What’s On in Hull – September 2022
World-class culture, a journey to far-away galaxies, and the UK’s largest heritage festival. Take a look at our highlights of what’s on in Hull this September.
Freedom Festival
Multiple Venues, … More
World-class culture, a journey to far-away galaxies, and the UK’s largest heritage festival. Take a look at our highlights of what’s on in Hull this September.
Multiple Venues, … More
Hull Maritime, the project transforming the city’s maritime treasures, has joined forces with Toronto Inuit Association in Canada to learn more about the Inuit culture and the artefacts within Hull’s … More
Hull City Council wants people with special educational needs and disabilities to be able to enjoy your museums to the full.
That’s why the council-led Hull Maritime project has teamed … More
More than 80 per cent of participants who completed the latest ‘Maritime Futures’ training programme have gained employment within the maritime sector.
More than 80 per cent of participants who … More
The creation of a new carbon neutral visitor centre at North End Shipyard has moved a step closer with the appointment of a Hull based contractor, The Ashcourt Group.
Hull … More
Hull City Council has today confirmed the appointment of a specialist contractor in museum storage solutions to install the storage racking and equipment to two of Hull’s maritime buildings.
Leading … More
A group of Sea Cadets from Hull have captured the everyday experiences of life in the Merchant Navy.
The stories generated from this intergenerational oral history project will be shown … More
Hull City Council has been awarded £150,000 from The Wolfson Foundation to support the refurbishment of the city’s Maritime Museum as part of its recent £1.5m heritage grants round.
The … More
Hull City Council has today published a decision record that will allow the council to open a tender process to construct a permanent wet dock for the Spurn Lightship.
To … More
Hull’s museum quarter will be transformed into a medieval encampment for the city-wide Festival of Archaeology.
On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July, 11am – 3.00 pm, visitors can come … More
A series of maritime themed reminiscent events are being launched at an Extra Care facility in Hull.
From June 2022, volunteers along with the Hull Maritime team are running events … More
The city’s sole survivor of Hull’s former distant-water, sidewinder fishing fleet, the Arctic Corsair, has been awarded Virtual Flagship status for 2022 by National Historic Ships UK.
Competition was strong … More
Two of the city’s cherished ships, Arctic Corsair and Spurn Lightship, have reached the next phase of their restoration.
The ships are undergoing a shotblasting process to remove the old … More
Magical Museum Member pupils are stepping back in time as they re-enact the Queen’s coronation.
The ‘God Save the Queen’ workshops run from Monday 16 – Friday 27 May and … More
A LEGO® exhibition Brick by Brick International LEGO® Brick Art is coming to the Ferens Art Gallery this month.
The Brick by Brick exhibition gathers the work of 18 artists, … More
Hull’s Hands on History Museum is reopening for the first time since lockdown.
The museum is due to reopen on Saturday 14 May. It will then be open as normal … More
An historic city centre clock is set to become automated after more than 100 years.
The large clock on the south-facing tower of Hull’s Maritime Museum and its dialworks have … More
The accredited ‘Maritime Futures’ training programme dedicated to young people in Hull has attracted further funding.
Hull Maritime Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting Hull Maritime, has been awarded £75,000 … More
Going Dutch – could ‘Three in a Boat’ sail to victory?
Hull’s maritime living statues have been shortlisted to compete in an international competition.
The three living statues created for … More
Work to conserve a collection of historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum is now complete.
Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 13 selected works of art that … More
Budding young scientists are invited to get involved in a celebration of science at the Museums Quarter during the Easter holidays.
Hull Museums have teamed up with the University of … More
A course aimed to give young people the qualifications they need to enter a career in the seafaring industry has achieved a 75 per cent success rate to date.
So … More
We Are Goddesses is a vibrant interactive art installation, created by Hull artist, Alex Hunt, which can be seen on the windows of Streetlife Museum.
Running until Saturday 2nd April, … More
Volunteers are helping to conserve artefacts from Hull Maritime Museum.
Working with the Conservation and Engagement Officer, the small team of volunteers will carry out practical conservation tasks to ensure … More
Hull is set to celebrate its status as Yorkshire’s only maritime city, urging people to get on board a voyage of discovery in 2022 and beyond.
On 9 March, a … More
Ancient figures, around 2,600 years old, from the Hull & East Riding Museum are being showcased as part of a new exhibition at the British Museum in London.
The Roos … More
Wilberforce House Museum can now be explored digitally thanks to a new 3D virtual tour.
The 3D tour has been launched today (Monday 18 October) on Anti-Slavery Day 2021.
The … More
The Ferens Art Gallery will turn one of its walls into a huge canvas this half term so that families can create a giant jungle gallery, inspired by one of … More
70 Objeks & Tings, an exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK, launches at the Streetlife Musuem in Hull tomorrow (Saturday 2 October) as part of Black History … More
Heritage organisations from across the region have benefited from £18,300 in grants from the Humber Museums Partnership.
In Hull, the Carnegie Centre will use funding to share its R38 Airship … More