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
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21 Jan 2023
#10YearsChallenge
Joining the #10YearsChallenge social media trend, we are celebrating the last 10 years at The Bowes Museum. We think we
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
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
Exposing of a Worn Painted Surface
During the last few months a painting has undergone extensive conservation in the Conservation Studio. The painting of interest is
The Allure of Charles Chaplin
The charming work of the 19th-century French artist admired by Joséphine Bowes and currently on display at the exhibition marking
The Agony in the Garden: when Christ encountered the Angel
When we think about the Agony in the Garden, we immediately recall the outstanding painting executed by the Italian Renaissance
Garrick in the Garrick
Carmen Holdsworth-Delgado, is Curator for the Garrick Club. In 2011 the Club, acquired two paintings by Johann Zoffany of David
St Luke Beats The Transfer Deadline
The oil painting ‘St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child’, studio of Dieric Bouts was acquired by The Bowes Museum
The Emperor and the Everyman: Looking at Napoleon from a Different Perspective
Among the many Napoleonic objects collected by John and Joséphine Bowes is a charcoal and pencil sketch, simply titled Soldier
Intriguing Finds Observed During the Condition Survey in the Picture Galleries
Whilst cleaning and surveying the paintings on open display in the 2nd floor galleries I was given a rare opportunity
Game of Thrones: Medieval Style
One of the pleasures of being a curator of decorative arts is that you often approach or see things differently from
Bouts is Still in the Building
On the 8th January our in-focus display celebrating our latest acquisition- ‘Image and Substance: St Luke Drawing the Virgin and
Spring Cleaning- Preventive Conservation in Action
In the last six weeks you may have seen us working in the art galleries on the second floor. Myself,
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