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
Doll Conservation: Wash Day
After documenting and assessing the doll and her costume, the first step was to wet clean (wash) all the linen
Who Made the Wholecloth?
I’m currently improving the storage of some of the flat textiles in the Museum’s collection, and have been re-rolling objects
New Homes for Old Dolls
A couple of weeks ago, myself and fellow intern Maria hosted a three day volunteer project to assess and re-pack
On the Workbench This Week
We are starting some really interesting conservation treatments, so would like to give you a brief introduction to the objects and
Conservation in the Stores
Recently we found two objects in the stores in a poor condition, both needed urgent conservation attention. The first is
Books for Boys
Recently I have been preparing toys for a loan to Palace Green Library in Durham, for their upcoming exhibition ‘Books for
If you go down to the Bowes today, you’re sure of a big surprise…
Summer holidays are calling! And with the opening of new permanent exhibition Dolls, Bears & Robots, look no further than
The Big Clean Up!
According to various weather forecasts, it would seem that there is not a lot of snow coming in our direction
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