:25 am Comments Off on Laura’s BlogWhat made you decide to participate in the Bouts Art Competition? It was a good opportunity to perhaps be exhibited
Ingrid’s blog
July 28, 2020 10:23 am Comments Off on Ingrid’s blogI decided to participate in the Bouts Art Competition as I felt drawn to the portraiture through objects prompts. It
Hannah’s blog
July 28, 2020 10:19 am Comments Off on Hannah’s blogWhat made you decide to participate in the Bouts Art Competition? I decided to participate in the Bouts Art Competition
Corrina’s blog
July 28, 2020 10:14 am Comments Off on Corrina’s blogWhat made you decide to participate in the Bouts Art Competition? For the opportunity to have my work displayed, COVID-19
Richard III and the Age of Chivalry
June 30, 2020 11:23 am Comments Off on Richard III and the Age of ChivalryIt is fitting that on the day when we celebrate the legendary figure of St George, we consider a figure
George the Handsome
June 21, 2020 2:24 pm Comments Off on George the HandsomeGeorge Bowes was a very fortunate young man. He was born on the 21st of August 1701, the son of
What did a water bottle used to look like?
June 18, 2020 11:53 am Comments Off on What did a water bottle used to look like?
Millais Returns to The Bowes Museum
June 3, 2020 9:37 am Comments Off on Millais Returns to The Bowes MuseumThe recent opening of The Pre-Raphaelite Knights: Reinventing the Medieval World (1 February 2020) at the museum marks a surprising and coincidental
Meet Jess White #BowesStaff
June 1, 2020 5:56 pm Comments Off on Meet Jess White #BowesStaffHello, my name is Jess and I am passionate about engaging young people in cultural experiences. Let me share with
