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View article Up-and-coming Hull hockey player awarded annual leisure membership

Up-and-coming Hull hockey player awarded annual leisure membership

7th September 2022

Local Hull lad 16-year-old Ethan Daintith awarded an annual membership to Hull’s leisure facilities with Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd, as part of a scheme to support the city’s future sporting stars reach world-class podiums. The Talented Athlete Scheme from Hull Culture and Leisure is designed to help gifted sports people who are gaining recognition […]

View article Hull History Centre hosting free exhibition that will reveal Hull’s past

Hull History Centre hosting free exhibition that will reveal Hull’s past

10th August 2022

Hull History Centre is opening its first in-house exhibition for two and a half years. The centre has catalogued acquisitions made over 100 years and has uncovered a wealth of local history resources. The “Unlocking the Treasures, Revealing the Past” exhibition is the culmination of a 2.5-year project funded by the James Reckitt Library Trust […]

View article Local artist Erin Ledsom begins first ever residency at the Ferens Art Gallery

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 […]

View article Hull’s Museum Quarter Transformed for Festival of Archaeology

Hull’s Museum Quarter Transformed for Festival of Archaeology

8th July 2022

Hull’s museum quarter will be transformed into a medieval encampment for the city-wide Festival of Archaeology. On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July, 11am – 3.00 pm, visitors can come face-to-face with knights in armour, a unit of archers, medieval residents of the street, craftspeople and musicians. There will also be the chance to participate […]

View article New Ferens exhibition set to break the mould

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 […]

View article Hull’s much-loved Big Malarkey Festival returns this weekend!

Hull’s much-loved Big Malarkey Festival returns this weekend!

22nd June 2022

Grab your family, friends and imagination, and get ready to gather once again in Malarkey Park to enter a world beyond the stories. Hull’s much-loved family festival The Big Malarkey returns to East Park later this month, with everything from literary legends to whizz-bang science demos. So much more than books, The Big Malarkey is […]

View article Artist Nahem Shoa gifts two exceptional artworks to the Ferens Art Gallery

Artist Nahem Shoa gifts two exceptional artworks to the Ferens Art Gallery

21st June 2022

The artist Nahem Shoa has generously gifted two artworks to the Ferens Art Gallery. Shoa originally contacted Kerri Offord, Curator of Art, to see if the Ferens would be interested in acquiring a portrait made by Shoa of his friend, the artist Desmond Haughton. Portrait of Desmond Haughton (1989) was started in March and finished […]

View article Hull Primary School children celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at the Streetlife Museum

Hull Primary School children celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at the Streetlife Museum

26th May 2022

Magical Museum Member pupils are stepping back in time as they re-enact the Queen’s coronation. The ‘God Save the Queen’ workshops run from Monday 16 – Friday 27 May and have been made available free and exclusively to Magical Museum Member schools. The Magical Museum Member Schools is a membership scheme Hull Museums run to […]

View article Brick by Brick LEGO exhibition comes to Hull

Brick by Brick LEGO exhibition comes to Hull

23rd May 2022

A LEGO® exhibition Brick by Brick International LEGO® Brick Art is coming to the Ferens Art Gallery this month. The Brick by Brick exhibition gathers the work of 18 artists, designers and photographers from around the world who use LEGO® bricks as their medium or inspiration. Using this simple plastic construction block as their starting […]

View article Hands on History Museum set to reopen

Hands on History Museum set to reopen

10th May 2022

Hull’s Hands on History Museum is reopening for the first time since lockdown. The museum is due to reopen on Saturday 14 May. It will then be open as normal from 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm every second and fourth Saturday of each month. The Hands on History Museum is situated in Hull’s Old Grammar School […]

View article Free adult swimming sessions back for winter 2022

Free adult swimming sessions back for winter 2022

27th January 2022

Free adult swimming sessions are back thanks to the Hull Big Swim campaign, led by Hull Culture and Leisure. Launched in 2019, the Hull Big Swim aims to motivate more adults to get active. The free adult swimming sessions will be on offer from Monday (31 January) for eight weeks at Ennerdale Leisure Centre, Woodford Leisure Centre […]

View article Free health roadshow aims to improve residents’ first aid skills

Free health roadshow aims to improve residents’ first aid skills

2nd December 2021

Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd is joining forces with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to hold a heath roadshow with free workshops covering key first aid skills. The five 20 minute sessions will be delivered by professionals to residents, volunteers of local clubs and organisations, professionals, and parents. Workshops will cover everything from identifying a heart […]