Hull & East Riding Museum reopens to public
One of the city’s most popular museums has reopened after weeks of closure due to heating failure.
Hull & East Riding Museum in High Street shut in mid-December due to … More
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Vegan market a ‘huge success’
Hundreds of people descended upon Trinity Market earlier this month for a fantastic celebration of vegan food and products.
The market was part of a Trinity After Dark event, where … More
Young artists inspired by incredible club
Masterclasses with world-renowned artists, visits to some of the country’s most prestigious art galleries and producing their own exhibitions – that’s just some of the experiences young artists in Hull … More
Ferens Art Gallery to host Swinging the Lamp
A performance showing the drama of a life at sea is coming to Hull.
Swinging the Lamp, told in the words of a former fisherman, will be shown at Ferens Art Gallery … More
Any Old Rag Bone exhibition in Hull celebrates ‘original recyclers’
The call of “rag bone” can be heard down the city’s tenfoots and passages to this day.
For decades, men on horses and carts collecting scrap metal have issued this … More
Hull Maritime Museum to get new ramps after £150,000 funding boost
Hull Maritime Museum is set to receive new ramps improving access to its main entrance of the striking building.
Hull City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 funding from the … More
London celebrates first Borough of Culture – with a little help from Hull
London launched its first-ever Borough of Culture this year, a Mayor of London initiative partly inspired by Hull’s transformative year as UK City of Culture.
Waltham Forest is the first … More
What is Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project?
The Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project will see the extensive redevelopment of the city’s historic maritime assets, supporting Hull’s goal to become a world-class visitor destination. Project director Rob Kingdom … More
Arctic Corsair: learn more about Hull’s famous vessel
Sam North, project support intern on the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project, worked closely with volunteers who catalogued the Arctic Corsair collection and was one of the staff members who … More
Huge Lego exhibition goes on display in Hull
An exhibition of major historical milestones made entirely from Lego goes on display in Hull at the weekend.
Brick History tells the story of pivotal moments in world history using … More
Hull Minster visitor records smashed in milestone year
Hull Minster is celebrating record-breaking visitor numbers following its £4.5 million transformation into a leading events venue.
During 2018, 225,000 people visited the Minster following work to enable the building … More
Special interest groups take part in community maritime day
Over 60 people from local community and special interest groups came together to help shape the £27.4m Hull: Yorkshire Maritime City project.
A community feedback day took place yesterday, Thursday … More
Christmas cards through the years on display at Hull History Centre
An exhibition showing the humble Christmas card through the years will open at the Hull History Centre next week.
The exhibition, Greetings and Glad Tidings: Christmas Cards Through The Years, … More
Festival showcases young creative talent
Young people aged between 11 and 19 can get involved in a mix of creative performances, conversations, workshops and exhibitions exploring and campaigning on issues important to young people during … More
Libraries call out to ambitious young writers to become published authors
A new children’s writing competition exclusive to Hull residents is encouraging more young people to get involved ahead of its November closing date.
The JVenn Young Writers’ Competition launched in … More
Pick up a pencil for Big Draw Festival events at Hull museums
A torrent of terrifically arty events will take place at Hull’s museums during October half-term.
It comes as the national Big Draw Festival sees creative offerings taking place across the … More
Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball Restoration project wins National Lottery support
Hull City Council has been successful in securing a confirmed £281,100 National Lottery grant to fully restore the Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball.
Dating back to 1918, Hull’s Guildhall Greenwich Time … More
National campaign sees Hull residents Try 1 Thing online
Next week will see Get Online Week help Hull residents learn that getting the most out of the internet can be easy and fun.
Get Online Week is coming to … More
Portraits at Sea exhibition to tell stories of Hull seafarers
The characters and stories of Hull’s seafarers will be brought to life at an exhibition in the city.
Portraits at Sea, an exhibition of 30 portraits depicting the men of … More
James Reckitt Library Trust seeks new Trustee
A vacancy has arisen for a trustee to join the Board of the James Reckitt Library Trust. The Trust, which is an independent body regulated by the Charity Commission, controls … More
Historic maritime painting conservation framework to be introduced
A painting conservation framework is to be introduced to conserve over 30 historic maritime paintings from Hull Maritime Museum’s collection.
To support the design, development and delivery of the city’s … More
Incredible artwork honouring Hull greats to go on display at the Bonus Arena
An extraordinary mural bursting with colour and honouring some of the most iconic people, places and institutions in Hull goes on display at the brand new £36m Bonus Arena today … More
Spurn Lightship temporarily moves
Hull’s historic Spurn Lightship is to be moved, for the first time in 30 years, on Wednesday 5 September by local marine specialists ahead of work to install a new … More
Get a close up look at conservator at work for first time
Visitors to the Hull Maritime Museum can see how the conservation team take care of its collections for the very first time.
‘Conservation in Action’ sessions will take place fortnightly … More
New lease of life for city’s 220-year old cannons
Two cast-iron sea service cannons dating back to 1798 and originally used aboard ship Richard and Harriet who sent them to Garibaldi for his campaign to unite Italy will be … More
Hull bids to host Rugby League World Cup 2021 matches
Hull has put forward its bid to host matches at the Rugby League World Cup 2021.
The city, which boasts a rich rugby league heritage, has submitted a proposal to … More
Play day celebrates 250 years of the circus
Hulls popular Playday Festival returns to Queens Gardens on Wednesday 1 August.
The 15th festival in Hull gets underway from 11am until 3pm and Queens Gardens will become a huge … More
Hull’s Wilberforce House Museum to receive prestigious Sandford Award
Wilberforce House Museum has been chosen to receive the prestigious Sandford Award.
The award, which recognises excellent education programmes at museums and heritage sites across Britain, hails the museums outstanding … More
William Wilberforce to Return to Hull as Part of Major New Project Launched by National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery to lend most beloved portraits to hometowns across the UK
Sir Thomas Lawrences famous portrait of the person who led Britain’s campaign to abolish slavery and Yorkshire … More
Roll up, roll up and read this summer
This year’s fREADom Quest, encouraging children to read throughout the summer holidays, has launched at Hull Central Library.
Children in Hull are being encouraged to take part in a reading … More
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