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| Described as the Woman in Black |
The Bowes Museum is a grand French style chateau high in the hills of County Durham. It is essentially the collection of Josephine Bowes and her eccentric husband. We have been regular visitors for years and over that time the collection has been refined and developed, the displays have been vastly improved and they have started holding significant exhibitions.
We went to see 'Pleasure and Pain, A History of Shoes', which was great fun and beautifully staged. Sadly we could not take pictures but the exhibition runs until the ninth of October and is worth a visit.
We spent the morning doing that, had a lovely lunch in their award winning cafe and then went on the hunt for more to see. Having the time to wander was such a boon, it afforded me the opportunity to really look at some of the stunning pieces they now have. Pretty soon I found myself looking at the images and sculptures they had that captured the beauty of the feminine. Their picture galleries are now fully open and there are some very beautiful images of women of all ages and tucked away there are sculptures that hold your eye. All in all a really great day, its easy to find, lots of car parking and so many interesting objects well worth a visit if you are up that way,
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| She made me think of Snow White! |
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| Amazing detail of the lace |
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| Marie Antoinette hand painted onto a vase |
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| A mourning piece |
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