Hull Museums and Gallery announces 2024 programme 4th January 2024 2024 promises to be an exciting year for Hull Museums and gallery as the year’s exhibition programme is today revealed. Starting at the Ferens Art Gallery in February, visitors are invited to a colourful journey into the imagination and experiences of disabled artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Created in response to disabled communities in Hull, Wakefield and […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on 2024 programmeCllr Rob PritchardHull Museums and GalleryJane AvisonJason Wilsher-MillsMuseums QuarterOpen ExhibitionStreetlife MuseumWilberforce House Museum
Ferens announces first exhibition of 2024 15th December 2023 A new exhibition celebrating disability will open at Ferens Art Gallery in February 2024. The forthcoming exhibition ‘Are we there yet?’ has been designed in collaboration with Yorkshire-born artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Jason’s work details his life as a disabled person, through theatrical self-portraits, which reflect aspects of his personality, memory, illness, and disability. Using iPads and […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on 2024 exhibitionAre we there yet?Cllr Rob PritchardFerens Art Gallery
7 places you should explore on Heritage Open Days 2023 8th September 2023 Heritage Open Days is back this month to give the chance to explore some of the amazing buildings around the city. Read more Ferens Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture News What's on Ferens Art GalleryHull City HallHull MuseumsHull New Theatre
Quiet sessions for museums and gallery 2nd August 2023 Quiet sessions are to be trialled at three popular visitor attractions in Hull. All sounds will be turned off for an hour at the Streetlife Museum, Hull and East Riding Museum, and Ferens Art Gallery on three different days this month. From 1000-1100 on those days, all sounds will be turned off to reduce sensory […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News Councillor Rob PritchardFerens Art GalleryHull and East Riding MuseumHull Culture and LeisureStreetlife Museum
Open Exhibition underway 21st July 2023 The 2023 annual Open Exhibition, which celebrates some of the best artistic talent in the region and across the UK, has opened at Ferens Art Gallery. It features over 300 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, textiles, installations, and film produced by amateur and professional artists, many of them from the local area. Some of […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Councillor Rob PritchardFerens Art GalleryOpen Exhibition
Newly acquired artworks celebrate 20th anniversary 14th July 2023 Images of Hull by artist Andy Lock have been acquired by the Ferens Art Gallery, and have gone on display to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The eight photographs, taken in 2003, are part of the Orchard Park series which captured the abandoned Vernon House tower block on Orchard Park before it was demolished. Kerri Offord, […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Andy LockArtFerens Art Gallery
Royal Collection Canaletto to go on display in Hull 14th June 2023 A painting by world renowned Italian artist, Canaletto will go on display at the Ferens Art Gallery later this year. A Regatta on the Grand Canal c.1733-4 is lent by His Majesty The King from the Royal Collection, and is the fifth and final work loaned to the gallery as part of a partnership with […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Anna ReynoldsCanalettoFerens Art GalleryKerri OffordRoyal Collection
What’s on in Hull – June 2023 1st June 2023 Read some of our handpicks for what’s on in Hull this month. Read more Ferens Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture Libraries News Theatre What's on Bonus ArenaFerens Art GalleryHull Culture and LeisureThe Big Malarkey FestivalWhat's On Hull
The trailblazing Victorian artist, the drag show and the painting in Ferens Art Gallery 18th May 2023 Middle Child premiere their latest show – Modest – at Hull Truck Theatre next week, but did you know that the story of the play’s extraordinary protagonist, Elizabeth Thompson, already has a connection to Hull? In 1874, Elizabeth Thompson had the eyes of the art world firmly focused on her after stunning the Royal Academy […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on Elizabeth ThompsonFerens Art GalleryMiddle ChildMilk PresentsModest
What’s on in Hull – April 2023 1st April 2023 Take a look at our handpicked highlights of what’s on in Hull this month. Read more Ferens Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Ferens Art GalleryHealthy HolidaysHull Central LibraryMKM Stadium
Ancient Egypt exhibitions open for the season at Ferens Art Gallery 17th March 2023 Ancient Egypt has arrived at Ferens Art Gallery and is now open for the spring/summer season. Featuring two free exhibitions supported by a dedicated programme for schools and public events, the season will explore the beauty and mystery of ancient Egypt celebrating two of the greatest Egyptian discoveries of the last 200 years. The decoding […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Ancient EgyptBritish MuseumCllr Alison CollinsonFerens Art GalleryHartwig Fischer
The Awakening 2023: All you need to know 16th March 2023 Hull city centre will be illuminated this weekend with the return of the spectacular Awakening from Freedom Festival. The event, across two evenings, will feature world-class installations and performances, with Hull’s historic areas presented in a new and enchanting light. When is it taking place? Friday 17 March, 6pm until 10pm. Saturday 18 March, 6pm […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on Freedom FestivalHack-Poets GuildLantern CompanyParer StudioSesh EventsThe AwakeningThe Broken OrchestraTrinity LiveTrinity MarketWorldbeaters
