Summer Exhibit 2018

Focusing on Ipswich, Photographs by Ipswich Artists The summer exhibition, Focusing on Ipswich, Photographs by Ipswich Artists, opens on Friday, June 22nd with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The exhibit will be run through October.
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Upcoming Dow Arts Classes

The Dow Arts Program is on summer break. Please check back in August for fall class listings. For more information, please email educator@ipswichmuseum.org or go to DOW ARTS CLASSES to register online.
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School Programs

Life as a Child in the 17th Century: Students are encouraged to imagine themselves living their daily lives in the 1677 Whipple House and 17th century Ipswich. Museum teachers identify four basic needs for living in any era: food, clothing, shelter, and transporta on. Through a tour of the Whipple and Knight houses and four hands-on activities, we explore how children in the 17th century...
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Upcoming Museum Lectures

Please note that there are no Monday Brown Bag Lunches or Wednesday Evening Lectures in the summer. Wednesday Evening Lecture- September 19- Ipswich and Its Board of Selectmen Speaker: Jim Engel, former Selectmen and Ipswich Water Commissioner, will focus on the Board of Selectmen as the principal governing body of the Town of Ipswich tracing the Board’s history from the earliest days through to...
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