Ipswich Museum

The Women of Ipswich Sunday Stroll
2026-05-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Celebrate Mother’s Day with the stories of how women have shaped the town. From the wrongfully enslaved Jenny Slew to the visionaries of the Ipswich Female Seminary, Stephanie Gaskins will guide you through Ipswich’s past from a new perspective. Mothers are free with a paying family member!
When: Sunday May 10, 2026 2-3PM
Where: The tour will depart from the Ipswich Museum parking lot at 2PM and will last 45-60 minutes.
Cost: $10 Members / $15 Non-members + Free for moms with a paying family member
Tours take place rain or shine, please dress accordingly. In the event of extreme weather, they will be cancelled and tickets refunded.

Ipswich 101 Sunday Stroll
2026-05-17 14:00 - 15:00
Are you new to Ipswich or in the dark about this town’s long and rich history? This tour is designed as a crash course through Ipswich’s past. Join Scott Jewell for a walk through some of the highlights and lowlights that have shaped this great town over thousands of years.
When: Sunday May 17, 2026 2-3PM
Where: The tour will depart from the Ipswich Museum parking lot at 2PM and will last 45-60 minutes.
Cost: $10 Members / $15 Non-members
Tours take place rain or shine, please dress accordingly. In the event of extreme weather, they will be cancelled and tickets refunded.

Meet Abigail Adams, America's First Second Lady
2026-05-20 19:30 - 21:00
Since 2003, Sheryl Faye, actor has been presenting Historical Women to inspire adults and children about history. Her one man show will leave you spell-bound and inspired. Her performances are entertaining and educational, and they help the members of the audience to truly understand the profound positive impact these women have made in history. She has been here doing her presentations a number of times.

2026 Tour Season Opening Day
2026-05-23 10:00 - 16:00

Loom Demonstration
2026-06-01 12:00 - 13:00
Come listen to a talk and demonstration on weaving. Diane Howe, weaver will explain techniques and tools used in this process. There will be a small pop-up exhibit downstairs in the Whipple House to see items made in that time period. This talk and demonstration will be held on the second floor of the Whipple House.

After the Party
2026-06-17 19:30 - 21:00
Ipswich’s Bob Waite, Professor, Seneca Polytechnic College and author brings his wit to the topic of politics, drawn on his experience serving as Press Secretary to Senator Ed Brooke (R-MA), Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), as a member of the Reagan Administration, and including his long-time bipartisan friendship with Democrats George McGovern and Michael J. Harrington.

Remembering September 11th
2026-09-14 12:00 - 13:00
Join Stephanie Gaskins, Dow Curator as she takes us down memory lane to encourage a conversation on where you were on that very sad day and what memories do you recall of that time period. This is an interactive discussion.

Eido Period Block Prints, Snapshots and a Mysterious Table
2026-09-23 19:30 - 21:00
Join Stephen Miles as we follow Arthur Wesley Dow’s journey from Ipswich, MA to the Ecole Julien in Paris, the artist community at Pont-Aven, Brittany, working as assistant to Fenellosa at the MFA Boston and subsequent tour of Japan in 1903 with findings represented in the collection of the Ipswich Museum.

Gems from the Archives
2026-10-05 12:00 - 13:00
Heidi Horner, archivist at the Ipswich Public Library, will introduce us to special items from the Ipswich Public Library’s archival collections focused on local history. Heidi studied archives management and library science at Simmons University, and got her start in archives at the Cape Ann Museum and the Harvard University Archives. She has lived in Gloucester for 16 years and loves to research Virginia Lee Burton, the Folly Cove Designers, and other local creative people and collectives.

Play Readings by Boston Reads
2026-10-21 19:30 - 21:00
These readings of four or five ten minute plays will be performed by award winning professional actors M. Lynda Robinson and Richard McElvain. Lynda has been working on Boston theatre stage for the last thirty five years. She has founded three theatres, The Court, The West End and the Blackburne Performing Arts Theatre. She is an accomplished, published and produced playwright and has mentored young playwrights for seven years through the MA Young Playwrights Program. Richard McElvain is an actor and director and has appeared in film and television, as well as on stage throughout the area for the past twenty years. His directing credits include many of the classics as well as appearing in several episodes of Spence for Hire.
