Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery to change Sunday opening hours 25th June 2018 Hull Museums, including the award-winning Ferens Art Gallery, are to extend their opening hours on Sundays. The move comes as part of an opening hours rethink designed to better reflect visitor demand. The Ferens and the citys museums will open at 11am on Sundays from 1 July to allow families and out-of-town visitors more time […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hull History Centre on hunt for historical Christmas cards 25th June 2018 It might be months until the festive period begins, but archivists at Hull History Centre are asking people to think about Christmas cards early this year. That’s because the centre is planning an exhibition that will look at historical examples of the traditional festive greeting card. And members of staff are appealing to anyone who […] Read more Christmas Leisure & Culture
Make a splash to start the summer 20th June 2018 Families will be able to make a splash this summer at six free paddling pools and water play areas at some of Hulls parks. The parks will open for the summer season and with what promises to be a scorcher, children will be able to use the water play areas and paddling pools to have […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Summer senior ensembles perform at Hull City Hall 19th June 2018 Hull Music Service is presenting two Summer Promenade concerts at the Hull City Hall on Tuesday 26 and Thursday 28 June. Both concerts begin at 7pm and will feature a mixture of music from traditional jazz to film and TV themes, including the Games of Thrones medley, The Lion King, The Greatest Showman and the […] Read more Leisure & Culture Hull Music Service
Another first for Hull: Striking Ron Mueck contemporary sculpture joins Hulls art collection 8th June 2018 A striking male nude by one of the worlds leading sculptors will join the permanent collection at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull – Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist. It is one of the first works by Ron Mueck to be acquired by a museum in the UK with the only other rare examples […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hull Maritime Museum to host book signing for An Illustrated History of The Port of Hull and its Railways 8th June 2018 Hull Maritime Museum will host a book signing for the launch of An Illustrated History of The Port of Hull and its Railways, written by Mike G. Fell OBE on Tuesday 12 June from 1pm until 3pm. This is the third Irwell Press book written by Mike G. Fell OBE on ports and railways having […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hundreds of historic artefacts to be moved from Arctic Corsair 7th June 2018 Hundreds of artefacts are to be delicately moved from the Arctic Corsair ahead of its move to a temporary birth and placed in temporary storage. The distant trawler, that often completed a 2,000 mile round trip to Iceland, will be placed into storage in September ahead of the flood defence work along the River Hull […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Lord Mayor’s Celebration Day 6th June 2018 The Lord Mayor’s Celebration Day will take place on Saturday 16 June across Trinity Square and the Rose Bowl area of Queens Gardens. The family event is being delivered by Hull City Council in partnership with Hull COOLture and Hull Minster to provide a variety of music, culture, arts and craft as well as over […] Read more Leisure & Culture Lord Mayor
Hull History Centre to preserve Humber sailing vessel records 1st June 2018 Records kept by a Hull maritime society are to be protected by staff at the Hull History Centre. The Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society, a group of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving two typical Humber sailing vessels, is to deposit its archives at the centre. The society, which sails the Humber keel Comrade and the […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Spurn Lightship to move 30th May 2018 Hulls historic Spurn Lightship will temporarily move this September as part of a multi-million pound plan to improve a key route in and out of Hull. Highways England is expected to begin work in October 2018 to construct a footbridge over the A63 in front of the Princes Quay to reconnect the city centre with […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Masterpiece from Londons Courtauld Gallery to visit Ferens Art Gallery 22nd May 2018 Iconic painting The Card Players, by French artist Paul Cézanne will be on display at the Ferens from Saturday 2 June. Following the Courtaulds magnificent loan by Manet in 2017, Paul Cézannes iconic Card Players, 1892-6, will now visit as part of a sustained national partnership. Cézannes famous series of paintings of peasant card players […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Woodford Leisure Centre re-opens 17th May 2018 Nineteen months after Woodford Leisure Centre closed its doors for a multi-million pound refurbishment and extension; the new-look centre is now ready to open to the public this weekend. This Saturday (19 May), doors will open at 8am with tours of the building taking place throughout the day and taster sessions including badminton, table tennis, […] Read more Leisure & Culture
