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Newsletter AUTUMN 2014 FoIM Newsletter -Autumn 2014 The Friends of the Ipswich Museums Newsletter AUTUMN 2014 © CIMS on behalf of IBC we look forward Our cover : The Assault on the Town of Oudenarde, Jan Peeter Verdussen (?) to promote the past FoIM Newsletter -Autumn 2014 The Friends of the Contents Ipswich Museums Editor’s Notes ---------------------- 3 Newsletter Chairman’s Letter------------------ 4 is published three times a year and Bill Seaman’s Column------------- 6 distributedfree to all members. The Friends Diary ----------------------- 7 FoIM was set up in 1934 to support the work and development of the Friends News----------------------- 8 Ipswich Museums: Ipswich Museum in Future Events----------------------10 the High Street, Christchurch Mansion Visit to Kent------------------------11 and the Ipswich Art School Gallery. Chagall Windows -----------------13 Since April 2007 the Ipswich Museums Geoffrey Pocock painting--------15 have been managed as part of the AnnaAiry ---------------------------15 Colchester and Ipswich Museum Conservation Corner -------------16 Service (CIMS). Assault on Oudenarde-----------19 Friends continue to provide financial Cobbold Book Review -----------21 support to the Ipswich Museums as Corporate Members ------------ 22 well as acting as volunteers. The The Committee--------------------23 Friends run outings, talks and other events for their members. Membership Information---------23 The Friends provide guided tours of the Mansion and Museum, including Advertisements: 3, 4, 14,18, 20, 21, 22 free Peeps into the Past at the Our advertisements are all from Mansion throughout most of the year. corporate members, please support Tours for groups can be booked by them. contacting the Mansion (01473 433554). FoIM is a member of the British Association of Friends of Museums, Cover Picture: The Assault on the Town of Oudenarde from the the Ipswich Arts Association and the Ipswich Collection—see Adrian Suffolk Chamber of Commerce. Parry’s article on page 19 Contributions to the Spring 2015 Newsletter should be sent to the editor by 1 Feb 2015. Have you visited our website? www.foim.org.uk? We use our website to advertise events notified too late to be included in the Newsletter. 2 FoIM Newsletter -Autumn 2014 FoIM is a subscribing member of the Ipswich Arts Association, please visit their website www.ipswich-arts.org.uk for further information. Editor’s Notes I have now completed 12 years as Reynolds’ paintings of his family. They newsletter editor. I took over from also have a good display of china (they Diedre Heavens at the start of 2003. I briefly had a porcelain factory which had just retired from a scientific career, later moved to Bristol). Exeter has had during which I had done some editing of structural alterations to make a corridor technical journals. Diedre had produced through the building and provide more a newsletter of A4 sheets stapled disabled friendly access. They have together in the top left hand corner. I retained one Victorian natural history introduced the A5 format. Then in display as Ipswich plan to do. They also Spring 2012 we had ourfirst coloured have many more items on display than cover. previously. Originally I also arranged the printing Mary Halliwell and distribution of the newsletter. In Autumn 2012 I handed the distribution over to Maria Suttle. I now find myself working more slowly and would welcome help with preparing the newsletter and booking leaflets for printing. Jerry Latham our website manager would also like to share his task. Please contact any committee member or the website if you would be willing to help. Last month we went to Devon and visited Exeter and Plymouth Museums, both of which have had major refurbishments since our last visit. Both were founded in the late nineteenth century. These are the museums I knew in my schooldays. The exhibits had all been re-organised into themes. Both now have cafes and there was a lot of information about how major exhibits had been acquired. Plymouth have an excellent collection of 18th century furniture and engravings, plus Joshua 3 FoIM Newsletter -Autumn 2014 Chairman’s Letter By the time you read this, the long hot A Pocock Watercolour spell of summer will be a distant memory and we will be looking forward to FoIM have acquired a painting by Christmas and the New Year. Our Edward Pococke, husband of Anna Airy, committee has been planning events for the Ipswich collection (see page and trips for members to enjoy and we 15). Although he is not as well-known has also been able to donate funds to as his wife, he was an accomplished several acquisitions and a display of artist and it was felt that one of his works accessories. would complete the AnnaAiry connection. Acessories Display at Mansion Our 2014 Midsummer Dinner The accessories display “Stepping Out in Style” is now in the Mansion. The The mid-summer dinner in June was a Friends have funded this exhibition of great success with around 50 Friends shoes, hats, bags etc. from the costume enjoying an excellent meal at Seckford collection, some of which have never Hall. Although the evening was cool, been on display before. Check out the many guests enjoyed some time in the alligator bag - complete with alligator beautiful grounds with a relaxing drink. feet– and the bag made from a After dinner, we were entertained by platypus! I am glad that fashion and Charlie Haylock who gave us an attitudes towards animal welfare are “eccentric look at the Suffolk dialect.” rather more enlightened these days. He told us of several words and phrases used in Suffolk which go directly back to Anglo Saxon and also why Suffolk people are often mistaken for Australians. I have lost count of how many times I have been asked if I am Australian when taking groups from other parts of the country on guided tours! Our Mansion Guides We have had several interesting tours by the Mansion guides over the summer on various themes and some of the guides were busy at the Museum providing special events and talks for Heritage weekend. WW1 Celebrations I was present at the commemoration at the War Memorial in Christchurch Park led by the Mayor, marking the outbreak 4 FoIM Newsletter -Autumn 2014 Private View for FoIM Members “Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows” 1831 by John Constable Friends are Invited to a Private View at 6.30 pm on Mon 9 Feb 2015 of the Aspire Exhibition in the Wolsey Gallery. RSVP: 01473 433554 or [email protected] Part of the Aspire programme (see page 22) Access for cars and pedestrians via Bolton lane Gate of WW1 on 4 August. Melanie Hollis, questions from members of the public. CIMS Learning and Engagement Officer, read a passage from the diary of There is a new exhibition called Olive Turney, which is in the Ipswich “Obscure Secure” featuring works by collection. women artists in the Wolsey Art Gallery. Emma Roodhouse will be giving a talk Olive was one of many women drafted on the subject on 2 November. into jobs usually carried out by men Telephone 01473 433681 for further during the War. She was a taxi driver for details of how to book. The Friends will Egertons at 3-5 Northgate Street and be providing afternoon tea. later became a lorry driver for Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies. At dusk, Friends’ Events (details page 7 &10) the beacon was extinguished – “The We have lunchtime talks in November, lamps are going out all over Europe…” February and March at The Galley in There is a special exhibition about WW1 Woodbridge, an opportunity to visit the in the Museum –do go along and see it. Museum Stores in November and a visit A Talk for Willis Pensioners to the Imperial War Museum in London, in March. In July, I was asked to speak about the Museums and the role of the Friends at I hope to see many of you at the a dinner for retired Willis employees. Friends Christmas party to be held on The talk took place in the Willis Wed 10 Dec. We will have drinks and restaurant in what is, of course, supper with entertainment by the Ipswich’s newest Grade I listed building. Ipswich Chamber Choir in the special Events at Mansion atmosphere of the Mansion at night. In November, “The Mill Stream” by Erica Burrows, Chairman Constable is being cleaned by a Please contact me if you would like to specialist in Christchurch Mansion. discuss any aspect of the work of FoIM. Visitors will be able to see the 01473 785152, or email restoration being carried out and the [email protected] guides will be on hand to help answer 5 FoIM Newsletter -Autumn 2014 Bill Seaman’s Column It has been a busy summer at the Friends kindly supported the Stepping museums in Ipswich. Tidal Margins Out in Style exhibition of costume and followed on from Once Upon a Time as accessories at Christchurch Mansion another popular exhibition in the Art which is a welcome opportunity to School. I do hope that Friendshad an display Ipswich’s significant costume opportunity to see this fascinating collection for wider appreciation. exhibition of mixed media contemporary work inspired by the Suffolk coast. I’m Friends will notice much needed heating pleased that the quality of the exhibits is works taking place in Christchurch also reflected in a good supporting Mansion over the coming months and a income from the sale of artists’ works. great deal of planning is going into attempting to minimise the disruption to Following the success of Tidal Margins the museum. There is never a good the artists have secured additional time to undertake building works such funding from the HLF to enable free art as these and every effort will be made workshops throughout October to ensure that the visitors’ experience Saturdays (and1st November) in Ipswich will not be impaired.
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