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- 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!
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- 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.
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#NAW2018

by Lib Fox | Mar 6, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Staff, The Training Museum

← Previous blog Next blog → Hello. My name is Marta and I’m a Visitor Services Apprentice at Ipswich Museums, studying towards an NVQ in Customer Services. I had been teaching English as a foreign language for over 10 years, before I decided to leave both my...

The spice of life

by Lib Fox | Feb 28, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Staff, The Training Museum

← Previous blog Next blog → Hello, I’m Tom Hodgson, the Colchester Museums Manager. I lead the team in Colchester. I’ve been here for over 23 years, but not in the same job, thank goodness! I started in 1994 as the Curator of Social History, becoming...

World Explorers

by Lib Fox | Feb 22, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Staff, The Training Museum

← Previous blog Next blog → Hi, my name is Will and I’m both an Assistant Collections and Learning Curator and a Museum Assistant at Colchester + Ipswich Museums. I have worked for CIMS for over five years now, during which I have enjoyed a fun and varied...

Post-it to plinth

by Lib Fox | Feb 14, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Staff, The Training Museum

← Previous blog Next blog → Hello I’m Darren and I’m the Senior Exhibitions Officer at Colchester + Ipswich Museums. I manage the Exhibitions Team and plan the programme of forthcoming and future exhibitions across the two towns. In order to do this, I work...

Owls, henna + stars

by Lib Fox | Feb 8, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Staff, The Training Museum

← Previous blog Next blog → Hello, I’m Elle (the one on the left) I’m one of the Collections and Learning Curators at Ipswich Museums. I love the variety my job involves – from teaching groups of toddlers about fossils to photographing collections of...

#MuseumDocumentation

by Lib Fox | Jan 24, 2018 | Blogs, Staff, The Training Museum

← Previous blog Next blog → I’m Rory, Collections Information Officer for Colchester Museums and renowned shadow dweller. I rarely smile in pictures either. This is a rare shot! I love museums and I love the stories they are able to tell through objects...