The Silver Swan Story
Initially, made to impress emperors and their visitors, the fantastic Silver Swan had a bit of an adventure before joining
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#10YearsChallenge
Joining the #10YearsChallenge social media trend, we are celebrating the last 10 years at The Bowes Museum. We think we
“La femme au convent” or what could it be?
As a ceramics/pottery lover I’m in seventh heaven in those galleries as our collection is rated as top notch, not
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: THE COLLECTION’S COUNTDOWN
With the anticipation of this weekend’s Christmas market, the merry jingles emerging from Santa’s grotto, and the faint smell
A Double Painting by Lito Angelaki, Conservation Intern
During my year as the HLF & ICON paintings conservation intern I was fortunate enough to work on a variety
Catwalking: The exhibition that keeps on giving! By Cecilia Voss, Textile Conservator #BowesStaff
Catwalking is up and proving popular but our work is not complete. The more popular it is the more work
My time as The Bowes Centre Intern #BowesStaff
Hello! My name is Faryal Arif and I interned at The Bowes Center in the summer of 2018. I am
A Million Pound Commission by City & Guilds of London Art School
The beautiful Portrait of Olivia Boteler Porter by celebrated 17th century artist Anthony Van Dyck, recently identified in our collection, has
My year as an ICON Textile Conservation Intern at The Bowes Museum #BowesStaff
As my one year Icon/HLF internship in the Textile Conservation department comes to a close, I have a chance to
FROM LASER CUTTING TO LACE
As Rosie Bath prepares to graduate from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Marketing degree at Northumbria University she reflects
Lady in Lace
During my work placement at the Conservation Department of The Bowes museum this summer, I had the opportunity to work
Two Curators, a Duchess and a Countess!
No sooner had we waved goodbye to Prince Charles on 15th February, than Joanna Hashagen (Curator of Fashion and Textiles)
#DidYouKnow: Master of St. Gudule
John and Joséphine purchased the Passion Altarpiece from a sale of their furniture supplier, Monbro, in Paris in 1859;
UK-Gulf Exhibition Programme #BowesStaff
The Bowes Museum and The House of Fairytales were recently successful in our application to The British Council scheme ‘UK-Gulf
Plate Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI
Our chosen object is a commemorative plate depicting the execution of King Louis XVI in January 1793. An extremely significant
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