Meet Laurie Endean #BowesStaff
February 19, 2019 4:55 am Comments Off on Meet Laurie Endean #BowesStaffHi! I’m Laurie, one of the new HLF and Icon Textile Interns at the Bowes. After sitting badly at a
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The love story of Alice Sevier and Roy Helmer
February 13, 2019 5:40 pm Comments Off on The love story of Alice Sevier and Roy HelmerAlice Sevier was born in the beautiful city of St Petersburg in the late 1800s. Although Russian citizens, Alice and
This year’s star: The pig
February 4, 2019 5:58 pm Comments Off on This year’s star: The pigThe New Chinese Year starts today represented by the year of the Pig. The pig is one of the 12
The Silver Swan Story
January 30, 2019 6:19 pm Comments Off on The Silver Swan StoryInitially, made to impress emperors and their visitors, the fantastic Silver Swan had a bit of an adventure before joining
#10YearsChallenge
January 21, 2019 6:04 pm Comments Off on #10YearsChallengeJoining the #10YearsChallenge social media trend, we are celebrating the last 10 years at The Bowes Museum. We think we
“La femme au convent” or what could it be?
January 16, 2019 5:59 pm Comments Off on “La femme au convent” or what could it be?As a ceramics/pottery lover I’m in seventh heaven in those galleries as our collection is rated as top notch, not
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: THE COLLECTION’S COUNTDOWN
December 20, 2018 1:58 pm Comments Off on TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: THE COLLECTION’S COUNTDOWNWith the anticipation of this weekend’s Christmas market, the merry jingles emerging from Santa’s grotto, and the faint smell
A Double Painting by Lito Angelaki, Conservation Intern
November 9, 2018 3:05 pm Comments Off on A Double Painting by Lito Angelaki, Conservation InternDuring my year as the HLF & ICON paintings conservation intern I was fortunate enough to work on a variety
Catwalking: The exhibition that keeps on giving! By Cecilia Voss, Textile Conservator #BowesStaff
September 26, 2018 4:52 pm Comments Off on Catwalking: The exhibition that keeps on giving! By Cecilia Voss, Textile Conservator #BowesStaffCatwalking is up and proving popular but our work is not complete. The more popular it is the more work
My time as The Bowes Centre Intern #BowesStaff
September 11, 2018 5:21 pm Comments Off on My time as The Bowes Centre Intern #BowesStaffHello! My name is Faryal Arif and I interned at The Bowes Center in the summer of 2018. I am
A Million Pound Commission by City & Guilds of London Art School
August 27, 2018 4:58 pm Comments Off on A Million Pound Commission by City & Guilds of London Art SchoolThe beautiful Portrait of Olivia Boteler Porter by celebrated 17th century artist Anthony Van Dyck, recently identified in our collection, has
My year as an ICON Textile Conservation Intern at The Bowes Museum #BowesStaff
August 15, 2018 11:00 am Comments Off on My year as an ICON Textile Conservation Intern at The Bowes Museum #BowesStaffAs my one year Icon/HLF internship in the Textile Conservation department comes to a close, I have a chance to
FROM LASER CUTTING TO LACE
July 3, 2018 5:33 pm Comments Off on FROM LASER CUTTING TO LACEAs Rosie Bath prepares to graduate from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Marketing degree at Northumbria University she reflects
Lady in Lace
June 29, 2018 4:28 pm Comments Off on Lady in LaceDuring my work placement at the Conservation Department of The Bowes museum this summer, I had the opportunity to work
Two Curators, a Duchess and a Countess!
June 6, 2018 5:17 pm Comments Off on Two Curators, a Duchess and a Countess!No sooner had we waved goodbye to Prince Charles on 15th February, than Joanna Hashagen (Curator of Fashion and Textiles)
