A Tapestry of Techniques
As part of my internship, I am given a training budget to spend on conferences, courses, and workshops. Last week
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17 Dec 2015
‘No sex please, we’re just good friends!’
Madame de Pompadour is a famous figure in French history, partly on account of her charms and taste, partly because,
Magic In The Muse..um ~ ‘Meeting Mr Mapplethorpe’
On Thursday 26th November, I had a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the curation/installation of The Magic in the
Evacuating the Old Fire Station
The old fire station, on Crook Lane, at the back of the Museum has been used as a large object
Introducing our new Assistant Curator of Fine Art
Hello, my name is Bernadette Petti, and I am absolutely delighted to introduce myself as the new Assistant Curator of
Raising The Bar: Historic Quilts on Display
The exhibition currently on display in our Fashion and Textile Gallery, titled ‘Quiltscapes & Quiltline’ shows an array of contemporary
Give A Dog A Loan
In the conservation studio I am currently treating a painting [B.M.911] ready for it to go on loan in January
Undressing Yves Saint Laurent
Last week we sadly said au revoir to the ‘YSL: Style is Eternal’ exhibition, as The Bowes Museum’s conservation and
Back to Basics: Upholstery Conservation Workshop
We are delighted to be hosting an Icon Back-to-Basics Workshop on Upholstery Conservation on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February 2016.
Conservation Advice for Plots & Spangles
A few weeks ago I visited Auckland Castle, to offer my services as part of the Durham Conservation Training Network
350 Year Old Italian Collar, Seeks 350 Year Old British Dress for Meaningful Short-Term Relationship
Last week I couriered a collar from our Blackborne Lace collection to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, for their
The Icon Interns Have Landed!
In the past few weeks we have waved goodbye to our first batch of Icon interns. Paul left us for
One Year On…. For the Creative Apprentices
On the 20th of October, Charlotte and I completed our first year as Creative Apprentices here at The Bowes Museum-
Airing Our (Not-So) Dirty Laundry in Public
Each year The Bowes Museum lends objects from its collection to be displayed in exhibitions all over the UK and
Joe the Quilter
While re-rolling some of the quilts in our collection (see previous blog post), I came across Quilt.16, labelled with a small
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