Monsieur Mazzioli’s floors
Possibly, like me, you may have visited the first floor galleries of the Museum many times and paid little attention
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18 Nov 2019
The Backwash of War
Ellen la Motte was an American nurse and subsequently journalist and author. She qualified as a nurse in Baltimore, Maryland
Ralph Hutchinson’s War
Ralph Hutchinson was born in 1891 at Low Beckhead, Ettersgill, Forest in Teesdale. He was the youngest son of John
The love story of Alice Sevier and Roy Helmer
Alice Sevier was born in the beautiful city of St Petersburg in the late 1800s. Although Russian citizens, Alice and
Joséphine: The Woman of Fashion
The Bowes Museum continues its 125th anniversary celebrations with a new display focusing on Joséphine Bowes’ interest in fashion. This
Creating The Bowes Museum: A PhD Project
This introduction seems quite overdue, but I am Simon Spier, an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded PhD researcher based
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
(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
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
Tales from the Archive: Joséphine and the French Prophetess
The central dome of The Bowes Museum houses the Museum’s Reading Room and Archive. Aside from panoramic views of Teesdale,
Eleven Charismatic Men Line Up At The Museum
What number links the following: members of a football team, pipers piping or players on each side in cricket? The
Envelope Finds Lost Letter After 164 Years
My father is a very keen collector of old postage stamps, letters and envelopes, some of them dating as early
Who Built The Bowes Museum?
It seems a silly question, but it recurs every few months when we receive an enquiry from someone asking about the
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