There are two continents and an ancient ocean within a 1/4 mile of the Ipswich Museum. Join Scott Jewel on a walk around town and learn the hidden history beneath your feet. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets online or call the museum at 978-356-2811
Join us for a Brown Bag Lunch with speaker Joe Carlin who will talk about his travels to the temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The original programming for this date with speaker John Fiske has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Who knew that Ipswich was in the epicenter of the American Revolution? Join Scott Jewel on a walk around town and learn about what happened here 245 years ago. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets online or call the museum at 978-356-2811
Did you know Ipswich was a custom port from 1705 -1844? Join Scott Jewel for a walk to the site of old port and explore this fascinating part of the town's rich history. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets online or call the museum at 978-356-2811
Join Dow Curator Stephanie Gaskins as she guides us around town through the life and work of Ipswich artist, Arthur Wesley Dow. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets online or call the museum at 978-356-2811
Brown Bag Lunch “Colonial Artifacts” Back by popular demand, join Roland Arguin, amateur archaeologist as he shares his most recent discoveries found in his search on the North Shore.
We use these bridges everyday, but hardly give them a second thought as significant pieces of history. Join Scott Jewel for a walk around the town and learn about the stories the bridges and dams can tell. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets online or call the museum at 978-356-2811
Join the museum's educator, Erin Rice, on a walk around town to discuss the names and forgotten labors of the enslaved people that lived here, but also Ipswich's links to the transatlantic slave trade, the legalization of slavery throughout the colony, and landmark freedom suits. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets […]
Join Dow Curator, Stephanie Gaskins, on a journey back to the early 19th century when Ipswich was home to the Ipswich Female Seminary, an early school for the higher education of women. Limit 10 people. $10 Tickets, reservations required. Reserve your tickets online or call the museum at 978-356-2811
Brown Bag Lunch “Remembering Kitty Crockett Robertson” Susie Glessner and Chris Crockett will share favorite stories about their aunt, Kitty Crockett Robertson, newspaper and radio reporter. Kitty won several New […]
Brown Bag Lunch “League of Women Voters: Their Role in the Community” Come hear this round-table discussion led by Barbara Ostberg, Ruth Edmunds, Terri Stephens, and Marilyn Seidler as they […]
The Ipswich Museum is hosting its annual yard sale on Saturday, July 24 from 9-12. Come do your early Christmas shopping from a range of wonderful collectibles, art, jewelry, household goods, China, glassware, toys and games. Proceeds benefit educational programs at the museum. We look forward to seeing you there!