AN iconic piece of artwork in a museum has been replicated for a donations box. Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle, has installed a coin-operated silver swan to help generate museum funds. Bespoke maker ...

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A silver swan said to be one of the finest examples of an 18th-Century moving mechanical device in the world is being restored for its 250th anniversary. The Silver Swan performed daily at the Bowes ...

County Durham's famous Silver Swan performed for the first time in three years after the restoration of the 250-year-old automaton. The solid silver bird is said to be one of the world's finest ...

An 18th Century automated swan could soon perform for the first time since the pandemic after more than £20,000 was raised towards a conservation project. The Silver Swan, at the Bowes Museum in ...

A 250-year-old swan automaton will dance for the first time since 2020 after undergoing restoration. Barnard Castle's famous silver swan has been out of action for more than three years, when the ...

A unique musical swan - immortalised by novelist Mark Twain - is to be broken down into 1,000 pieces as part of a conservation exercise. The silver automaton has delighted visitors to Bowes Museum at ...