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A stunning French-style museum in Barnard Castle with world-class art, fashion, design and 22 acres of parkland.
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‘In Concert @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social transforms the museum’s elegant Jubilee Room into an intimate venue for unforgettable evenings with internationally acclaimed musicians.
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Join The Bowes Museum, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, and Watts Gallery as part of the Founding the Future network.

The role involves researching works across all three collections to shape the content and narrative of a new touring exhibition.
Freelance Opportunity: Collections Researcher - The Bowes Museum
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The Museum Renewal Fund is live 🏛️

From Trowbridge to Tyneside, the £20 million DCMS fund will support museums in stabilising their financial situation and building towards sustainable and thriving futures.

Read our full news story 👇
Museum Renewal Fund: stabilising now, building for the future
We are pleased to announce that the £20 million Museum Renewal Fund is now in place for museums and galleries across the country.
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Join @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social on Sat 11th Oct for an intimate evening In Conversation with Nathan Coley, the internationally renowned & Turner Prize-nominated artist. Find out about his career & explore the themes behind his installations.
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🦢 Today The Silver Swan had her health check, thanks to The Cumbria Clock Company. Regular care keeps her magic alive for future generations. ✨ #SilverSwan #TheBowesMuseum
Join Turner Prize–nominated artist Nathan Coley at The Bowes Museum for an evening in conversation about his powerful installations & creative practice. 📅 Sat 11 Oct | 🎟️ £18 | 🔗 thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/in-...
🎄The Bowes Museum Winter Market returns 12–14 Dec 2025!

Explore 100+ stalls with unique gifts, food & drink, enjoy festive workshops, carollers & free entry to exhibitions. Tickets £7 before 8 Dec / £8 after. Under-18s go free.

🎟️ Book: thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/win...
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There is a fab resource room (The Hive) @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social and it’s the perfect place to sit and #sketch the amazing ceiling.
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Stopped off @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social for a scone and some art. Perfect
Thanks, Sarah! Our visitors are having an amazing time playing with what would normally be a fragile object 😍
Now you can enjoy playful, larger-than-life versions of these delicate ceramics in the gallery.

🔗 thebowesmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/pippa-hale-pet-project
The Cat (c.1825) is based on a Staffordshire pottery piece with bright enamel, yellow spots and plenty of charm.

The Dog (c.1768) is a porcelain King Charles Spaniel, beloved by King Charles II. Legend says he gave them access to all public buildings (even Parliament!) though no law confirms it.
🐱🐶 Ever wondered what inspired the giant squishee Cat and Dog in Pippa Hale: Pet Project?
Pippa Hale: Pet Project opens TOMORROW.

Join us for a summer of play and creativity with squishee sculptures based on our ceramic collection.

Fun for all the family → thebowesmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/...
After an 11-month tour of Japan, Regatta on the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy by Canaletto (c.1730–1739) is back at The Bowes Museum.

This 18th-century masterpiece has returned from top museums in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Kyoto and Yamaguchi and is now on display daily, 10am–5pm.
🗓️ Save the date.

Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail

Opens 27 September at The Bowes Museum.
Opening 26 July: Pippa Hale: Pet Project 🐾

This fun, interactive exhibition invites you to play with art.

From giant ceramic-inspired beanbags to community displays, this is one for all ages — turning the idea of fragile art on its head.
Now on view: Tate Modern on Fire (2017) by Nathan Coley.

A powerful abstract model of the London museum that explores the fragile relationship between art, institutions and society.

See it in the Blue Picture Gallery until 1 March 2026.
Our Young Curators created a mural for the S&DR200 bicentenary.🚂🎨 It’s now on display at Locomotion. A brilliant creative celebration of local history.
Now in the Blue Picture Gallery: Nude Pop-Up, a new intervention by our LGBTQIA+ working group Be You at The Bowes.

This installation asks visitors to reflect on the collection and their place in it. Hear more from Co-Production Curator Eleanor Thirlway.
Just installed: You Create What You Will (2014) by Nathan Coley, now on display outside The Bowes Museum. A striking 5.5-metre structure reflecting on the nature of art. See it until February 2026.
Final chance to apply for a fully funded PhD with The Bowes Museum + Northumbria University, studying the Blackborne Lace Collection.

Open to UK & international applicants, full or part-time. Starts Oct 2025.

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For our BFFs @romanpalace.bsky.social. ❤️

The head of a Roman soldier. 🏛️

But look closer…it’s embroidered! 🤯

What’s more it was made in the 18th century by textile artist Mary Linwood. 🪡

In the collection @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social. 😍
The Silver Swan performs twice a day this week—at 11:45am and 2:00pm.

Don’t miss this incredible 18th-century automaton in motion, only at The Bowes Museum.