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Museum Stores

by Lib Fox | Jun 20, 2022 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Collections

Museum Stores Our team love sharing what they do, so thoroughly enjoy the chance to welcome students for work experience. Arib, Charlotte, Isobel and Isolda joined Ipswich Museums between 13th – 17th June. During their week they spent time with a variety of...

Jubilee

by Lib Fox | May 25, 2022 | Collections

Jubilee By Sophie Stevens, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * This year, the Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. It marks the 70...

Mammoths

by Lib Fox | Feb 9, 2022 | Blogs, Collections

Mammoths By Sophie Stevens, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more about that object. * Some of my favourite specimens in the Colchester Natural Science collections are the mammoth...

Animal diversity of the Ice Age

by Lib Fox | Feb 8, 2022 | Collections, Documentation, Funding Application Blog

Animal diversity of the Ice Age Ipswich Museum’s new published type and figured catalogue By Dr. Simon Jackson, Collections and Learning Curator, Ipswich Museums This February we have published online most of our collection of type and figured fossil specimens, which...

Patch Boxes

by Lib Fox | Jan 5, 2022 | Blogs, Collections

Patch Boxes By Dr Liz Tregenza * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * In Colchester’s collection there are a fairly large number of small and tactile delicately painted boxes. Mostly made during the 18th...

The Colchester Oyster Feast

by Lib Fox | Oct 1, 2021 | Blogs, Collections

The Colchester Oyster Feast By Liz Tregenza, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more about that object. * Colchester is renowned for its ‘Colchester Native’ oysters. The oyster...