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View article Exhibition celebrating the rich history of Black music opens at Wilberforce House Museum

Exhibition celebrating the rich history of Black music opens at Wilberforce House Museum

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 with The Black Heritage of Hull Collective, showcases pivotal moments and influential figures in Black music, reflecting its resilience and creativity. It also highlights how […]

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View article Sound of Our Skin: The arts festival celebrating cultural collaboration in Hull this weekend

Sound of Our Skin: The arts festival celebrating cultural collaboration in Hull this weekend

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 place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October at various locations on Hull’s High Street. Saturday 5 October Echoes of Our Heritage Wilberforce House, 10am […]

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View article Unthinkable Film Festival: The new and exciting festival hitting Hull this week

Unthinkable Film Festival: The new and exciting festival hitting Hull this week

Hull is hosting a new and upcoming film festival this week, from Wednesday 2 October until Sunday 6 October. The Unthinkable Film Festival includes intensive film-making courses with industry professionals such as Mike Kingsley and Casey Shaw, as well as free mentoring sessions with music journalist and BBC 6 Radio DJ Mary Anne Hobbs, alongside established […]

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View article Hull celebrates 730 years of fair fun

Hull celebrates 730 years of fair fun

One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs will return to Hull this week for its 730th year. Opening this Friday (4 October) and taking over 16 acres of Walton Street car park, Hull Fair boasts attractions from across the country. This year there are more than 300 attractions from rollercoasters and white-knuckle-rides to hook-a-duck, along with […]

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View article New commission unveiled in Hull Museums

New commission unveiled in Hull Museums

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 visual response to the Wilberforce Institute’s research and the Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement project. It focuses on understanding more about who the enslaved people of […]

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View article TV chef to lead VHEY’s annual tourism conference

TV chef to lead VHEY’s annual tourism conference

Television chef Jack Stein will head up Visit Hull and East Yorkshire’s (VHEY) annual tourism conference this month. Stein, of programmes ‘Wine, Dine and Stein’ and ‘Jack Stein: Born to Cook’, is the keynote speaker for the event which will look to educate those in the tourism industry on the work VHEY does. Topical issues […]

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View article Tourism awards finalists announced

Tourism awards finalists announced

Current champions are going head-to-head with first-time finalists in the battle to be crowned the “best of the best” at this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards. The much-anticipated shortlist of finalists, revealed today by Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY), is being described as “the most exciting ever”. In total, 72 businesses and attractions […]

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View article Last chance to secure prizes by completing Playing Pitch Strategy survey

Last chance to secure prizes by completing Playing Pitch Strategy survey

Sports clubs in Hull have been urged to enter a draw for exciting prizes, such as hospitality tickets at Hull City, by airing their views on the city’s sporting facilities by this Friday, 6 September. Other prizes including free swimming and skating lessons can be done by those completing the Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) survey. […]

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View article What’s on in Hull – September 2024

What’s on in Hull – September 2024

We can’t believe it’s September already, and it’s another jam-packed month in Hull with a host of fantastic events – The Open Exhibition Ferens Art Gallery, until Sunday 22 September September is your last chance to catch on the highlight’s of the Ferens’ calender.  Established in 1967, the exhibition is open to everyone – from […]

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