Paris Then and Now

From Saturday 10th August until Wednesday 4th September, the Museum’s latest topical display will be on show on the ‘Conversation

16 Aug 2024

The Year of the Rabbit

The New Chinese Year starts today represented by the year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit is considered the luckiest of

21 Jan 2023

What is colour?

‘I want to know one thing. What is colour?’ Pablo Picasso   Asking ‘what colour?’ or ‘what’s your favourite colour?’

6 Sep 2022

Holy cow

The Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, begins today. This year it is symbolised

12 Feb 2021

#10YearsChallenge

Joining the #10YearsChallenge social media trend, we are celebrating the last 10 years at The Bowes Museum. We think we

21 Jan 2019

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