Ipswich Museum

Ipswich Museum
High Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3QH
England

Website

www.colchestermuseums.org.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

museums@colchester.gov.uk

Telephone

Museum Switchboard

01473 433550

Fax

fax number

01473 433558

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Ipswich Museum was founded as a private institution in 1846. Administration passed to Ipswich Corporation in 1853.
It moved to it's current purpose built museum in 1881. The building is Grade II listed. A general museum covering a surprisingly large range of subjects.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Good Friday, 24th to 26th, 31st December and 1st January.

 Admission charges

Admission free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Disabled access, baby changing facilities and gift shop.

Ipswich Museum
High Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3QH
England

Website

www.colchestermuseums.org.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

museums@colchester.gov.uk

Telephone

Museum Switchboard

01473 433550

Fax

fax number

01473 433558

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Includes Natural history, geology, archaeology, local history and ethnography galleries

Collection details

Archaeology, Architecture, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Industry, Land Transport, Music, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Social History, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

  • Ogilvie Bird collection; anglo-saxon archaeology; roman archaeology; Victorian taxidermy; Rowland Ward taxidermy; Sikh heritage; Maharajah Duleep Singh; African heritage; geology; red crag fossils; coralline crag fossils; Norwich crag fossils; coprolite; Egyptian archaeology; Giraffe; Rhinoceros; Gorillas; Du Chaillu; Ice Age fossils; Woolly Mammoth

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Ipswich Museum
High Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3QH
England

Website

www.colchestermuseums.org.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

museums@colchester.gov.uk

Telephone

Museum Switchboard

01473 433550

Fax

fax number

01473 433558

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Torchlight Tours

14 — 15 May 2010

See the museum in a whole new light - torchlight!
Enjoy this rare chance to see the museum after hours and be guided around some of the galleries. Listen to the enchanting stories behind the objects, and find out just what the mammoth gets up to after dark!

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

5:45-9pm

Where

Ipswich Museum

Admission

Advance booking is essential, and tickets must be paid for and collected in advance. Ring 01473 433691 or drop in to Christchurch Mansion to book your places.
Doors open at 5.45pm, 6.45pm and 7.45pm
Strictly over 8 yrs.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Adults £4.50
Children £3.00

Torchlight Tours at the High Street Museum, Ipswich

14 — 15 May 2010

See the museum in a new light - by tourchlight! Bring your own torch, and be guided through the galleries after hours in these rare Torchlight Tours! Ages 8+
Tours will be on th 14th and 15th May. Doors open at 5.45pm, 6.45pm abd 7.45pm

When

From 12am

Where

High Street Museum, Ipswich

Admission

£4.50 adults
£3.00 children
Tickets must be paid for and collected in advance from Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich

Ipswich Museum
High Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3QH
England

Website

www.colchestermuseums.org.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

museums@colchester.gov.uk

Telephone

Museum Switchboard

01473 433550

Fax

fax number

01473 433558

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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