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Christchurch Mansion

Christchurch Mansion is a historic house museum in Ipswich, Suffolk, featuring fine art collections, period rooms, and decorative arts spanning several centuries.

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Christchurch Mansion

Christchurch Mansion stands as one of the principal museums in Ipswich, Suffolk, housed within a striking Tudor-Jacobean building on Soane Street. The mansion showcases an impressive collection of fine art, historic furnishings, and decorative objects spanning several centuries, offering visitors genuine insight into how wealthy families lived during different eras.

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Closed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
FridayClosed
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday11:00 – 17:00

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Constable: Walking the landscape
11 Jul – 4 Oct
Museums

Constable: Walking the landscape

Christchurch Mansion11 Jul – 4 OctIpswich

Constable: Walking the Landscape is the centrepiece exhibition of the year-long Constable 250 celebrations at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich's beautiful Tudor mansion set in Christchurch Park. Running from 11 July to 4 October 2026, it marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Suffolk's…

Constable to Contemporary
24 Oct – 28 Feb
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Constable to Contemporary

Christchurch Mansion24 Oct – 28 FebIpswich

The third and final chapter of Christchurch Mansion's year-long Constable 250 programme, *Constable to Contemporary* runs from 24 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 at the Tudor mansion in Ipswich's Christchurch Park. Where the two preceding exhibitions explored Constable's life and the…

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