Guided Tour
The Friends of The Bowes Museum offer free introductory tours which last between 45 minutes and one
hour. Please book two weeks in advance to ensure availability.
Specialist Lectures & Gallery Talks
The Bowes Museum has a team of Curators and Conservators responsible for exhibiting and preserving
different aspects of the Collections. The dedicated members of staff are available to give Lectures or
Gallery Talks on their specialist subject and on some exhibitions which they have curated. These are
charged on an hourly basis of £60, and are available Monday to Friday. Maximum numbers in a group for a
Gallery Talk is 20. To ensure availability please book Lectures and Gallery Talks as early as possible.
Name | Department | Lecture Title |
Dr Jane Whittaker | Principal
Keeper | |
Dr Howard Coutts | Ceramics & Related Items | The Bowes Museum and the History of its Collections The Bowes Museum and the History of the Building Fakes and Forgeries A 19th century Addiction: Joséphine Bowes and Ceramics Lady Ludlow and her Collection: 18th Century English Porcelain Regency Porcelain Sugar Sculpture, porcelain and table layout 1530-1830 Emile Gallé and the Origins of Art Nouveau La Parisienne & Impressionism Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art of the French Poster Silver and Metals Gallery Tour
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Joanna Hashagen | Textiles | The Bowes Museum and the History of its Textile Collections Fashion & Textile Gallery Tour Aspects of fashionable dress in the Fashion & Textile Gallery Embroidered highlights in the Fashion & Textile Gallery Conservation highlights in the Fashion & Textile Gallery The Blackborne Collection of Lace North Country Quilts Barnard Castle and the 19th Century Carpet Industry
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Emma House | Fine Art | The Bowes Museum and the History of its Collections An introduction to The Bowes Museum’s Fine Art Collection An Introduction to Religious Works in the Collection Alfred Sisley: Impressionist Landscapes Turner’s Northern Commissions Cotman in the North
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Jon Old | Conservation | Techniques and Painting Conservation Conservation of the oil painting The Holy Family, after Raphael Conservation Housekeeping in the Museum Silver Swan Conservation
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