The Birth of the Ipswich Arts Association

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

The mission of the Ipswich Art Association is to empower, promote, and advocate for all creative and performing arts and artists in Ipswich. Joan Wilking, artist, will discuss how the newly formed Ipswich Arts Association was born and its connection to our community.

Winter Exhibit – “Fiber Arts”

Come in Saturdays and Sundays through early Spring and view fiber arts pieces highlighting everything from Ipswich lace-making and embroidery to modern quilts.  Members: Free, Non-Members: $5

Winter Exhibit – “Fiber Arts”

Come in Saturdays and Sundays through early Spring and view fiber arts pieces highlighting everything from Ipswich lace-making and embroidery to modern quilts.  Members: Free, Non-Members: $5

Tea, Porcelain, and Opium

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

In the wake of the American Revolution, North Shore merchants dispatched sailing ships to the Far East, racing to bring back tea, silk, pepper, and porcelain. By 1800, their ventures […]

Winter Exhibit – “Fiber Arts”

Come in Saturdays and Sundays through early Spring and view fiber arts pieces highlighting everything from Ipswich lace-making and embroidery to modern quilts.  Members: Free, Non-Members: $5

Winter Exhibit – “Fiber Arts”

Come in Saturdays and Sundays through early Spring and view fiber arts pieces highlighting everything from Ipswich lace-making and embroidery to modern quilts.  Members: Free, Non-Members: $5

Weaving Threads of Lace History

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

The New England Lace Group presents, “Weaving Threads of Lace History”. Anyone interested in fiber arts or learning more about the history of lacemaking in Ipswich is welcome to attend.

Winter Exhibit – “Fiber Arts”

Come in Saturdays and Sundays through early Spring and view fiber arts pieces highlighting everything from Ipswich lace-making and embroidery to modern quilts.  Members: Free, Non-Members: $5

Brown Bag Talk: Fiber Art & Ipswich Lace

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

Join museum president, Stephanie Gaskins, and Collections Manager, Susan Landry, for a show and tell on Fiber Art & Ipswich Lace! Members: Free | Non-members: $5

The Revolutionary War Letters of Joseph Hodgkins & Sarah Perkins Hodgkins

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

Join Gordon Harris, town historian, as he shares the poignant letters of Lieutenant Joseph Hodgkins, written in 1775 from the battlefronts of Boston and Bunker Hill to his beloved wife, Sarah. In these heartfelt correspondences, Hodgkins expresses his deep longing for home, describes the dire conditions faced by the troops, and shares news of fellow […]

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Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

Explore our historic properties, view artwork by acclaimed Ipswich painters, and see unique pieces of Ipswich history and beyond.