A visit from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 5 September 1991
When I got my job as ‘ceramics officer’ at The Bowes Museum in 1990, I was aware of some connection
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One Crazy Day in May
In May the Marketing team, Alison White, Media and PR Officer, Leo Rotaru, Marketing Assistant and myself, took a day
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)
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
Meet Hannah Fawcett, our new Lead Visitor Assistant #BowesStaff
Hello, I’m Hannah Fawcett, currently Lead Visitor Assistant at The Bowes Museum. I found my way in to the The
Bowes Staff – Catherine Dickinson
When I was asked to write a blog about my time at The Bowes Museum, I knew it would be
The resurrection of a tired Friar
The conservation of the Spanish portrait of Fray José Sigüenza
The New Textile Conservation Department
May 2017 has marked a new era for the Textile Conservation department. After several months of lying empty there has
Introducing The New ICON Painting Conservation Intern
Hello, my name is Tor Skaaland and I have found my way to Barnard Castle and to The Bowes Museum
The Next Step…
Just over two years ago I was asked to write a blog introducing myself as one of two of The
A New Face in Conservation
You might have seen me wandering about the Museum, my name is Kayleigh and I started in August as a
Introducing our new Assistant Curator of Fine Art
Hello, my name is Bernadette Petti, and I am absolutely delighted to introduce myself as the new Assistant Curator of
One Year On…. For the Creative Apprentices
On the 20th of October, Charlotte and I completed our first year as Creative Apprentices here at The Bowes Museum-
The Bowes Museum wins the Art Fund’s New Collecting Award
The New Collecting Awards are organised by the Art Fund and aim to encourage curators to acquire objects to help
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
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