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The Royal Naval Patrol Service Museum was heavily involved with author Will Iredale in his research for this major new book "Churchills Pirates" on the WW2 Royal Naval Patrol Service, it was published in August and already getting acclaimed as a major work on the subject, using previously … Continue reading Major new book launched in early August focussing on the Second World War Royal Naval Patrol Service whose headquarters for their worldwide minesweeping and anti-submarine operations was in Lowestoft.

Halesworth & District Museum are hoping to add eight early Mediaeval (often called Anglo-Saxon) silver coins to their outstanding collection at the museum. These will be the only examples they have from this period in history. Eight Anglo-Saxon coins minted between 670 and 710AD, were … Continue reading New era for Halesworth coins

Suffolk Archives have received a £22,000 grant to support an upcoming exhibition exploring Suffolk's brutal witch trials of the mid 1600s, featuring prestigious loans rarely seen outside of London. Suffolk archives are delighted to have received £22,000 from the Art Fund’s Weston Loan … Continue reading Spellbinding next exhibition at Suffolk Archives

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway needs a carriage to protect their Victorian coaches. A great supporter of the railway has made an incredibly generous offer of £25,000 if the MSLR are able to match fund this amount. Thus, any contribution would be doubled and, if it can be gift aided, even better … Continue reading Match Funding for the Dovebrook Carriage Shed Appeal

… Continue reading Manager of Felixstowe Museum does sponsored walk to raise funds

The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour, a touring exhibition from Bespoke Scientific, has touched down at The Hold Ipswich. Touch a real moon rock, marvel at a giant inflatable solar system, and explore Suffolk’s space stories at this free, family friendly exhibition until 19 September.   … Continue reading 3-2-1 blast off! Suffolk Archives launches new moon-themed exhibition

To launch next year’s tercentenary celebrations of his birth in 1727, a garden dedicated to the life and legacy of the renowned English portraitist Thomas Gainsborough will debut at this summer’s RHS Sandringham Flower Show (22–26 July).The garden, designed by the award-winning landscape designer, … Continue reading The Thomas Gainsborough Garden: RHS Sandringham Flower Show

The Food Museum is delighted to announce that its School Dinners exhibition was announced the winner of the Food on Display category at the 2026 British Library Food Season Awards, one of four categories celebrating the most exciting and impactful work in food writing, curation and culture across … Continue reading Food Museum’s School Dinners exhibition wins prestigious British Library Food Season Award

  Suffolk’s young creatives are flourishing thanks to support from Suffolk County Council’s Culture Project Fund, which continues to open doors for people to explore the arts and develop their talents. Among the many projects supported in the fund’s first year is Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, … Continue reading Investing in Creativity: Suffolk’s Culture Project Fund Supports Young Artists at Gainsborough’s House

Led by the Stowmarket Culture Group, Jubilant! 2025 involved children and young people from 10 local schools and one Home Education group, each working with a specially commissioned creative practitioner in the Summer term to create their own, unique, arts based project.  The projects were then … Continue reading Jubilant! 2025 “ROOTS”

From 27 February 2025 to 1 March 2025, Orford Museum is planning to repeat their very successful History Festival with talks throughout the three days. On Thursday 27 February at 4pm, Ralph Houlbrooke will speak on:An Elizabethan Tragedy at Butley: The ill-fated marriage of Charles Forth and … Continue reading Orford Museum History Festival 2025

Long Melford Heritage Trust is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted for the Council for British Archaeology Archaeological Achievement Awards 2024 in the category of Learning, Training and Skills. The Awards celebrate exceptional contributions to the field of archaeology across the UK and … Continue reading Long Melford Heritage Trust Shortlisted for the Archaeological Achievement Awards 2024

  Come along to the National Horseracing Museum on Saturday 14th December, and join us for a festive day of Christmas fun! Enjoy a ride around the beautiful grounds of the Museum on Santa’s Horse and Carriage, as we welcome back the fabulous Suffolk Punches to provide an unforgettable … Continue reading Christmas cheer at the National Horseracing Museum

Between 4 November – 15 November 2024, we will be preparing our exhibition spaces to welcome three new, fantastic exhibitions. These will be available to visit from 16 November 2024 – 20 April 2025. There are three new exhibitions to enjoy at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury over the coming … Continue reading New exhibitions at Gainsborough’s House

It’s celebration time at Halesworth & District Museum. We will soon be displaying the second find of Iron Age gold coins from Blythburgh. The 22 newly purchased coins, together with the first find of 19, will create a spectacular collection of 41 remarkable coins minted here in Britain for use … Continue reading Halesworth goes for gold – again!

Following the appointment of Ipswich-based award-winning contractors Gipping Construction to carry out base-build construction earlier this year, work has commenced at Ipswich Museum on this important phase. The exciting project will cast a spotlight on one of our town’s most loved attractions. … Continue reading Construction work well underway at Ipswich Museum

Horatio Nelson – The Making of a HeroOn 25 November 2024, Peter Gutteridge will tell the story of Nelson’s early life from his birth in 1758 in the small Norfolk village of Burnham Thorpe through to the battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February 1797 which established him as one of the nation’s great … Continue reading Orford Museum Talks at Butley Priory

Tom Parker, Collections Officer and Deputy Manager at Felixstowe Museum, previews the coming winter closed season: "Felixstowe Museum is reliant on our team of dedicated volunteers for all aspects of keeping the Museum going. As we move into our winter closed season, there is a huge variety of jobs … Continue reading Getting volunteers involved at Felixstowe Museum

  Over August 2024, the Red House took part in the Suffolk Holiday Activity and Food Programme by offering a week of engaging activities and food for 13–16-year-olds. The Science of Sound week allowed us to dive into the fascinating world of sound exploration with hands-on workshops designed for … Continue reading Summer of Science and Sound at The Red House, Aldeburgh

Lynette Allison, Learning Manager at Colchester and Ipswich Museums, tells us all about the awesome work experience students they've had at the museum: "Colchester and Ipswich Museums have been pleased to host the first of four work experience weeks scheduled for July and August. Students have … Continue reading Work Experience for the Win

Tom Parker, Collections Officer and Deputy Manager at Felixstowe Museum, takes us through what's on: "This summer there is plenty of activity down at Felixstowe Museum with the launch of multiple new displays, and the last chance to see one of our most popular." "Early in July the exciting Views … Continue reading New exhibition and last chance to see at Felixstowe Museum

Dr Simon J Jackson, Collections and Learning Curator, Ipswich Museums, Colchester and Ipswich Museums, writes: X-ray analysis is a powerful tool to help us look beneath the surface of our objects and into their very fabric and nature. What are they made of? How have they been made? Does organic … Continue reading What Lies Beneath? Local Museum and University Collaboration Unlock Museum Object Secrets through State-Of-The-Art X-Ray Analysis

Peter Senior, Chair of Parham Airfield Museum, tells us more: "In June we had a series of visits from Americans undertaking a cruise to wartime sites in East Anglia and northern Europe, organised by the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans. We welcomed a total of eight coach loads of … Continue reading Transatlantic Visitors to Parham Airfield Museum

Son et Lumière – The Story of Butley PrioryOn Thursday, 22 August, Orford Museum is presenting a Son et Lumière (Sound & Light Show) illustrating the history of Butley Priory from its very earliest days up to the present. This will be done using light effects and images projected onto the … Continue reading Orford Museum Events at Butley Priory