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
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August Conversation Wall: National Dog Day
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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
What is colour?
‘I want to know one thing. What is colour?’ Pablo Picasso Asking ‘what colour?’ or ‘what’s your favourite colour?’
The Horse Whisperer
Today, the 19th of June, is John Bowes’ birthday, He was born 210 years ago in London, where his father,
St George
The painting Today we celebrate St George’s Day by looking at a superbly preserved 17th century painting of England’s Patron
Brief Encounter
Look! There’s a crocodile in the Canaletto! Yes, one of the two enormous paintings depicting events on the Grand Canal
This year’s star: The pig
The New Chinese Year starts today represented by the year of the Pig. The pig is one of the 12
#10YearsChallenge
Joining the #10YearsChallenge social media trend, we are celebrating the last 10 years at The Bowes Museum. We think we
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 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
#DidYouKnow: Master of St. Gudule
John and Joséphine purchased the Passion Altarpiece from a sale of their furniture supplier, Monbro, in Paris in 1859;
The resurrection of a tired Friar
The conservation of the Spanish portrait of Fray José Sigüenza
Eugène Boudin
“Everything that is painted directly and on the spot has always a strength, a power, a vivacity of touch which
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