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Covering thousands of years of history, a visit to one of our museums or art galleries will take you on a fascinating journey through time.

COVID-19 Update: Our museums are open and visitors no longer need to book free tickets to visit. All facilities remain Covid-Secure with enhanced safety measures, hand sanitiser and cleaning regimes in place. Read more about visiting Ipswich Museums’ three venues.

Ipswich Museum

This fascinating and unique museum gives you the opportunity to meet the famous woolly mammoth, the elegant towering giraffe and other wonderful curiosities from the natural world.

COVID-19 Update: Ipswich Museum is open and visitors no longer need to book free tickets to visit. The building remains Covid-Secure with enhanced safety measures, hand sanitiser and cleaning regimes in place. Read more about visiting Ipswich Museum.

Christchurch Mansion

This beautiful Tudor mansion is the jewel in the crown of Ipswich's historic past boasting over 500 years of history.

COVID-19 Update: Christchurch Mansion is open and visitors no longer need to book free tickets to visit. The building remains Covid-Secure with enhanced safety measures, hand sanitiser and cleaning regimes in place. Read more about visiting Christchurch Mansion.

The Creating Constable exhibition, which explores the early Suffolk influences and personal friendships that created Constable the artist, is now open at Christchurch Mansion until 24 April 2022.  

Ipswich Art Gallery

The Art Gallery shows exhibitions of international importance and provides a unique stage for local artists to show their work and to showcase the region's artistic talents.

Due to essential works, the Art Gallery will be closed between November 2021 - Easter 2022. Look out for details of an exciting new exhibition opening from April - June 2022.

For more information, please visit the Colchester + Ipswich Museum website.

Locations of museums and galleries

Location map showing Ipswich Borough Council museums and galleries.

Keep in touch with Ipswich Museums

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Collections

Our collections cover both human and natural history. These collections are full of objects which tell us not only what life was like thousands of years ago but also about life today.

Museum From Home

Looking for things to do? Our team have devised a variety of activities to help educate and entertain. Inspired by the collections across Colchester and Ipswich, from art to nature, archaeology to social history, we hope to bring the museum to you!

Friends of Ipswich Museums

FoIM is a group composed of people that enjoy the Ipswich museums and support them by raising funds from membership fees and special events.

School visits

Our museums inspire children to look, investigate, compare and question their ideas about the world around them.

Kids' Corner

Our museums bring art and history to life in a fun way! Find out about our events programme, school holiday activities and Mini Mammoths for the under 5s.

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Contact Details

Email icon museums@ipswich.gov.uk

Ipswich Museum and Gallery,
High Street,
Ipswich,
IP1 3QH

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01473 433551