A MUSEUM’S iconic silver swan automaton has been dismantled ahead of its first ever journey south. The Silver Swan, which has become the emblem of The Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle, County Durham, ...

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All eyes will be on the famous Silver Swan at The Bowes Museum today as it undergoes checks - and members of the public are invited along to see behind the scenes. The centrepiece attraction at ...

If this Silver Swan automaton were invented yesterday, it would have surprised me for its realism, and the fact that it’s made of glass and silver. When I learnt it’s from the 18th century, it ...

A County Durham museum has received a grant of more than £250,000 which it will use to develop new gallery spaces. The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle is one of 33 museums and galleries in England ...

An exhibition celebrating the 200th birthday of a "visionary" woman will open at a County Durham Museum. Josephine Bowes, daughter of a humble clockmaker, defied social norms to become a pioneering ...