Stunning Ferens exhibition takes shape 13th August 2019 A new exhibition featuring more than 120 artworks opens at Ferens Art Gallery this weekend Reflection: British Art in an Age of Change presents a dynamic and diverse vision of Britain and British art, which asks questions about identity and belonging. Artists in the exhibition include Graham Dean, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Henry […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Barbara HepworthBridget RileyCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonDavid HockneyElisabeth FrinkEric RaviliousGillian WearingGraham DeanHenry MooreHull Culture and LeisureJames RussellReflectionThe Ingram CollectionVictoria Sin
Hull Maritime Museum to close temporarily 16th July 2019 Hull Maritime Museum will temporarily close as some technical surveys are carried out. It comes as the £27.4 million Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project steps up a gear. The closure, from Monday 22 July at 10am, will allow a specialist company to complete surveys ahead of the museum’s major refurbishment. It will reopen on Saturday […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Councillor Marjorie BrabazonHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityNational Lottery Heritage Fund
How to celebrate Hull’s parks during Love Parks Week 15th July 2019 Hull is lucky enough to feature a plethora of peaceful parks. And this week, its fantastic green spaces will be celebrated as Hull Culture and Leisure is teaming with Keep Britain Tidy for Love Parks Week 2019. Activities including bug hotel building and learning more about fishing, will take place at Hull’s parks this week. […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor Marjorie BrabazonEast ParkFirst Step WildHull Culture and LeisureKeep Britain TidyLove Parks Week
River Hull exhibition to open at Hull Maritime Museum 1st July 2019 A new exhibition to preserves and publicises the heritage of the River Hull, its bridges and vessels is to open at Hull Maritime Museum this month. The Open Bridges: A River Full Of Stories exhibition is the result of a partnership that spent two years recording stories from people who have lived or worked on […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Councillor Marjorie BrabazonHull Culture and LeisureHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityNational LotteryRiver Hull
One of Ferens Art Gallery’s earliest pieces receives conservation award 26th June 2019 One of the first artworks gifted to Hull by Thomas Ferens has won a prestigious award that will allow it to be preserved and displayed for future generations. The Night School (1892) by Edgar Bundy (1862-1922) was first displayed in the Hull Autumn Exhibition in 1907. The Ferens Art Gallery is the recipient of £4,573 […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News ArtCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonEdgar BundyFerens Art GalleryHull Culture and LeisureThomas FerensWoodmansterne Art Conservation Awards
