The Bowes Museum
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The Bowes Museum is a renowned 19th-century French-style art museum in Barnard Castle, England, celebrated for its extensive fine and decorative arts collections, including the famous Silver Swan automaton.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bowes Museum canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art museum
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charity ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
19th-century French chateau style
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French Second Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionType |
ceramics
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decorative arts ⓘ fashion and textiles ⓘ fine art ⓘ furniture ⓘ metalwork ⓘ paintings ⓘ prints and drawings ⓘ sculpture ⓘ tapestries ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1869 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Bowes
NERFINISHED
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Joséphine Bowes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionItem |
18th-century French furniture
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English ceramics ⓘ European paintings ⓘ Italian Renaissance works ⓘ Old Master paintings ⓘ Silver Swan automaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish paintings ⓘ clock collection ⓘ costume collection ⓘ porcelain collection ⓘ sculpture collection ⓘ silverware collection ⓘ tapestry collection ⓘ textile collection ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
café
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education facilities ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ galleries on multiple floors ⓘ grand central staircase ⓘ ornamental grounds ⓘ shop ⓘ temporary exhibition spaces ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1892 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
European fine and decorative arts collections
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French-style architecture ⓘ Silver Swan automaton NERFINISHED ⓘ fashion and textile exhibitions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barnard Castle
NERFINISHED
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County Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| mission | to collect, preserve and display works of art for public benefit ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Bowes
NERFINISHED
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Joséphine Bowes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Silver Swan automaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1892 ⓘ |
| operator | The Bowes Museum charity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | public art museum ⓘ |
| regionServed | North East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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