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Mollusc-land

by Lib Fox | Sep 2, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Collections

← Previous blog By Karen Banton, Assistant Collections and Learning Curator My second John Ellerman Foundation-funded project has been getting the Colchester mollusc collection in order. Five months. Four cupboards. Lots of molluscs. And a surprising number of...

Adorn: Natural Wonders

by Lib Fox | Aug 30, 2019 | Blogs, Collections, Exhibitions

← Previous blog By Sophie Stevens, Collections and Learning Curator: Adorn As a Natural Science specialist, when I heard that the whole team would be involved in curating Adorn, I made it my aim to get some specimens from the NS collections on display! As a team...

“I’ve got the vote… and I’m going to use it!”

by Eleanor Root | Feb 25, 2019 | Collections, Exhibitions, Learning, Projects

← Previous blog On February 16 we threw the doors of the Ipswich Art Gallery open and welcomed friends, families and visitors to explore the colourful, creative and challenging artwork created as a part of the Women 100 project. Lisa Temple-Cox,...

Conserving the Tondo

by Lib Fox | Dec 3, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Collections, Conservation

← Previous blog Next blog → by Robert Entwistle, PACR, and Carrie Willis, Conservation Technician Background The marble relief Tondo by Michelangelo belongs to the Royal Academy of Arts in London. It is the only original Michelangelo in Britain. Here at...

The Great War Project

by Eleanor Root | Nov 1, 2018 | Blogs, Collections, Documentation

← Previous blog Next blog → In this blog Tracy Satchwill, artist for Ipswich Museums’ ‘Ipswich and the Armistice’ project reflects on setting up the project. The project included a call out for hidden stories around Armistice...

Laura’s blog

by Lib Fox | Sep 5, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Collections, Conservation, Documentation

← Previous blog Next blog → Hello I’m Laura, After graduating last year with my BA Hons Fine Art I started volunteering at Ipswich Museums and have really enjoyed the experience. The collections they hold have always interested me and having been a...