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Adults and children walk through the Streetlife Museum with a plane suspended above their heads

Record numbers of people visit Hull Museums

Hull Museums are celebrating after seeing visitor numbers across their sites exceed pre-lockdown numbers.

The busy year saw over 383,000 people visit the city’s free museums and galleries, up 13 … More



The Streetlife Museum in Hull's Old Town.

Quiet sessions for museums and gallery

Quiet sessions are to be trialled at three popular visitor attractions in Hull.

All sounds will be turned off for an hour at the Streetlife Museum, Hull and East Riding … More



The Ferens Art Gallery in Hull.

Hull museums announce plans for reopening

Three of Hull’s most-treasured museums and galleries plan to reopen on Monday 17 May, subject to government guidance.

Ferens Art Gallery, the Streetlife Museum and the Hull and East Riding … More



The Creation exhibition at Hull Minster takes inspiration from the touring Sistine Chapel exhibition last year.

5 FREE things to do in Hull this weekend

It feels like a keep-your-money-in-your-pocket type of weekend – and with so many fantastic exhibitions going on in the city, why not keep your cash and take in some culture?… More


Artist Paige Graham-Buckle, who will show some of her work's at the Open Exhibition.

5 things to do in Hull this weekend

Head into Hull city centre this weekend for a fantastic immersive installation and pop in to see one of the region’s biggest regular art exhibitions.

One of Hull’s most popular … More




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5 things to do in Hull this weekend

The Christmas decorations are up in the loft once more, new year’s resolutions are long-forgotten and social calendars are emptier than Santa’s sleigh.

Yet January is no reason to feel … More



A couple at Christmas.

5 things to do in Hull this weekend

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Hull as festive fun, markets and pantomimes are already dominating diaries for families in the city.

This weekend, we have circled … More


Festive craft activities

Free festive fun at Hull museums this weekend

Hull’s Museums Quarter staff are urging people in the city to get festive this weekend.

The city’s Streetlife, Wilberforce House and Hull and East Riding Museums in the Old Town … More



This museum in Hull is closing for three weeks

One of Hull’s best-loved museums will close for three weeks from Monday.

Hull and East Riding Museum, one of the star attractions in the city’s Museums Quarter, will be closed … More


3 pictures of items on display at the museum, including one of a mammoth, a shoe and wooden carving

Top 10 archaeological gems in Hull

Hull and East Riding Museum – one of the fantastic free museums in the city’s Old Town – takes visitors through 235 million years of history. Its unique collection of … More


8 half-term craft activities at Hull museums

With half-term on Monday and children away from school, parents and carers across the city are desperately putting together last-minute family plans. But they need look no further than the … More


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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