Ipswich Museum

Open for tours
2025-08-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-28 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 19 more dates | MA
Explore our historic properties, view artwork by acclaimed Ipswich painters, and see unique pieces of Ipswich history and beyond.

Open for tours
2025-08-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States

Classified Ipswich: The Story of the Proximity Fuse
2025-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Join us for a panel discussion around Ipswich’s role in the development of the proximity fuse (via the Sylvania Co), and its importance in WWII. We’ll learn about the science behind this technology and impact it had on the war effort. Participants will include Donna Riccardi with historical context, Traci Hendrickson sharing her grandmother’s story (Theresa Peatfield, secretary), and Kiki Papgiotas, Pat Gustoavson, and Jayne Viladenis will share their father’s story (Philip Vilandenis, project manager).
We hope you join us for this multi-faceted discussion on a little known piece of Ipswich history!
Members: Free, Non-Members $5

Francis Henry Richardson: Ipswich Years - Wednesday Evening Lecture
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Richardson shared the spotlight with fellow Ipswich artists Henry R. Kenyon, John Worthington Mansfield, and others during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Join Stephanie Gaskins, Dow curator and granddaughter of Francis Henry Richardson, for a fascinating lecture on his Ipswich works and years spent there.
