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The Bowes Museum is preparing to welcome Easter in style.
The new gallery, due to open its doors on Good Friday, will be putting on show work from some of the most famous craftsmen, including Paul Storr.
The work will be on display alongside figurative bronzes, clocks, watches and tableware, with items inventively displayed to create novel tableaux such as a coin cascade and unusual table settings.
The Joseph collection of porcelain boxes, formerly on loan to the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House, will also be on display.
There will be little natural light in the gallery so state-of-the-art lighting effects can be used to create the perfect atmosphere to highlight the exhibits
The focused lighting will pick out objects to maximise their gleam, while mirrors and other reflective surfaces are being used to create a glowing, sparkling environment.
A special feature of the exhibition will be a display of the museum's two famous pieces – a mechanical gold mouse of 1818, and the internationally famous Silver Swan.
Visitors will be able to explore the Swan's history and its amazing 235-year-old mechanism.
The new exhibition forms part of the museum's 10million revamp.
The Silver and Metals Gallery opens at the Barnard Castle museum on Good Friday until April 10.
From Saturday, May 9, another exhibition will be celebrating 60 years of BBC TV children's programmes.
For more information, phone 01833 690606 or visit www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
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