Lovely comments about our new exhibition - The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour from Elian Shipp, general manager at Landguard Fort in Felixstowe. It's free, family-friendly, and runs to 19 September at The Hold Ipswich. Book www.ticketsource.com/suffolk-arch...

Going to @latitudefestival.bsky.social 24-26 July? Take a load off at our Archives on Tour Trailer while the kids enjoy some crafts. You can also learn more about artist John Constable at our pop-up exhibition. Part of the Constable 250 project, made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

Time’s ticking. There are just over two weeks left to secure your place. Stallholders, make sure you register your interest before 31 July to be part of the event. Email archives.events.hire@suffolk.gov.uk to get involved! #Christmas #FestiveMarkets #Stallholders #SuffolkArchives

Our Let's Get Crafty Space team have some out of this world fun for your little stars. They're at Stowmarket Library, 22 Jul; Bury St Edmunds Library, 30 Jul; Haverhill Library, 13 Aug; and Lowestoft Community Library, 18 Aug. Booking required https://orlo.uk/yiPbz

Have you heard of Lilian Redstone? She was one of the first women to make history her profession and helped establish the first county record offices in Suffolk, shaping how the county's history is kept and shared today. We're honouring her life and work with a range of events https://orlo.uk/1LVxg

We're hosting a @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social funded reading group, run by a professional writer, free to people with lived experience of disability. It meets 28 July, 4 August, 11 August, 18 August, 25 August, and 1 September, 11:00-12:30. You must attend all sessions. Book https://orlo.uk/4e9Lu

Legend says Margaret Catchpole was a devoted Suffolk serving girl transported to Australia for falling in love with the wrong man. Can we separate fact from fiction two centuries on? Hear about the people she knew and see some of the buildings associated with her story. Book https://orlo.uk/5NACC

It's been more than half a century since the US put humans on the Moon. They're now locked in a race with China to build a permanent lunar base. Explore the space race - past and present - at our new, free, family-friendly, exhibition The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour https://orlo.uk/w1DHf

Love visiting museums and exhibitions? Log your favourite displays and rate each place you visit in a Yop and Tom museum journal! Now available in our shop. Your first entry could be our new, free, family-friendly exhibition - The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour. Book https://orlo.uk/oPIdT

As part of #DisabilityPrideMonth, we've launched the Beyond Labels: Celebrating Disability in Suffolk 360-degree interactive, virtual exhibition https://orlo.uk/mqXD4 It includes accessibility tools including an audio tour, BSL tour, high contrast, large format text, and is screen reader compatible

We've had some out of this world entries for our drawing competition so far. Get inspired by our free The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour exhibition, give us your best planet, alien, and starship and maybe land yourself a special prize. Sheets from our Front of House team. #FreeKidsActivities

June saw the launch of our volunteer placement to help aspiring archivists develop their skills. Sophi and Izzy worked on the Rex Pyke: Akenfield collection (Ref HD4419) which explores rural Suffolk life and film-making in the 70s. The catalogue will be published soon. #Archives #History #Volunteer

We love to read – from new bestsellers to classic literature! Record your TBR, log your goals for the year, and review the books you read in our new Yop and Tom reading journal. Now in stock at the Suffolk Archives shop. Visiting us via train, bus, or bicycle? Get 10% off buys over £5.

Great news. The air-con in our archives and John Blatchly Library is fixed so we'll be open today after all. Visit both from 10am-4.30pm, Tues – Sat. Our gallery and shop are open 10am-5pm, Mon - Sat. Our cafe's open 8.30am-3pm, Mon – Fri; and 9.30am – 3.30pm Sat https://orlo.uk/zqiKg

Fancy a guided tour of the archives and a special look at our conservation studio? Join an archivist and our conservator for a fascinating insight of what we do. Book https://orlo.uk/GrWhh We've tours of the archives - minus the conservation studio visit - on 17 and 25 July, and on 13 August too.

There's just a week to go before this Colchester Museums and Ipswich Museums Services conference that uses John Constable's life and work to look at historic and contemporary engagement with landscape. Find out more and book https://orlo.uk/Tz06m

Did you know the moon is 3,400km across, making it smaller than Australia. It's 384,400km away, which is about 400x the length of the UK. Its gravity is 1/6 of Earth's, so objects there weigh less. Find out more at The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour exhibition until 19 Sept https://orlo.uk/8sOdm

Did you enjoy our Beyond Labels: Celebrating Disability in Suffolk exhibition and events? The accompanying book is available now from our online shop https://orlo.uk/E4wET and at The Hold Ipswich. The project was made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

Our archives and the John Blatchly Library will close on 9 and 10 July while we wait for an air-conditioning unit to be fixed. This is to protect the records from excessive heat. The exhibition, cafe, and shop will be open. Sorry for any inconvenience. Email any queries to archives@suffolk.gov.uk

Edward VI “The Boy King” died 473 years ago. Henry VIII’s sole legitimate male heir came to the throne in 1547 aged nine and reigned until his death in1553. Document GB1/2/1/16, letters patent (1548), boasts his Great Seal. Explore this collection THOMAS MILLS CHARITY https://orlo.uk/untuE

Want to explore your family history but don't know how to get started? Sign up for one of these free, one to one, sessions Lowestoft Community Library that'll introduce you to tools like Ancestry and Findmypast. Booking essential https://orlo.uk/pWfN1 There are more sessions on 11 September

Going on your own Georgian-style grand tour, like Susanna Arethusa Cullum (1822-1824, document reference: E2/44/52), or a weekend away on the Suffolk coast? Record it in a Yop and Tom travel journal! Now in stock in our shop. Every purchase ensures future generations can enjoy our collections.

Our Archives on Tour team will sing the praises of Suffolk artist John Constable at Ipswich Music Day tomorrow. Enjoy Constable-style crafts and learn more about the Constable 250 project from Ipswich Museums, funded by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social See where the team are next https://orlo.uk/VOJWp

3-2-1 - blast off for space-themed fun with our Let's Crafty Space team at The Hold Ipswich. Perfect for ages 4-11. Sessions 10:30m-12:30 on 29 July, 31 July, and 13 August. Book https://orlo.uk/mNrYg Relaxed sessions at 14:00-15.30 on 29 July and 14:00-16:00 13 August. Book https://orlo.uk/OPQlx

Cultivating more weeds than plants in your garden this spring? Don’t stress – instead, pull up those weeds (or keep them, we won’t judge) and write a garden journal like Maudie Borrett’s Nature Diary (1923-1924, Document Reference: HD1453/1). Now in stock in our shop.

Catch the @ntlive.bsky.social captioned screening of Les Liaisons Dangereuses here, Saturday 18 July, 13:00-16:00 www.ticketsource.com/suffolk-arch...

Thanks to Suffolk County Council's Cllr June Mummery, Cabinet Member for Coastal Affairs, Communities and Public Health, for opening our latest exhibition - The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour, from Bespoke Scientific. At The Hold Ipswich until 19 Sept www.ticketsource.com/suffolk-arch...

Hear about St Edmundsbury Cathedral, West Suffolk Council, and English Heritage's once-in-a-generation scheme to reunite the 60-acre site, conserve its fragile ruins, create new visitor facilities, and a programme of community activities. Book https://orlo.uk/0i8kM

Due to the heat, we've postponed next week's Beyond Labels Celebration Event. It's now on Monday 20 July, noon to 4pm. Everyone's invited to The Hold Ipswich for free food, music, crafts, a pop-up exhibition and more. Book https://orlo.uk/5Jw4X Project supported by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

Suffolk Archives and Bespoke Scientific’s latest free exhibition The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour has launched at The Hold Ipswich. It runs until 19 September. Book https://orlo.uk/Q98FK Thanks to Simon Lee Photography for these pix and to our preview guests. #TheMoon #FamilyFriendly