Christchurch Mansion hits the headlines!

Have you heard? The Mansion has been all over the media in the last couple of days with the news that Constable’s The Hay Wain will be coming to Ipswich next summer.

This is the exciting centrepiece of the extended celebrations of Constable 250 - look out for our newsletter, due out next week, for lots more information on how we and the Museums are recognising one of Suffolk’s most famous sons in 2026.

In the meantime, why not read this BBC article - just click on the image below.

You can also listen to the news report on BBC News here (you may need a BBC Sounds account to access this).

As one of the sponsors of the Constable exhibitions next year, the Friends are hugely proud of this artistic triumph, and are grateful to Emma Roodhouse and her CIMS colleagues for making it happen.