SHELF LIFE: The Ornaments Are Talking To Me, Clarke’s Cabinets of Time Lost
‘Mark Clarke is a master of the language of things’ Xa Sturgis, Director of The Ashmoleon Museum, Oxford. If you
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‘Shelf Life: The Ornaments are Talking to Me’ Another Dimension
The current exhibition ‘Shelf Life: The Ornaments are Talking to Me’ has particular relevance to those suffering from Dementia as
Tales from the Archive: Something Fishy
The library of John and Joséphine Bowes housed in the Museum’s archive is eclectic. Whilst it is made up largely
Introducing The New ICON Painting Conservation Intern
Hello, my name is Tor Skaaland and I have found my way to Barnard Castle and to The Bowes Museum
Let the Celebrations Begin…
On the 7th December we held our first public event to help celebrate our latest acquisition ‘St Luke Drawing the
The Next Step…
Just over two years ago I was asked to write a blog introducing myself as one of two of The
(Cautionary) Tales from the Archive: The Perils of Document Interpretation
Last week, on the hunt for something festive to share from the collections, the Museum’s Digital Communications Officer, Alison, found a
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
Dining [and smashing china] with the Bowes
The Bowes Museum is not meant to be, and never has been, a museum of the Bowes family. Despite the
Action! ‘Image and Substance’ coming soon at The Bowes Museum
What you might expect when curating a display is certainly not being involved in a film production. However, ‘Image and
Strong Roots: A Eulogy for a Tree
In the opening lines of her history of the Museum (John & Joséphine: The Creation of the Bowes Museum), Caroline
Strange Coincidence
Amongst the dazzling display of shoes in The Bowes Museum exhibition this summer was a collection once belonging to the
Tales from the Archive: A Right Royal Obsession
What might we expect a typical nineteenth-century French library to contain? There are authors of the period who are famous
A New Face in Conservation
You might have seen me wandering about the Museum, my name is Kayleigh and I started in August as a
What Lies Beneath (The Embroidery): an epic 2-part textile conservation horror story… with a happy ending!
Jamie Robinson: Some conservation projects take many months (or even years) to complete, involving a number of stages and a
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