Protecting Grace Darling’s Coble
In my role as Regional Conservator for the Conservation Advisory Network (a free service that offers a range of collections
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30 Jan 2015
Yves Saint Laurent: Inspired by Art
As you may have heard, the UK’s first Yves Saint Laurent retrospective will open this summer at The Bowes Museum
Investigating A Masterpiece
For my third post I want to tell you about the start of our work on the crowdfunded project to
New Year, New Projects…..
Well-rested after the Christmas break, the textile conservators are back in the studio and working on some exciting new objects.
Reconstructing an 18th Century Dessert
Some of the fun of working in a museum, and especially a collection of ceramics, is working out how things
‘Costume Days’ at the Durham Light Infantry Museum
Through the Conservation Advisory Network, we provide assistance to museums in the region with conservation and collections care. The Durham Light
Future Exhibitions
Preparation is well underway for the two new exhibitions opening in spring next year. Paul Scott’s ‘Confected, Borrowed and Blue’
Installing Julian Opie
I am now two months in to the internship, and have just about recovered from the various tours of the building and
On the Workbench This Week
We are starting some really interesting conservation treatments, so would like to give you a brief introduction to the objects and
Art Happens ‘Behind the Scenes Conservation’ Reward
Today donors received their reward for donating to our successful Art Happens campaign this summer which raised funds for the
Conservation in the Stores
Recently we found two objects in the stores in a poor condition, both needed urgent conservation attention. The first is
Meet the Cultural Apprentices
Hello, I am Charlotte Thresher, one of two new Cultural Apprentices here at The Bowes Museum. Previously I studied music,
Art Happens – Conservation of our 15th century Flemish Altarpiece
We have had some fantastic news regarding the start of our redisplay and conservation of the 15th century Flemish altarpiece
Meet the New Conservation Interns
Hello everybody! I am writing this to introduce myself. I am Maria Pardos, one of the new ICON textile conservation
Birds of Paradise Installation – Behind the Scenes with Wim Mertens
Wednesday 15th October In the lead up to the opening of ‘Birds of Paradise: Plumes and Feathers in Fashion’ we
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