Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery have announced an exciting exhibition programme for 2025.
The new programme begins at the Ferens on Friday 14 February with an exhibition exploring stories … More
Happy New Year! With Christmas now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look forward to some of the fantastic things happening in Hull this January.
Hull city centre is set to come alive with creativity and innovation as it hosts an exciting four-day festival from Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 March 2025.
This inaugural event, … More
Hull Museum’s popular Victorian Christmas is back for 2024, bringing traditional activities and entertainment to the Museums Quarter next weekend.
On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November from 11am to … More
An exciting new family trail and interactive wall has been installed at the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology, making it more accessible whilst highlighting stand out objects that … More
A new exhibition celebrating the vibrant and transformative power of Black musical traditions is opening this week at Wilberforce House Museum.
The Echoes of Our Heritage exhibition, created in partnership … More
Hull’s Old Town is hosting a two-day arts festival this weekend, which will celebrate the richness of diverse human experiences and challenge discriminative racial narratives.
Sound of Our Skin takes … More
In the UK, Black History Months falls every October. Originating in the US in the 1920s, it was first celebrated in the UK in 1987.
There are a number of … More
New artwork by leading artist Deanio X will be on display from tomorrow (Sat 28 Sept) at Wilberforce House Museum.
To Heal a Butterfly is a project that creates a … More
A new exhibition telling the story of the rich history of women’s football in Hull has today (Wednesday 28 August) opened at the Streetlife Museum.
The Lionesses of Hull… More
There’ll be medieval merriment galore in Hull’s old town as the ever-popular Medieval Mayhem returns to the Museums Quarter this weekend (Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July).
The free event … More
Summer finally seems to be here, so let’s have a look at what Hull has got to offer this July.
Humber Street Gallery, Friday 19 July until … More
Hull Museum’s Streetlife Museum has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award, it was announced today.
Charity Kids in Museums has run a prestigious annual … More
Free tours of the city’s museums by newly trained volunteer tour guides are now available.
Following months of hard work and extensive training, a group of HEY Volunteers have achieved … More
Hull Museums are celebrating after seeing visitor numbers across their sites exceed pre-lockdown numbers.
The busy year saw over 383,000 people visit the city’s free museums and galleries, up 13 … More
Wilberforce House Museum has been highly commended for its community strategy at the 22nd annual Museums + Heritage Awards, held in London this week.
These global awards celebrate the … More
Hull Museums are partnering with community producing company, ARCADE, The Warren Youth Project, Middle Child Theatre & Hull Truck Theatre to host a late-night event in celebration of Women’s History … More
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 … More
A new exhibition, created by a group of young people with additional needs and/or disabilities in Hull and inspired by their experience of using public transport, will open at the … More
Hull Museums’ ever popular Victorian Christmas will return this week, and for the first time will open over a full weekend.
Visitors will be invited to enjoy the traditional event … More
Wilberforce House Museum has won a national award from the Museum Association. The annual awards recognise and celebrate outstanding practice by UK museums delivering social impact, promoting the best examples … More
Wilberforce House Museum has been shortlisted for a national Change Lives Award 2023 from the Museum Association.
The museum’s work has been recognised in the Decolonising Museums Awards category. It … More
Hull’s Hands on History Museum is now offering a chance for Hull school pupils to experience Ancient Egypt. This follows a re-display of original artefacts and historically significant replicas of … More
Ferens Art Gallery is delighted to announce its new artist in residence; Norwich based artist Anna Brass.
Anna has been invited to create new work in response to two Canaletto … More
British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation is now available in the medieval gallery at the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology.
A total of 36 videos have been made from … More
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 … More
The Festival of Archaeology returns later this week, with Hull’s Tudor History being celebrated.
On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, 10am-3pm, ‘Telling Tales of Tudor Hull’ will be held … More
The Festival of Archaeology returns to Hull’s Old Town later this week, with ‘Medieval Mayhem’ among the free, drop-in events.
On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, from 11am to … More
Hull’s medieval and Tudor History is to be celebrated, as the Festival of Archaeology returns for 2023.
Three events will be taking place in Hull’s Old Town across the weekend … More
A new gallery is opening at Hull’s Streetlife Museum, celebrating local Gypsy and Traveller heritage.
Funded by Arts Council England, the display – complete with a life-sized model of a … More
