Just over a week to go until our first #Constable250 exhibition! ✨
Introducing, Constable: A Cast of Characters, the first exhibition of three, running from the 28th March - 14th June.
With work from artists such as George Frost and Thomas Gainsborough, the exhibition will also explore the Regency period that Constable lived in, including family items and select pieces from our costume collections. 🙌
It will also showcase new art created by Sasha Constable, international sculptor and a direct descendant of the artist himself.
You can now pre-book tickets for the exhibition by heading to our website. Constable 250 is made possible with @heritagefunduk
#Constable250 #ChristchurchMansion #ConstableExhibition #artexhibition
The Ipswich Museum redevelopment has moved into its final stages, marking a major milestone in the transformation of one of the town’s most significant cultural assets! 🙌
Over the last 2 years, we have been focused on upgrading this beautiful historic building to meet modern museum standards whilst celebrating Ipswich’s rich heritage. ✨
The new museum will be more accessible to people with physical disabilities and will include a cafe and brand - new toilets. It will provide a more accessible, engaging experience for visitors of all ages!
With the construction phase now concluded, the museum is preparing to enter the final phase, installing the new galleries and displays ready to bring it to life.
Enjoy this sneak peek of the progress so far, we hope you love it as much as we do! 💙
#ipswichmuseums #ipswichhistory #localhistory #museumredevelopment
Introducing our new opening hours! ✨
We are very excited to be opening again on Thursdays due to receiving a grant from the Museum Renewal Fund.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Mansion! 🙌
#Openinghours #christchurchmansion #Ipswichmuseums
Did you know kids go FREE at our Constable: A Cast of Characters exhibition? 🙌
We also have a FREE child friendly activity on, which is available at the front desk for collection!
Come along and borrow a Gallery Explorer Trail when you visit the Constable 250 Exhibitions at Christchurch Mansion. 🔍
This is a set of fun activity cards with things to find and do, attached to a snazzy lanyard.
Remember, children can explore the exhibition free of charge but there’s no age limit on who uses the trail cards so come and join in the fun! ✨
Constable 250 and is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we will be able to explore Constable’s art and legacy through 2026.
Join us on our special Mini Mansion takeover on the 3rd June with @makeplay.org.uk for Constable 250 takeover! ✨
Children aged 0-5 and their families can explore Constable’s Garden, a brand new hands-on, immersive playscape inspired by John Constable’s painting: Golding Constable’s Kitchen Garden. 🖼️
Children can wander, crawl, climb, and play in a playscape full of tactile surprises inspired by Suffolk landscape. 🌳
These are free, open-ended play sessions at 10 AM, 10:45 AM, and 11:30 AM, open to all families with children under 5, limited spaces so booking is essential!
Head to our website to book your place, click the link in our bio! 🔗
Constable’s Garden is part of Constable 250 and is made possible with @heritagefunduk .
There's just under a month of Constable: A Cast of Characters left! 😱
Don't miss out on this amazing first exhibition out of three, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Suffolk born artist, John Constable. ✨
If you haven't visited yet, now's your chance to see amazing work from George Frost, Thomas Gainsborough and as a direct descendant of the artist himself, @sashaconstable_artist .
What are you waiting for? Get your tickets now. Children also go FREE! Click the link in our bio. 🔗
Constable 250 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we will be able to explore Constable’s art and legacy through 2026.
𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎: 𝙰 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝙾𝚏 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜
“The 250th anniversary celebrations of the birth of John Constable have been mentioned before in @theamericanmag . Now a new exhibition by Colchester + @ipswichmuseums , at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich, reveals some of the people who helped turn the county of Suffolk into his eponymous ‘Constable Country’.
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Constable was one of the greatest landscape artists ever to put paintbrush to canvas, but how did the son of a merchant rise to such heights of artistic fame and legacy?
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With over 100 works and objects, including portraits, sketches and landscapes by the artist himself and others, Constable: A Cast of Characters will delve deep into the background characters of Constable’s life; from family to early supporters recognizing his talent, and the friends and patrons that sustained him during his long career.
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Although landscape painting was his main love, in his early career Constable undertook portrait commissions out of financial necessity.
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The exhibition space itself will enable visitors to step into Regency Ipswich as Constable would have known it, with photographic re-enactments, objects, period fashion, costumes and uniforms, and a recreation of the Constable family’s parlor complete with letters.
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New works by internationally acclaimed sculptor Sasha Constable (b.1970) - a direct descendant of the artist - will also be displayed….”
Read more about Constable: A Cast of Characters, including dates, in Issue 810 by clicking the link in our bio or stories, head to and click ‘Library’, or click /The-American-Issue-810-p18
#theamericanmagazine #theamericanmag #theamerican #constable #art
Check out @sashaconstable_artist brilliant artwork at our Constable: A Cast of Characters exhibition! 🙌
Sasha Constable is an international sculptor and a direct descendant of John Constable himself. Her work centres around stone carving, alabaster, limestone and bronze.
Sasha combines technical precision with expressive form to capture the delicacy of human and environmental experience.
Her sculpture pictured, "Painting is but another word for feeling" is a relief-style portrait of John Constable derived from a youthful self-portrait he sketched. Alongside the portrait is a quote attributed to him to complement his artistic philosophy.
You can see more of Sasha's talented work by visiting Constable: A Cast of Characters, head to our website to book your tickets, just click the link in our bio! 🔗
On Sunday 3rd May, we held a beautiful bridal show here at Christchurch Mansion! ✨
A big thank you to @lace_legacybb for the stunning dresses and a big thank you to our beautiful models who all looked amazing! 👰
Another thank you to @victoriabradfieldmua and @mrsgarrodmua for glamming our models, @johearlebeautyandnailsalon for doing the models hair, and a thank you to @rainywood_weddings for capturing these amazing shots of the night! 📸
Thank you to the following people who also helped to make our Bridal Show special:
@tfscatering@chriscamposmagician@suffolksingergina
We hope everyone that came along enjoyed it as much as we did, and you have plenty of inspiration for your big day!
Don't miss out on our Museum Behind the Scenes Tours...
Running until the 17th May, you can explore our new gallery spaces at an exciting stage of our redevelopment and learn all about the transformation the building has undergone so far.
Any funds raised by the tours will support the Museum Re-development Project. It's a special opportunity to see the building at this point in time! ✨
We still have spaces for this week, head to our website to book your place, be quick! Click the link in our bio! 🔗
What a privilege to hear such a fine string ensemble @trianonmusicgroup in the refurbished @ipswichmuseums at the weekend. The acoustics were stunning! Even more amazing to be able to tour the museum ahead of the collections being rehoused. The most beautiful space 🌟 I hope the museum giraffe enjoyed it 😍
Have you visited Constable: A Cast of Characters yet? 🖼️✨
An exhibition which steps into Constable's world, exploring art from himself and those who supported him, including Suffolk artists Thomas Gainsborough and George Frost.
The exhibition also showcases new art created by Sasha Constable, international sculptor and a direct descendant of the artist himself. 🙌
If you haven't visited yet, you are missing out...
Head to our website to book your tickets today. Head to the link in our bio! 🔗
