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Visitors to The Bowes Museum now have until 8 November to enjoy the Pre-Raphaelite Knights: Reinventing the Medieval World exhibition.

The exhibition, which opened in February, explores myths and legends through the eyes of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a secret band of Victorian artists, writers and poets who rebelled against the Royal Academy's promotion of the work of Raphael.

The Museum is delighted that individuals and institutions including the Tate, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Guildhall Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery have agreed to extend their loans of paintings, books, sculptures and more featuring maidens in distress, knights in armour, saints and chivalry for visitors to see.

 

There's lots of fun planned for families this October at The Bowes Museum as it teams up with Kids in Museums and Walker Books to take part in a nationwide Where's Wally? Spooky Museum Search!

Come and see if you can find Wally in his destinctive red and white striped shirt and black rimmed glasses among our collections when you visit from 9th October to 1st November.  Pick up an activity sheet and get a spooky bookmark if you do!

The hunt's to celebrate the release of the new Where’s Wally? book, Spooky Spotlight Search.