The Unveiling of the Painting ‘St John the Baptist Before Execution’
The start of a conservation journey An exciting artwork has been brought to the Paintings Conservation Studio for investigation. This
Get insights from Museum staff, guest curators, volunteers and interns as they take an informal look at life behind the scenes in The Bowes Museum.
The start of a conservation journey An exciting artwork has been brought to the Paintings Conservation Studio for investigation. This
The Bowes Museum is not meant to be, and never has been, a museum of the Bowes family. Despite the
What you might expect when curating a display is certainly not being involved in a film production. However, ‘Image and
In the opening lines of her history of the Museum (John & Joséphine: The Creation of the Bowes Museum), Caroline
Amongst the dazzling display of shoes in The Bowes Museum exhibition this summer was a collection once belonging to the
What might we expect a typical nineteenth-century French library to contain? There are authors of the period who are famous
You might have seen me wandering about the Museum, my name is Kayleigh and I started in August as a
Jamie Robinson: Some conservation projects take many months (or even years) to complete, involving a number of stages and a
Monday 10 October 2016 Having read the introduction to ‘Shelf Life: The Ornaments Are Talking To Me’ and seen some
Delftware originates from the Netherlands and is a form of tin-glazed ceramics. True Delftware comes from the small town of
Here at The Bowes Museum, the work of the conservation department isn’t limited to the studio or even the Museum
The central dome of The Bowes Museum houses the Museum’s Reading Room and Archive. Aside from panoramic views of Teesdale,
The Bowes Museum is a remarkable venue in which to hold an engraved glass exhibition. The Northern Branch of the
Josephine Bowes was a chameleon throughout her life and transformed herself into an actress, an artist, a society hostess and
The last few miniature garments from our 1740s fashion doll [TOY.301] have now been conserved. These were the quilted silk