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The Reflection Room
The Reflection Room is a time capsule exhibition located in the Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, and showcases the stories of the Windrush Generation via a unique collection of memorabilia and a memorial wall honouring the local community. Please contact us to arrange a viewing.
Can you help us find a permanent home?
We're urgently looking for a new home for the Reflection Room display after being asked to leave our space at Sailmakers Shopping Centre before the end of 2024.
Visit us at our new (temporary) location: First floor, Sailmakers Shopping Centre, opposite River Island.
Press
April 19 2024
Clock is ticking in Windrush museum's pursuit to find permanent home
“The IWS is about protecting and sharing stories with everyone, and truly, everyone is welcome,” said Mr Thomas. “We are committed to inclusivity and engage with schools and visitors to our micro museum in the Sailmakers shopping centre to weave the vibrant tapestry of the Windrush generation's narrative into the fabric of Ipswich's collective heritage.”
Ipswich Windrush find temporary home amid ongoing search
Mr Thomas was disappointed to be told in January that he would need to dismantle his installation and vacate the premises. Mr Thomas has now moved into a new space, also in the Sailmakers, and will be ready to receive visitors from the end of this week. His new 'Reflection Room' can be found on the ground floor beside the new Ed Sheeran Mural, opposite the old back entrance to River Island. However, this is a temporary solution, and the display will only be here until the end of May, just three months away.
“Thank you for showing me this wonderful exhibition, a collection of heritage and stories which still resonates today. We have to keep these stories and memories alive.”
Jack AbbottMP for IpswichAugust 23 2024
Fantastic achievement
“This is an important monument to an important part of Ipswich's history. A fantastic achievement that Max brings to life. This is storytelling made real, made tangible and has so much potential. I look forward to seeing this grow and develop.”
Nigel BallHead of Arts University of SuffolkJanuary 25 2024
Hugely unique
“Fantastic and hugely unique. It needs a permanent home and legacy.”
Tom HuntMP for IpswichAugust 26 2021
Windrush Exhibition, Ipswich Town Hall
“In time for the Windrush celebration, a small but poignant exhibition from the Windrush era was held in the Reading Room of the Town Hall.”
“This little exhibition with its artefacts, furnishing, and pictures took so many people back to days gone by, fond memories of a generation lost but not forgotten. Those that stood and looked in at the Exhibition during its 3-week display spoke fondly of items their grandparents and parents had in their homes, the clock, television, carpet. Overhead conversations made by parents to children on what a gramophone was or how a typewriter worked. It made people smile remembering times gone by.”
“Today's society is filled with throw away items, a sad reflection of how times have changed over the years, our grandparents worked hard and valued the items in their homes, things passed down to sons and daughters. Reflection comes in many ways – reflecting about the past but also the future, what treasures will today's society leave for future sons and daughters and how will we be remembered.”
Cari HodkinsonMarkets & Shopmobility Manager Ipswich Town Hall & Corn ExchangeJuly 25 2022
I didn’t realise that Windrush folk settled in Ipswich! It was a pleasure to visit!
Sheila Marney, NorfolkSat Aug 24 2024
Lovely visit, full of nostalgia. Children enjoyed.
L GriffithSat Aug 24 2024
Great visual reminders. Very good to see and insightful for the younger generation to see.
E GriffithSat Aug 24 2024
Very insightful and educative, keep up the good work.
Adeola from BirminghamFri Aug 23 2024
Very right for all of the Wrong Done! May the msg reach every soul.
JThu Aug 01 2024
Very interesting, learnt new things 😊
Ellie GThu Aug 01 2024
Amazing interaction and conversation. So friendly and full of knowledge. Thank you so much.
Jason A C Bassam, CambridgeThu Aug 01 2024
Many friends passed but live in the heart.
Ian Ralph – election agent for Rudy Hodge WRPThu Aug 01 2024
Thank you for showing me this wonderful exhibition, a collection of heritage and stories which still resonates today. We have to keep these stories and memories alive.
Jack Abbott, MP for IpswichFri Aug 23 2024
Fascinating – really evocative and thought-provoking. Keep up the good work. Emotional and though-provoking exhibition. I’m really glad we came in today. Thank you so much for this exhibition.