Over a quarter of a million pounds funding secured for Hull Museums 8th October 2025 Hull Museums and Gallery are delighted to have secured up to £272,095 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), via Arts Council England’s Museum Renewal Fund. This national fund, launched in April, supports local authority-linked museums in strengthening their operational resilience and enhancing public engagement. The award will help to continue delivering high-quality […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News Arts Council EnglandCllr Rob PritchardDCMSfundingHull Museums & GalleryJane AvisonMuseum Renewal Fund
Hull culture hits Westminster 25th February 2025 A delegation of Hull’s cultural sector are today heading to Westminster to reconnect with national partners. The visit of 30 representatives from the city hope to send that message that Hull is ready to reignite its culture and heritage ambitions. Taking place in the Jubilee Room in Westminster, over 40 people from the UK’s cultural […] Read more Council Government and Democracy Leisure & Culture News Arts Council EnglandChiedu OrakaCllr Mike RossCllr Rob PritchardCulture & Heritage StrategyCulture HullDarren HenleyEunice JogunosinmiHull TrainsMP Karl TurnerVisit HullWestminster
Culture conference returns to Hull 17th February 2025 An international cultural conference for Hull’s cultural sector will return next month. Cultural Tides will be hosted at Hull Truck next month (Friday 14 March), following a successful inaugural event that took place for the first time March 2024 and saw 170 attendees. This year’s conference will formally launch Hull’s new Culture and Heritage Strategy […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Arts Council EnglandCllr PritchardColliderfest FestivalCultural TidesCultural Tides conferenceCulture & Heritage StrategyDarren HenleyEilish McGuinessHull Maritime ProjectHull TruckThe National Lottery Heritage Fund
Council wins funding for project to boost pre-school creativity 8th October 2024 Hull City Council, in conjunction with The Herd Theatre Company, the University of Hull and Wilberforce College, have been awarded a grant of £120,000 from Youth Music through their new Energiser Fund. The Energiser Fund was established to celebrate and energise creative practice with 2–4-year-olds, centering children’s voices, views and experiences. It is funded and […] Read more Children and families News Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFamily hubsMusicThe Herd TheatreUniversity of HullWilberforce Sixth Form College
Hull City Council’s Music Service appointed to lead Humber Music Hub 7th May 2024 Hull City Council’s Music Service has been appointed by Arts Council England to lead the Humber Music Hub from September 2024, as part of an ambitious national programme to provide high-quality music education for all children and young people. The Music Hub covers the Humber region of East Riding, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East […] Read more Children and families News Arts Council EnglandHull City CouncilHull Music ServiceHumber Music HubMusic
Newly restored Invacar on display to mark Disability History Month 23rd November 2022 A newly conserved Invacar has gone on display at Hull’s Streetlife Museum to celebrate UK Disability History Month. The car will be displayed alongside a film from the East Midlands Film Archive from the 1970s, featuring people explaining how phasing out the Invacar would affect them. It is also accompanied by a personal story of […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandCouncillor Rob PritchardDisability History MonthHCALHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsMuseums QuarterStreetlife Museum
Hull Museums secures £3.3m investment for heritage and culture across the Humber region 4th November 2022 Hull Museums is delighted to announce a major £3.3m investment from Arts Council England (ACE) through its National Portfolio Programme to support and expand the work of the Humber Museums Partnership. The funding will enable the three museum services of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to continue working together to bring outstanding […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandCouncillor Rob PritchardFerens Art GalleryHCALHeritageHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsHumber Museums PartnershipNational Portfolio Programme
New photography exhibition explores history of Sierra Leone during World War Two 29th September 2022 A free photography exhibition examining the shared homelands of British service personnel and Sierra Leonian people during the upheaval of the Second World War opens at the Streetlife Museum on Saturday 1 October. The exhibition is taking place during Black History Month, which is observed every October. Wartime photography by Corporal Fred Birden has been […] Read more Community and Living Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandBlack History MonthBlack History Month HullHull Afro Caribbean AssociationHull MuseumsmuseumSecond World WarStreetlife MuseumUniversity of Hull
Spectacular fire circus show to light up Stage @TheDock 12th August 2022 An interactive fire circus theatre production is heading to Hull’s stunning outdoor performance venue for a five-day run. Faustus delighted audiences at Stage @TheDock in the city’s Fruit Market with sell-out shows in 2021 and the family-friendly take on the mythical tale is returning with nightly performances from 16 to 20 August. Presented by From […] Read more News What's on Arts Council EnglandFaustusHull City ArtsHull Truck TheatreStage@TheDockUniversity of HullWykeland Group
New Hull library exhibition shows how creativity makes neighbourhoods thrive 8th August 2022 A free, new exhibition at Hull Central Library explores how shared creative processes, skills and values contribute to thriving commons neighbourhoods. We are Commoners launches on Wednesday 3 August and runs until Saturday 17 September 2022. It’s a thought-provoking national touring exhibition by Craftspace which highlights ‘acts of commoning’. These actions shape the way communities […] Read more Community and Living Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Libraries News What's on ArtArts and cultureArts Council EnglandcommunitiesCouncillor Alison CollinsonexhibitionHull Central Librarylibraries
Local artist Erin Ledsom begins first ever residency at the Ferens Art Gallery 3rd August 2022 A rising local artist has begun her residency at the Ferens Art Gallery as part of a commission by Hull City Council. Erin Ledsom is an embroidery artist from Hull and a recent graduate of the prestigious Royal College of Needlework. Her colourful and textured work often draws inspiration from her hometown. She was Future […] Read more Education and Learning Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on ArtArts and cultureArts Council EnglandCouncillor Alison CollinsonFerens Art GalleryHCALHull Culture and Leisure
New Ferens exhibition set to break the mould 28th June 2022 The Ferens Art Gallery is set to host a groundbreaking new exhibition showcasing sculpture by women. Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945 is the first extensive exhibition of post-war British sculpture by women. The works span more than 70 years and explore the work of fifty sculptors. Historically, female sculptors were neglected or […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Arts Council EnglandCouncillor Rob PritchardFerens Art GalleryHCALHull cultureHull Culture and Leisure
