Ipswich Museum

Evening Lecture Series- First Period Construction
2023-03-15 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Gordon Harris, Ipswich’s town historian, will present a virtual tour of the historic neighborhoods of Meeting House Green, High St, the East End, the South Green, and their well preserved streetscapes of the 17th and 18th century homes. In this powerpoint presentation, we go inside several of these houses and identify First Period elements based on appearance, layout and architectural features that distinguish them from the succeeding Georgian era. A must for lovers of old houses.
Free for Members
Non-Members: $10

Bag Lunch Series - “Into Each Life”- A musical masterpiece
2023-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Speaker: David Grimes, composer will talk about the creation of this very important piece of work which chronicles the first 21 years of his life and the impact it had on his creative and personal development. David earned his Masters of Music at the University of Toronto and co-founded the Canadian Electronic Ensemble. His composition Increscents won the CBC National Radio Competition for Young Composers.
Come hear his story.
Ipswich Seniors and Members: Free
Non-members: $5

Evening Lecture Series- Dr. Quackensbush Skis the Headwall
2023-02-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Join Tom Blake as he presents the misadventures of eccentric Dr, Eramus Quackenbush, African explorer, as he travels to see the Eastern Slope Region of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Filmed on Mt. Washington, Dr. Quackenbush (John Marshall) encounters famous ski personalities of the day such as Hannes Schneider, Harvey Dow Gibson, Toni Matt, Benno Rybizka and Joe Dodge. This was written, directed and filmed in 1942 by Sidney Shurcliff. Sidney Shurcliff (1906-1981) was author of several books (including “Upon the Road Argilla”) and enjoyed a long career as landscape architect.
Free for Members
Non-Members: $10

Bag Lunch Series: Nantucket Lightship/LV-12
2023-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
This vessel possess national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. For 39 years it guided transoceanic shipping to and from the east coast ports, through some of the most treacherous shipping lanes in the world. Many famous vessels like the Queen Mary, Normandie and naval cargo vessels depended on her as a navigational aid.
Speaker: Bob Mannino will do a power point presentation about the history of the US Lightship Service and Nantucket Lightship LV-112. A must for those who love the sea.
Ipswich Seniors and Members: Free
Non-members: $5

Evening Lecture Series- The Foods New Englanders Love
2023-01-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
The Foods New Englanders Love: The Story Behind Our Favorite Foods and Eating Traditions
Joseph Carlin, Food Historian & Public Health Nutritionist, will give a brief history of established food companies and their origins here in the region: Prince Spaghetti Co., Ben & Jerry’s, Underwood Deviled Ham, Trappist Jellies and many, many, more. It promises to be a nostalgic lecture.
Free for Members
Non-Members: $10

Bag Lunch Series-Researching, Recording and Preserving History
2023-01-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Archives is a place people go to gather facts, data, evidence, letters, photographs and other primary sources. They are important in understanding history.
Speaker: Maxwell Close, archivist, will explore and offer advice both to the amateur and serious academic.
He will talk about understanding historical content, oral history, and preservation services.
Come to ask questions and to learn about best practices.
Ipswich Seniors and Members: Free
Non-Members: $5

Grandma's Attic Sale
2022-12-03 09:00 - 16:00 | MA
Come do some Holiday shopping at the museum’s annual sale. Many unique antique and vintage goods, as well as handmade items. All proceeds benefit the museum.

Evening Lecture - Arthur Wesley Dow & His Beloved Ipswich
2022-11-15 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
Join Stephanie Gaskins, Dow curator as she shares her in-depth knowledge of Dow’s life and how his love of the town was captured in his images throughout his lifetime.

Landscape, Color, and Abstraction Workshop
2022-11-12 09:00 - 15:00 | MA
Instructor: Amanda K. Hawkins
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022
Time: 9am-3pm (break 12-1pm)
Cost: $110 Members / $125 non-Members (includes all materials, see list below)

Workshop Description: Landscape, Color & Abstraction explores color, mark and abstraction through the lens of landscape painting. This workshop will briefly look at the traditional elements and principles of landscape painting, and use these tools to inform and create a compelling abstract work of art. This workshop is designed to provide the structure necessary to enter an abstract painting language with intention and ease, while still providing space for freedom and intuition. Landscape, Color & Abstraction is designed to help the artist better understand composition, value, color, and most importantly, how to become a looser and more expressive painter.
What to expect: The morning will be spent exploring a few sequential exercises and the afternoon will be an open studio format. Amanda will demonstrate all exercises before artists embark on their own work. Artists will leave the class with preparatory composition and value studies and 3-5 color study paintings.
Age and Level: Adult (18+) and beginner to intermediate painters
Supplies: (Provided by instructor): Mixed Media Paper, size 11×14, Canvas Paper, size 11×14, HB pencils, Value Charts, Color-Aid Paper, Newprint, Charcoal Sticks, Palette Paper, size 12×16, Palette Knives, Paint Brushes, size small and medium, Acrylic paint (Titanium White, Quinacridone Magenta, Napthol Red Paint, Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue), Paper Towels, Water Cups
Attendees to bring: Sketchbook (optional), 3-5 Reference photos (consider a variety of landscape shots, marshes, forests, mountains, etc.)
Instructor Bio: Amanda K. Hawkins is an award winning painter living and working in Beverly, MA. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montserrat College of Art in 2014 and Masters in Fine Arts in Painting at Boston University in 2021. She is on the Board of Trustees at Rocky Neck Art Colony and shows her work in gallery shows across New England. Amanda teaches painting workshops across North America, including in British Columbia and Arizona, in addition to virtual workshops which have an international draw. Her work can be found in private art collections across the globe. Amanda maintains an active studio blog and shares her creative practice with over 25K people worldwide. If Amanda isn’t in the studio, she’s exploring New England and gaining inspiration for her next painting.
Learn more at https://www.amandakhawkins.com/ or follow her on Instagram @mandahawk_studio

Bag Lunch Series - Ipswich Lace Makers
2022-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Susan Landy, textile specialist will talk about the history of Ipswich lace as a cottage industry. George Washington himself visited Ipswich in 1789 to support this craft. Susan will show examples of tools and lace from the collection. She will also do a demonstration.

Saturday Morning Digital Photography Workshop
2022-11-05 09:00 - 12:00 | MA
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Time: 9am-12pm (3 hours)
Cost: $30 members $35 non-members
Age: Adult (18+)
Workshop Description: Spend a couple of hours on a Fall Saturday Morning advancing your skills and techniques in Digital Photography. We’ll start with a quick but important review of photography basics that everyone should know. We will then move on to an in-depth look at tools, techniques and even some tricks that will help you to improve your photographic prowess and create photographs that are well beyond the typical snapshot capture. Time will be taken to answer individual questions and, weather permitting, we’ll step outside for some hands-on work. Sign up soon to save your spot.

Wednesday Evening Lecture - Anne Bradstreet
2022-10-19 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
In this one hour talk, Dr. Charlotte Gordon tells the story of Bradstreet’s life and explains the importance of her poetry. As the first published poet from the New World, Bradstreet establishes a new “plaine style” of writing and was the first to articulate a new “American” identity for the British colonists.
Charlotte is an award-winning author whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, among other publications. She is a distinguished professor of the Humanities at Endicott College. She speaks frequently at colleges and conferences, and has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs.

Bag Lunch Series - Railroads in Essex County
2022-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Join Alan McMillan, retired railroad engineer as he takes us on a sentimental journey about both his work and love of railroads from a historic perspective. This is always great fun.

Wednesday Evening Lecture - Ruth Bader Ginsberg - Portrayal of an Historic Women
2022-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
Sheryl Faye, actor – extraordinaire will star as Ruth Bader Ginsberg starting from early childhood and following her throughout her amazing career. Sheryl has an incredible way of getting the audience emotionally involved and her grasp of her craft is amazing. This is a wonderful way for students at all levels and ages to learn history.

Trails & Sails Port of Ipswich Walking Tour
2022-09-18 14:00 - 15:00 | MA
In conjunction with the 2022 Trails and Sails events, the museum will offer a free walking tour with Scott Jewell on the history of the Port of Ipswich. No charge for event. Meet at the Heard House.

Bag Lunch Series - Newly Discovered Artifacts
2022-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Speaker: Roland Arguin, amateur archeologist will share and tell stories about his recent findings from different properties on the North Shore. Roland always gets permission before he does his search. This is a very popular talk.

Ipswich Summer Band Concert - Flight & Fantasy
2022-07-30 16:00 - 18:00 | MA
Directed by Nalani Fujiwara. Flight & Fantasy: Capitivating our “Younger” Audience is part of a concert series generously funded by the Ipswich Cultural Council.
No admission charge.

Annual Yard Sale
2022-07-30 09:00 - 12:00 | MA

Wednesday Evening Lecture - Capitalism Reborn
2022-06-15 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
David Scudder has many years of investment management experience. In this talk he will discuss the relationship between democracy and capitalism. Capitalism, wisely managed, is the greatest economic engine of all time, provided it is checked by an equally wisely managed democracy. He will define what that crucial term “wisely managed” means, when it was most apparent in the US, and how badly we have strayed from that definition in the past several decades. He will suggest ways to return to a more wisely managed democratic market capitalism. He will use sources ranging from the original writings of Adam Smith in the 18th century, to several recent books, particularly by Robert Putnam (The Upswing), James Kloppenberg (Towards Democracy) and Benjamin Friedman (Religion and the Rise of Capitalism).
Wednesday Evening Lectures are free for museum members and $10 for non-members

Brown Bag Lunch Series - Modern Monetary Theory
2022-06-06 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Speaker: Carroll Perry taught economics at Philips Andover for the last 12 years of his career. Prior to that, he spent 25 years as an international banker with BankBoston. He has lived extensively in Latin America and Asia and, after college, he and his wife served in Brazil as Peace Corps volunteers.
He will discuss Stephanie Kelton’s new book, The Deficit Myth whereby she argues that the debate over deficits is real, but the language of the debate is wrong. Conventional economists are skeptical, but Kelton makes a strong case for thinking about deficits in entirely different terms.
Bag Lunch Talks are free for Ipswich seniors and museum members, and $5 for non-members.

Members' Preview Party
2022-06-03 17:00 - 19:00 | MA
A special members only preview of the latest exhibit Celebrating the Art and LIfe of Arthur Wesley Dow. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.

Industrial Ipswich: w/ Scott Jewel - Historic Walking Tour
2022-05-22 14:00 - 15:00 | MA
This spring the Ipswich Museum is bringing back the popular series of outdoor historical walking tours. Our “Sunday Strolls” offer a variety of topics and routes through town.There will be no tours on April 17 or 24.
From lace and stockings to lumber, isinglass and rum, Ipswich’s mills and factories have produced it all, often while weathering the ravages of war, fire, economic depression, and labor strikes. Join Scott Jewel on a fascinating journey through the history of industry and trade on the banks of the Ipswich River.
Tickets are $10 for members/ $15 non-members and can be purchased through our online store.

Wednesday Evening Lecture - Carvings at Castle Hill
2022-05-18 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) has been described as the greatest decorative carver in British history. As part of the 2021-2022 celebration to mark the tercentenary of his death, Castle Hill Curator Susan Hill Dolan will speak about the life and work of Gibbons, including his spectacular overmantel carving from England’s Cassiobury Park (c. 1675, now surviving in the Great House library.
Wednesday Evening Lectures are free for members and $10 for non-members.

CANCELLED The Mill Strike of 1913: w/ Erin Rice - Historic Walking Tour
2022-05-15 14:00 - 15:00 | MA
This spring the Ipswich Museum is bringing back the popular series of outdoor historical walking tours. Our “Sunday Strolls” offer a variety of topics and routes through town. There will be no tours on April 17 or 24.
Join Erin Rice as we follow the footsteps of the immigrant workers as they marched through the streets of Ipswich in 1913 to demand better working conditions only to be met with gunfire from police.
Tickets are $10 for members/ $15 non-members and can be purchased through our online store.

The Women of Ipswich: w/ Stephanie Gaskins - Historic Walking Tour
2022-05-08 14:00 - 15:00 | MA
This spring the Ipswich Museum is bringing back the popular series of outdoor historical walking tours. Our “Sunday Strolls” offer a variety of topics and routes through town.There will be no tours on April 17 or 24.
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.
Tickets are $10 for members/ $15 non-members and can be purchased through our online store.

Bag Lunch Series - Our Endangered Ipswich River
2022-05-02 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Speaker: Wayne Castonguay, Ex. Director of the Ipswich Watershed Association will discuss what it means for our beleaguered river to be declared one of the most endangered rivers in America in 2021 and what we can all do to help vanquish this dubious distinction.
Bag Lunch Talks are free for Ipswich seniors and museum members and $5 for non-members.

Ipswich 101: w/ Scott Jewel - Historic Walking Tour
2022-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 | MA
This spring the Ipswich Museum is bringing back the popular series of outdoor historical walking tours. Our “Sunday Strolls” offer a variety of topics and routes through town.There will be no tours on April 17 or 24.
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 Jewel on a walk through some of the highlights and lowlights that have shaped this great town over thousands of years.
Tickets are $10 for members/ $15 non-members and can be purchased through our online store.

April Vacation Workshop “Honeybees and Flowers”
2022-04-21 09:30 - 11:00 | MA
Welcome Springtime with Mary Taggart as we create and celebrate the buzzing critters that help our food grow and our flowers bloom. All materials provided.
Date: Thursday April 21, 2022
Time: 9:30 – 11:00am
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25 Members / $30 Non-Members
Location: Heard House (main house of the Ipswich Museum)
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday Evening Lecture-Muskeget- Climate Change in a Bottle
2022-04-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938, United States
Crocker Snow has revised and updated his book, MUSKEGET, to embolden our understanding of this tiny island off Nantucket as it seeks survival in the midst of the ever-increasing warming climate crisis.
Crocker is an award- winning journalist and has traveled the world for over 50 years as a foreign correspondent. From 2002-2014, he was the director of the Edward R. Murrow Center of Public Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy where he specialized in Middle East media, and most recently on the global impact of climate change and the warming of the Artic.
Wednesday evening lectures are free for members and $10 for non-members

April Vacation Workshop “Marshland Creatures!”
2022-04-19 09:30 - 11:00 | MA
Join Mary Taggart for a multimedia exploration of the fascinating plantlife and wildlife that inhabit our marshlands. All materials provided.
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2022
Time: 9:30-11:00am
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25 Members / $30 Non-members
Location: Heard House (main house of the Ipswich Museum)
REGISTER HERE
