Museums and galleries
Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
The museum services in Colchester and Ipswich merged on the 1st April 2007, creating a brand new service for the two towns.
This unique venture, which is thought to be the first of its kind, makes social, economic and cultural sense, providing the people of Colchester and Ipswich with a museum service to treasure.
Combining thousands of years of history, Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service has strong collections in Roman, Saxon and local history in both towns.
The vision is:
"To create a museum service that is a source of pride, inspiration and fun."
What to visit in Ipswich
In Ipswich, the Museum Service manages several different attractions that people can visit, free of charge:
Ipswich Art School
Opening 10th July 2010
The Museum Service organise a great variety of events for all ages throughout the year. A full listing for all the Ipswich venues is available in our Events Calendar.
Further information about the different collections available to view in Ipswich is available on our Collections page.
What to visit in Colchester
Further information about Colchester and Ipswich Museum Services facilities in Colchester is available on their website: www.colchestermuseums.org.uk.
Schools services
The Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service offer special services for schools. More information about what is available is on the Schools Services page.
Photographic services
Further information about the Colchester and Ipswich Museum Services film and photographic charges is available to download here:
