6 August 2026
Starting Museum Tonic – A Programme For Young Participants
Museum Tonic is a programme conceived by Ipswich Museum to get young people talking about objects in our collections. During our recent first session, seven young people from Ipswich, Hadleigh, Colchester and Norwich were introduced to a range of objects. Among several taxidermy natural history objects, they saw the pale-throated three-toed sloth, a duck-billed platypus, […]
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12 May 2026
Ipswich Museum Redevelopment Reaches Final Stages
The Ipswich Museum redevelopment has reached a major milestone, as the project moves into its final phase of transformation. This marks an exciting step forward in revitalising one of Ipswich’s most important cultural landmarks and securing its future as a modern, accessible museum for generations to come. Building Works Complete at Ipswich Museum Since closing […]
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20 November 2025
Ipswich Museums Young Associates – Meet the team!
Meet Sam Robertson: Hi, my name is Sam, and I am a member of the Ipswich Museum Young Associates (IMYA) and have been since early 2025 after I first heard about the group whilst volunteering for the Colchester and Ipswich Museums organisation. It is an excellent initiative led by Jade Anderson, and it has provided […]
Read more 10 October 2025
The results are in! What The Ipswich Heritage Forum thinks of the Museum Makeover so far.
A sneak peek inside the Ipswich Museum Redevelopment – Here’s what The Ipswich Heritage Forum told us! The doors to Ipswich Museum have been closed for a while now—but behind the scenes, exciting things are happening! As part of the big redevelopment project, we recently invited members of the Ipswich Heritage Forum, to take a […]
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12 August 2025
Museum on the Move: Inspiring Every Generation
On Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August, Ipswich Museum will be popping up at the Buttermarket Centre in Ipswich to present Museum on the Move: Inspiring Every Generation, running from 10am – 3pm in Unit 5, next to TK Maxx. This free, family-friendly event will introduce the eight new gallery themes for Ipswich Museum ahead […]
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11 August 2025
A Local Perspective on the Ipswich Museum Redevelopment
Last Tuesday, we met with local resident Liberty, who works at Colchester Institute, to show her around the Ipswich Museum redevelopment. She has lived in Ipswich her whole life and kindly agreed to share her thoughts and memories, giving us a resident’s view of the museum and the changes that have taken place. Here’s what […]
Read more 5 August 2025
Art comes back to Ipswich High Street
Ipswich Museum has seen many changes in its lifetime, and its current transformation into a world-class destination has revealed plenty of evidence of its previous residents. Part of the building was occupied by Ipswich School of Art before it was absorbed by the University of Suffolk, and during the redevelopment work, main Contractor, Gipping Construction, […]
Read more 1 July 2025
Significant progress at Ipswich Museum
Significant progress at Ipswich Museum as redevelopment enters a new phase Ipswich Museum is entering the next important stages of its ambitious redevelopment project, with construction phases nearing completion and the transformation of the historic building well underway. The project, which is modernising the Museum while preserving its Victorian heritage, is set to unveil new […]
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