The Tracks of My Tears
In recent months I have been strengthening my structural conservation skills in the studio working on two paintings with torn
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19 Jul 2016
Loans, Loans, Loans
Over the past few months in the studio most of our time has been spent preparing paintings for the Museum’s
Discover the Spanish Collection held by The Bowes Museum
The Bowes Museum holds one of the largest public collections of Spanish paintings in Britain, including works by renowned artists
Juan Antonio Meléndez Valdés is Back on Display
The exquisite portrait of Juan Antonio Meléndez Valdés by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) came back
A Tintoretto loan from David Bowie in the 1990s
The recent sad death of David Bowie reminds me that in the early 1990s The Bowes Museum had a painting
Put the Dog in the Frame
It has been over a month since I last blogged about preparing the portrait of Josephine’s dog, Bernardine ready to
The Nativity by Jacques Stella ‘In Focus’
This tender picture, dated 1639, is an exquisite example of the French Classicism and it is also Stella’s biggest painting
Give A Dog A Loan
In the conservation studio I am currently treating a painting [B.M.911] ready for it to go on loan in January
The Icon Interns Have Landed!
In the past few weeks we have waved goodbye to our first batch of Icon interns. Paul left us for
Operation Altarpiece: Project Overview
Work on the crowd funded project Art Happens to conserve and redisplay the 15th century Flemish altarpiece has now come to
We’re Recruiting! Conservation Internships at The Bowes Museum
Regular readers of our blog will be aware that our Conservation Department is currently hosting three Icon/HLF interns. This is part
Research and Restoration ~ Rupert’s Workshop
Last week I went to visit Rupert McBain in his studio with Alison Nicholson, the Project Fundraiser, and Rosie Bradford
The Passion Altarpiece – Laying the Problem to Rest
Once we had carried out a detailed examination of the painting (as described in a previous post), we could see quite
Investigating A Masterpiece
For my third post I want to tell you about the start of our work on the crowdfunded project to
Installing Julian Opie
I am now two months in to the internship, and have just about recovered from the various tours of the building and
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