Laurie Endean, Textile Conservation Intern
September 20, 2019 12:10 pm Comments Off on Laurie Endean, Textile Conservation InternI’ve been at The Bowes Museum almost a full year and as with the nature of a 12 month internship,
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Elizabeth Conran, Birthday Celebrations
August 14, 2019 4:48 pm Comments Off on Elizabeth Conran, Birthday CelebrationsElizabeth Conran was the Curator of The Bowes Museum from 1979 until 2000 when she retired after successfully steering the
Tea, Mrs Bowes?
August 12, 2019 11:08 am Comments Off on Tea, Mrs Bowes?Afternoon tea is today one of the most quintessentially British things that you can do. But how old is this
Clobbered
July 19, 2019 1:35 pm Comments Off on ClobberedThe terms ‘clobbered’ and ‘ceramics’ do not sit very well together, given the ‘natural’ tendency of ceramics to break and
One Crazy Day in May
July 19, 2019 1:20 pm Comments Off on One Crazy Day in MayIn May the Marketing team, Alison White, Media and PR Officer, Leo Rotaru, Marketing Assistant and myself, took a day
The Bowes Museum Park and Gardens
July 19, 2019 9:54 am Comments Off on The Bowes Museum Park and GardensThe Bowes Museum is a hidden treasure, a jewel in the heart of beautiful Teesdale. The magnificent building stands proud
Empress Eugénie’s Dress – Collaboration and Loan to the V&A
June 28, 2019 4:59 pm Comments Off on Empress Eugénie’s Dress – Collaboration and Loan to the V&AIn 2017 we were approached with a request by the Victoria and Albert Museum, which was working in collaboration with
Meet Dorothy, Volunteer at The Bowes Museum
June 7, 2019 10:40 am Comments Off on Meet Dorothy, Volunteer at The Bowes MuseumVolunteering at The Bowes Museum Volunteers are not paid, not because they are worthless but because they are priceless. And
What do conservation interns do at The Bowes Museum?
May 20, 2019 2:43 pm Comments Off on What do conservation interns do at The Bowes Museum?Since my last blog post the Textiles Conservation Department has been a hive of activity. Catwalking was de-installed in the
The Ambitious Fashion Designer
April 19, 2019 4:18 pm Comments Off on The Ambitious Fashion DesignerElegant. Glamorous. Timeless. These three words sum up the style of a French dressmaker extraordinaire. Madeleine Vionnet was born on
Meet Miranda our Paintings Conservation Intern #BowesStaff
March 28, 2019 10:38 am Comments Off on Meet Miranda our Paintings Conservation Intern #BowesStaffHello! I am Miranda and I am the new HLF & ICON Paintings Conservation Intern here at the Bowes Museum!
Illuminations
March 6, 2019 10:46 pm Comments Off on IlluminationsOn a beautiful Spring day driving over Bollihope moors towards Barnard Castle, I had absolutely no inkling of how my
The Backwash of War
March 5, 2019 5:10 pm Comments Off on The Backwash of WarEllen la Motte was an American nurse and subsequently journalist and author. She qualified as a nurse in Baltimore, Maryland
Ralph Hutchinson’s War
March 1, 2019 4:31 pm Comments Off on Ralph Hutchinson’s WarRalph Hutchinson was born in 1891 at Low Beckhead, Ettersgill, Forest in Teesdale. He was the youngest son of John
Kaiser Karl and the Catwalking
February 19, 2019 8:38 pm Comments Off on Kaiser Karl and the CatwalkingOften called Kaiser* Karl, Karl Lagerfeld inspired many young designers, dazzled front rows and bewitched the entire world. We feel
