Free admission to the Streatlam Galleries at the Bowes Museum in Barnard castle

lorweld

Staff at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle are looking forward to a happy 2009 as the Grade 1 listed building gears up to unveil its magnificent revamp. The Barnard Castle treasure house, which opened in 1892, has been buffeted about internally in recent months during its first major transformation in a over a century, but its splendour is due to be fully revealed once more as 2009 unfolds.
However, from Monday 19 January until Friday 13 February this means that there will be limited access to the Museum, via the west wing, to allow for the finishing touches to be put to the Entrance Hall, Caf! and Shop.
During this time the superb suite of Streatlam Galleries, officially opened in 2007 by the Countess of Wessex, will remain open free of charge to all visitors, with two important new acquisitions – Lucien Levy-Dhurmer’s The Autumn Bride and Philip Wilson Steer’s A View of Barnard Castle from the River on display. The galleries also feature an in depth study of Turner’s Bowes Tower, which was acquired earlier this year.

Admission charges are normally £7.00 per adult but for a limited period all admission charges have been waived. 19th Jan-13th Feb http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/news/news/188/

tobybowes

Wow a whole museum dedicated to me! lol

I knew there was a Bowes Public House somewhere but not a museum...might have to go and blag me some family airelumes lol!