Museums

View article Young artists to take centre stage at Ferens Junior Open

Young artists to take centre stage at Ferens Junior Open

Hundreds of talented young artists will be showcased this weekend at the Ferens Junior Open. The annual Junior Open, taking place online for the first time, launches on Friday 12 February on the Humber Museums Partnership website. The Digital Junior Open will celebrate the creativity of children and young people throughout 2020. The exhibition won’t be […]

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View article Work set to start on £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment

Work set to start on £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment

Preparatory work will get underway next week on the eagerly awaited £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment. The £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment will improve accessibility and visitor flows, deliver structural repairs through rebuilding the perimeter walls, introduce bespoke pieces of public art, improve biodiversity and regenerate a much-loved open space. The project will make the gardens fit […]

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View article Appointment of conservation specialists to conserve maritime paintings

Appointment of conservation specialists to conserve maritime paintings

A painting and conservation company will conserve a number of paintings from the collection at the Hull Maritime Museum as part of the Hull Maritime project. A decision record confirms the appointment of the Conservation Department of the University of Lincoln. Twelve maritime paintings have been identified following a survey of 400 paintings assessing their condition […]

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View article Search for company to move thousands of priceless maritime objects gets underway

Search for company to move thousands of priceless maritime objects gets underway

The Hull Maritime project is looking for a specialist company to safely pack, transport, store and then return tens of thousands of fragile and significant maritime objects ahead of a £12m refurbishment of the Hull Maritime Museum. The museum’s rich collection ranging from small fragile objects, an internationally significant scrimshaw collection, to large industrial objects […]

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View article Artists team up with Hull Museums for special Christmas treat

Artists team up with Hull Museums for special Christmas treat

Hull Museums is celebrating the run-up to Christmas with a special digital advent calendar. Hull Museums has teamed up with local artists and the Herd Theatre Company to create a digital advent calendar, packed full of fun and exciting treats inspired by its collections. The calendar will be shared on social media every day from […]

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View article The Turner Prize, armed Italian police escorts and thousands of people painting themselves blue all in the name of art – Kirsten Simister looks back on an incredible 17 years as curator at Ferens Art Gallery

The Turner Prize, armed Italian police escorts and thousands of people painting themselves blue all in the name of art – Kirsten Simister looks back on an incredible 17 years as curator at Ferens Art Gallery

When Kirsten Simister arrived in Hull in 2003 to take up the role of curator at Ferens Art Gallery, she couldn’t have imagined what was in store for both her and her new adopted city. Hull’s rich cultural and artistic landscape has flourished since then, with Ferens Art Gallery itself benefitting from a £5.2m refurbishment […]

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View article Historic whale skeleton attracts national attention

Historic whale skeleton attracts national attention

The dismantling of the 40ft North Atlantic right whale skeleton captured the imagination of many and was featured in the national media. Work to dismantle the 168 bones of the North Atlantic right whale skeleton took whale conservator, Nigel Larkin, five days to complete and transport to his workshop in Shropshire. Now, the eight marine […]

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View article How lockdown will affect Hull leisure facilities, parks and playgrounds

How lockdown will affect Hull leisure facilities, parks and playgrounds

The government has announced that, on Thursday 5 November, England will enter lockdown in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus and to protect the NHS. This means additional restrictions, which includes how people can exercise and access leisure facilities. Hull Culture and Leisure (HCAL) has been assessing how these restrictions will affect many […]

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View article 110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades

110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades

Work to carefully dismantle and move the skeleton of a juvenile North Atlantic right whale, the largest item at Hull’s Maritime Museum, is now underway. The fragile skeleton, that hasn’t moved for 45 years and seven other whale skeletons are the first objects to be moved to make way for a £12m refurbishment, part of […]

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View article Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

Hull Museums has received a £145,692 grant from the government’s Cultural Recovery Fund. It was announced today that Hull Museums is one of 1,385 arts and cultural organisations that are receiving a share of £257m as part of the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England. The […]

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