This guided tour reveals more about Josephine Bowes, who her husband, John, described as the driving force behind The Bowes Museum project. As a French actress who went on to become a painter, society hostess and patron of the arts, she was a woman of many talents. She even caused the UK law to be changed […]

During this fascinating tour and talk, you'll look at paintings in the Bowes Museum collection which reveal more about the role of mothers through the centuries. From the privileged classes and peasants to strippers, saints and pregnant freedom fighters, you'll learn about what their lives would have been like and how they differ (or don't) to the […]