Teacher Resources
We have a range of resources to support teachers and home educators, from a library of free activity ideas to our remote museum sessions that can hep bring your lessons to life!
Studying local history? Discover incredible objects found around the town with our interactive map, or head to our online catalogue and explore the Ipswich Through Time series!
For more updates, teachers can also sign up to our schools mailing list.
Online Resources

Collections Online
We hold over 200,000 records of objects, documents, artefacts and specimens: from Natural Science collections spanning millions of years, to a wide range of Social History objects!

Interactive Map
Ever wondered about the history of a particular part of Ipswich? Or what sorts of things have been collected to show the town’s evolution?
Explore our interactive map to reveal where objects was discovered, made or have links to.

Museum From Home
Looking for things to do? We have a variety of activities to help educate and entertain. Inspired by the collections across Colchester and Ipswich, from art to nature, archaeology to social history, we hope to bring the museum to you!
You can follow us on social media for all the latest ideas, or find our library below.
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