Category: Collections | Colchester + Ipswich Museums

Visit
- There is so much to see and do at Colchester + Ipswich Museums that you will be spoilt for choice.
  
  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!
- What’s On
- Access
- Contact us
- Colchester Museums
- Ipswich Museums
- Close
What we do
- Did you know that Colchester + Ipswich Museums offer a range of services to the public?
  
  We also undertake discrete projects alongside our usual collections, exhibitions and tours which you can learn more about here.
- Past Projects + Exhibitions
- Memory Boxes
- Our Work
- About Us
- Get involved
- Close
Collections
Learn
Access

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...

Unlocking Hidden Secrets of Fossil Teeth

by Lib Fox | Sep 24, 2021 | Collections, Funding Application Blog

Unlocking Hidden Secrets of Fossil Teeth 21st Century Investigation Meets “Ice Age” Fossils By Dr. Simon Jackson, Collections and Learning Curator, Ipswich Museums Modern scientific techniques are helping us to unlock the secrets of fossil teeth, and to provide new...

Hovering Around Colchester

by Lib Fox | Aug 26, 2021 | Collections

Hovering Around Colchester By Karen Baton, Assistant Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * Why Look At Hoverflies? Insect collections provide a record of past biodiversity and...

Scraps of Nature

by Lib Fox | Aug 12, 2021 | Art, Collections

Scraps of Nature Self portrait c.1800, oil on canvas IPSMG:R.1906.23 By Emma Roodhouse, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * ‘The subjects which he selected were such as...

Washed Ashore

by Lib Fox | Jul 28, 2021 | Collections

Washed Ashore By Karen Baton, Assistant Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * As restrictions loosen, we’re all starting to think about what we might be doing or where we...

« Older Entries

Where will your adventure start?

The Colchester Oyster Feast

Unlocking Hidden Secrets of Fossil Teeth

Hovering Around Colchester

Scraps of Nature

Washed Ashore

Recent Posts

Categories