Museums

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

19th October 2020

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 […]

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

Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

12th October 2020

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 […]

View article Hull Maritime project introduces first poet-in-residence

Hull Maritime project introduces first poet-in-residence

1st October 2020

The Hull Maritime project is introducing its first poet-in-residence for 2021. Rebecca Drake, a second year PhD candidate in English Literature in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, will join the project next year. Rebecca’s poetry on the theme of seascapes and cultural memory has been published in The […]

View article Search on for specialists to conserve paintings at Hull Maritime Museum

Search on for specialists to conserve paintings at Hull Maritime Museum

30th September 2020

The search is on to find a specialist company to conserve a number of maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum’s collection. As part of the Hull Maritime project, funded by Hull City Council and the National Lottery Fund, a painting and conservation company will remove, transport and conserve 12 maritime paintings. Following a survey […]

View article Experts appointed to dismantle skeletons at Hull Maritime Museum

Experts appointed to dismantle skeletons at Hull Maritime Museum

18th September 2020

Eight extremely fragile and unusual marine skeletons and specimens are to be removed from the Hull Maritime Museum, as part of a multi-million pound heritage-led regeneration scheme. A decision record published on Friday 18 confirms the appointment of a conservation specialist company to dismantle, pack, conserve and transport the marine animal skeletons. Once removed, they […]

View article Two of Hull’s historic ships set to receive major restoration

Two of Hull’s historic ships set to receive major restoration

13th August 2020

The search is underway for a shipyard company to repair and restore two of Hull’s historic ships. Hull City Council has launched a procurement process to appoint a shipyard to undertake major restoration works that will preserve the Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship for the next 100 years. For the last 20 years, a […]

View article Pride in Hull celebrated with launch of online exhibition

Pride in Hull celebrated with launch of online exhibition

22nd July 2020

An online exhibition celebrating Pride in Hull launches this weekend. The popular annual event, which sees tens of thousands of people gather in Hull city centre to promote diversity and equality, is being celebrated with a new digital exhibition. Pride in Our City will feature people’s pictures, stories, videos, and memories, as well as documenting […]

View article Ferens Art Gallery and Streetlife Museum reopen this week

Ferens Art Gallery and Streetlife Museum reopen this week

21st July 2020

Ferens Art Gallery and the Streetlife Museum will both reopen on Wednesday 22 July. The two much-loved Hull destinations will reopen with measures in place to protect staff and visitors, in accordance with Public Health England guidance. Entry will be by advance online booking only to manage the number of visitors at each site. Councillor […]

View article Launch of Hull’s family summer activity plan

Launch of Hull’s family summer activity plan

20th July 2020

Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd has today revealed its summer activity programmes. The plans will begin today and be available until Friday 4 September for families to enjoy. With events limited due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, 2020’s programme includes a range of activities that can be done in at leisure and are accessible via […]

View article Go wild with pictures and stories to help Hull’s maritime project

Go wild with pictures and stories to help Hull’s maritime project

16th July 2020

People are being asked to gather pictures and stories of wildlife in the region for a future display at the refurbished Hull Maritime Museum. The Hull Maritime project team, working in partnership with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, is looking for interesting historic wildlife examples linked to the River Hull and Humber and also contemporary stories, sightings […]

View article Online showcase for region’s museums and galleries

Online showcase for region’s museums and galleries

7th July 2020

Exhibitions from some of the region’s favourite museums and galleries are being brought to life online. The revamped Humber Museums Partnership website, a collaboration between Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council, digitally hosts exhibitions and showcases the region’s unique collections giving people the opportunity to enjoy art, history and […]

View article Pride in Hull to be celebrated with online exhibition – and you can get involved

Pride in Hull to be celebrated with online exhibition – and you can get involved

25th June 2020

Pride in Hull will be celebrated this year through a new online exhibition – and organisers want you to be part of it. The exhibition will be hosted by Hull Museums,working with both Pride in Hull and Yorkshire MESMAC. Pride in Our City will feature people’s pictures, stories, videos, and memories of the annual event […]