Plan your visit

Exhibition hours

Tue - Sat: 10am - 5pm, Sun: 11am - 5pm, Mon: Closed

The Power of Stories exhibition is located in the Wolsey Art Gallery of Christchurch Mansion. Once you’ve taken in the exhibition, the rest of the Mansion is open for you to explore as well.

Christchurch Mansion is a treasure trove of history, with plenty to discover both inside and out. Travel into the past through period rooms, from the Tudor kitchen to the Victorian wing, and view the works of some of Suffolk’s most famous artists.

As the Mansion is located in the extensive grounds of Ipswich’s award-winning Christchurch Park, there is plenty of space to sit and relax after your visit. Christchurch Park can be accessed through several entrances. The main entrance to the Mansion is on Soane Street. Once you are inside the park, follow the signs to the courtyard entrance behind the main building. As a one-way system in place, the doors at the front of the Mansion will be an exit only.

Following the government’s decision to ease restrictions from 19 July, you will no longer need to book tickets to visit the exhibition. All of our venues will remain Covid-Secure, with regular cleaning, hand sanitiser and advisory one-way systems in place.

For the safety and comfort of visitors and staff, we ask that you wear face coverings during your visit (unless exempt) and encourage you to observe consideration for others by social distancing inside our museums where possible

Rationale Method have brought to life the three costumes from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther displayed in the exhibition through new audio descriptions which aim to enhance accessibility for both visually impaired and sighted audiences.

Get a deeper insight into the finer details of each costume and become fully immersed in the emotive and poetic soundscape of the audio description for an accessible experience like no other. 

Rationale Method have worked hard to ensure the authenticity and energy of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther is harnessed in the delivery of their audio description and created a Pan-African accessibility team to bring visitors a powerful accessible production. 

Audio describer Tashinga Matewe was born in Zimbabwe and the musical score was created in South Africa by the artistic powerhouses that are Ushuthu. The audio description also features music by Lee Affen, who is UK based and of African descent. The entire accessible production is brought together by company Director Nathan Geering, who is also of African descent.

You can access the audio descriptions through QR codes in the exhibition or listen to them here.

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