The Bowes Museum
@thebowesmuseum.bsky.social
A stunning French-style museum in Barnard Castle with world-class art, fashion, design and 22 acres of parkland.
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Great gig by the unique Fyfe Dangerfield in the grand setting of the @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social last night. Honoured that he played ‘Birdwatcher’ for @yolobirder.bsky.social and I!
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Great gig by the unique Fyfe Dangerfield in the grand setting of the @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social last night. Honoured that he played ‘Birdwatcher’ for @yolobirder.bsky.social and I!
✨ Coming up in 2026… ✨
We’re so pleased to share our exhibition line-up for next year; three must-see shows celebrating creativity, cultural exchange and heritage. 🖼️
We’re so pleased to share our exhibition line-up for next year; three must-see shows celebrating creativity, cultural exchange and heritage. 🖼️
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
✨ Coming up in 2026… ✨
We’re so pleased to share our exhibition line-up for next year; three must-see shows celebrating creativity, cultural exchange and heritage. 🖼️
We’re so pleased to share our exhibition line-up for next year; three must-see shows celebrating creativity, cultural exchange and heritage. 🖼️
Moonlight & bonfires 🌙🔥
Aert van der Neer (18th century) captures the magic of night and the cold glow of the moon against the warmth of a bonfire.
A perfect scene to share this Bonfire Night ✨
Will you be enjoying fireworks tonight?
Aert van der Neer (18th century) captures the magic of night and the cold glow of the moon against the warmth of a bonfire.
A perfect scene to share this Bonfire Night ✨
Will you be enjoying fireworks tonight?
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Moonlight & bonfires 🌙🔥
Aert van der Neer (18th century) captures the magic of night and the cold glow of the moon against the warmth of a bonfire.
A perfect scene to share this Bonfire Night ✨
Will you be enjoying fireworks tonight?
Aert van der Neer (18th century) captures the magic of night and the cold glow of the moon against the warmth of a bonfire.
A perfect scene to share this Bonfire Night ✨
Will you be enjoying fireworks tonight?
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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.
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
‘In Concert @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social transforms the museum’s elegant Jubilee Room into an intimate venue for unforgettable evenings with internationally acclaimed musicians.
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/
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.
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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October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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.
The role involves researching works across all three collections to shape the content and narrative of a new touring exhibition.
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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 👇
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.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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 👇
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 👇
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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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October 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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.
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/in-...
thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/in-...
🦢 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
September 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🦢 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-...
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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...
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...
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎄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...
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.
August 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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
August 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Stopped off @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social for a scone and some art. Perfect
🐱🐶 Ever wondered what inspired the giant squishee Cat and Dog in Pippa Hale: Pet Project?
August 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🐱🐶 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/...
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/...
July 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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/...
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.
This 18th-century masterpiece has returned from top museums in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Kyoto and Yamaguchi and is now on display daily, 10am–5pm.
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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.
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.
Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail
Opens 27 September at The Bowes Museum.
July 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🗓️ Save the date.
Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail
Opens 27 September at The Bowes Museum.
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.
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.
June 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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.
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.
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.
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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.
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.
June 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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.
This installation asks visitors to reflect on the collection and their place in it. Hear more from Co-Production Curator Eleanor Thirlway.
June 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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.
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.
June 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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.
🔗 thebowesmuseum.org.uk/jobs-and-opp...
Open to UK & international applicants, full or part-time. Starts Oct 2025.
🔗 thebowesmuseum.org.uk/jobs-and-opp...
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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.
🔗 thebowesmuseum.org.uk/jobs-and-opp...
Open to UK & international applicants, full or part-time. Starts Oct 2025.
🔗 thebowesmuseum.org.uk/jobs-and-opp...
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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 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. 😍
May 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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 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.
Don’t miss this incredible 18th-century automaton in motion, only at The Bowes Museum.
May 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
Don’t miss this incredible 18th-century automaton in motion, only at The Bowes Museum.
Join artist Charlotte Hodes on 24 May, 2:30pm at The Bowes Museum to explore how archives inspire her ceramic and papercut art. Part of From Joséphine Bowes: Trendsetters and Trailblazers.
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Exhibiting Artist Talks: Charlotte Hodes - The Bowes Museum
From Inspiration to Installation with Charlotte Hodes Join artist, Charlotte Hodes‘ to learn about her art practice and how art collections and archives are an inspirational source for her projects. C...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Join artist Charlotte Hodes on 24 May, 2:30pm at The Bowes Museum to explore how archives inspire her ceramic and papercut art. Part of From Joséphine Bowes: Trendsetters and Trailblazers.
🎟️ Book: thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exh...
🎟️ Book: thebowesmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exh...