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The New Chinese Year starts today represented by the year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit is considered the luckiest of
The gruesome story of Janet Douglas
Halloween brings with it stories of ghosts, ghouls and witches. Dipping into the history books we find that one of
The joys of colour, technology and light with Billy Wang
My studio, TechxArtisan, is a creative technology studio in Guangzhou. In January of 2021, as we familiarised ourselves with the
A visit from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 5 September 1991
When I got my job as ‘ceramics officer’ at The Bowes Museum in 1990, I was aware of some connection
What is colour?
‘I want to know one thing. What is colour?’ Pablo Picasso Asking ‘what colour?’ or ‘what’s your favourite colour?’
A Building of Love
In the mid 19th century John Bowes was a dapper gentleman in France with considerable wealth, owning a prime location
A unique dress
In The Bowes Museum dress collection there is an evening gown designed by Paquin in 1911. Inside the bodice is
The Bowes Museum of Japanese Art – in Liverpool?!
The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham [let’s get our geographical bearings right, right from the start] contains the most
The Horse Whisperer
Today, the 19th of June, is John Bowes’ birthday, He was born 210 years ago in London, where his father,
Mice in a museum?
The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle has many unusual items that are not found in other museums in Britain, let
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