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This summer The Bowes Museum is showcasing a major photomontage by Britain's most famous living artist.

Hockney and Hollywood opens on 13 July and features an extraordinary life sized nude photographic study of Theresa Russell by David Hockney.

The Yorkshire born artist was asked by his friend the Hollywood director Nicolas Roeg to create the montage for the movie "Insignificance", which starred his wife as Marilyn Monroe.

The Illustrator Nick Sharratt will be at The Bowes Museum for the opening of a fun, colourful, interactive exhibition looking at his life and career to date.

Visitors coming to see Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants - The Illustrated World of Nick Sharratt on Saturday 20 July will be able to chat to Nick, have him sign books and find out more about his work.

Nick's written at least 40 children's books, illustrated close to 250 more and the picture books he's been involved with have had combined sales of more than nine million, his long running partnership with Jacqueline Wilson has seen copies of their books top the 35 million mark in Britain alone.

 

 

 

Youngsters from North Yorkshire are to visit The Bowes Museum as part of a week long art course.

The 5 to 12 year olds will find out about contemporary and traditional artists.

They'll also visit the LEGO®:Building The Bowes Museum and Frances Priest:Influences of the East exhibitions, where they'll draw inspiration from the different styles of art and techniques used to make the objects before creating two separate artworks to take home.

They'll also draw on their experience visiting the Museum when they recreate further artworks during The Art Week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A new version of the sound installation, created as part of the #Untitled10 2018, exhibition has been gifted to The Bowes Museum.

Musician Kit Haigh was supported using public funding by Arts Council England to rework "Song", the piece of music he made for the Bowes Centre.

The title comes from a slip of manuscript found inside the Haxby square piano, which had been there since it was built in 1794, it is simply called "Song".

Visitors to the Museum can currently enjoy the original version in the Music Room and will be able to hear the new composition from 4 July.

 

We're really excited to announce that our Lead Visitor Assistant, Hannah Fawcett, has been shortlisted to become Durham Tourism Superstar 2019.

The prestigious awards are organised by Visit County Durham and finalists are chosen by a panel of industry professionals with the public having the final vote.

Hannah is up against four other candidates for the title.  Voting closes at noon on Friday 5 July.