11 Easter school holiday activities at Hull museums 4th April 2019 The Easter school holidays are just around the corner in Hull – which means parents and carers of children in the city will be frantically trying to find activities to keep their young ones busy. This year’s Easter holidays, from Friday 5 April to Tuesday 23 April, will see the fantastic museums in the city’s […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Ferens Art GalleryHull and East Riding MuseumHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityStreetlife MuseumWilberforce House Museum
Hull Maritime Museum to close ahead of major refurb 29th March 2019 Hull Maritime Museum will close for a few days ahead of a major refurbishment. The museum will close from 1pm on Wednesday 3 April to allow a specialist company to complete a series of surveys. It will reopen on Saturday 6 April at 10am. The improvements are part of the £27.4 million Hull Yorkshire’s Maritime […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull Culture and LeisureHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
See how different these maritime paintings look after some TLC 15th March 2019 Paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum’s collection have been given some much-needed TLC. The works are being conserved as part of the ambitious Hull: Yorkshire Maritime City project, funded by Hull City Council and the National Heritage Lottery Fund. Painting restoration and conservation specialists Critchlow & Kukkonen have undertaken a survey of more than 400 paintings […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull Culture and LeisureHull Maritime Museum
8 half-term craft activities at Hull museums 15th February 2019 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 city’s popular museums, where daily activities will be enough to keep the craftiest kids entertained. 1. Crafty Carts Streetlife Museum Monday 18 February, 1pm-3pm Free […] Read more News What's on Ferens Art GalleryHands on History MuseumHull and East Riding MuseumHull Culture and LeisureHull Maritime MuseumStreetlife MuseumWilberforce House Museum
Hull Maritime Museum to get new ramps after £150,000 funding boost 14th January 2019 Hull Maritime Museum is set to receive new ramps improving access to its main entrance of the striking building. Hull City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 funding from the DCMS Wolfson Foundation to install two new access ramps and an access staircase to one of the three domes. The new ramp at the front […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Hull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
