Constable 250 in Ipswich
November 16 2025
Picture: Ipswich Museums
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Ipswich Museums in Suffolk will be celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the birth of John Constable with a series of special exhibitions at Christchurch Mansion in 2026.
According to their website:
To commemorate his life and work Colchester and Ipswich Museums present Constable 250, a programme of exhibitions and activities at the heart of which will be three landmark exhibitions at Ipswich’s Christchurch Mansion, featuring works from CIMS own collections alongside major loans from across the UK.
Here are the three main exhibitions that will be on display alongside their respective dates:
Constable: A Cast of Characters
28 March – 14 June 2026
Constable: Walking the Landscape
11 July – 4 October 2026
Constable to Contemporary
24 October 2026 – 28 February 2027


