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Jos茅phine Bowes: A Woman of Taste and Influence
20 May, 2017 - 16 Jul, 2017
Who is the real Jos茅phine Bowes? With no diaries and just one letter written by her own fair hand we have so far had to view her via correspondence written by John and documented comments about her.
This exhibition will allow for closer inspection of Jos茅phine through her Museum鈥檚 many objects and archives, commencing with an introduction to her early life as the daughter of a Paris clockmaker, her starring roles in the theatre (thanks to her husband鈥檚 patronage), and her roles as wife, painter, collector and social climber. As already known, John Bowes met Jos茅phine when she was an actress, though her critics weren鈥檛 particularly kind about her talents! See first-hand some of the theatre programmes along with the reviews. Jos茅phine - wife, Parisian socialite, woman of fashion, artist and museum collector - all will be explored alongside her constant ill health, early death and Museum legacy.
This exhibition will allow for closer inspection of Jos茅phine through her Museum鈥檚 many objects and archives, commencing with an introduction to her early life as the daughter of a Paris clockmaker, her starring roles in the theatre (thanks to her husband鈥檚 patronage), and her roles as wife, painter, collector and social climber. As already known, John Bowes met Jos茅phine when she was an actress, though her critics weren鈥檛 particularly kind about her talents! See first-hand some of the theatre programmes along with the reviews. Jos茅phine - wife, Parisian socialite, woman of fashion, artist and museum collector - all will be explored alongside her constant ill health, early death and Museum legacy.
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Who is the real Jos茅phine Bowes? With no diaries and just one letter written by her own fair hand we have so far had to view her via correspondence written by John and documented comments about her.
This exhibition will allow for closer inspection of Jos茅phine through her Museum鈥檚 many objects and archives, commencing with an introduction to her early life as the daughter of a Paris clockmaker, her starring roles in the theatre (thanks to her husband鈥檚 patronage), and her roles as wife, painter, collector and social climber. As already known, John Bowes met Jos茅phine when she was an actress, though her critics weren鈥檛 particularly kind about her talents! See first-hand some of the theatre programmes along with the reviews. Jos茅phine - wife, Parisian socialite, woman of fashion, artist and museum collector - all will be explored alongside her constant ill health, early death and Museum legacy.
This exhibition will allow for closer inspection of Jos茅phine through her Museum鈥檚 many objects and archives, commencing with an introduction to her early life as the daughter of a Paris clockmaker, her starring roles in the theatre (thanks to her husband鈥檚 patronage), and her roles as wife, painter, collector and social climber. As already known, John Bowes met Jos茅phine when she was an actress, though her critics weren鈥檛 particularly kind about her talents! See first-hand some of the theatre programmes along with the reviews. Jos茅phine - wife, Parisian socialite, woman of fashion, artist and museum collector - all will be explored alongside her constant ill health, early death and Museum legacy.
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Sunday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Barnard Castle Durham, UK DL12 8NP
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