Restoration of Hull’s historic ships moves step forward 20th June 2022 Two of the city’s cherished ships, Arctic Corsair and Spurn Lightship, have reached the next phase of their restoration. The ships are undergoing a shotblasting process to remove the old paint back to the original steel, removing any corrosion before primer and new paint layers are applied. This technique, commonly used in the shipping industry, […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Arctic CorsairDunstonsHull MaritimeHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityNational Lottery Heritage FundsNational Lottery PlayersSpurn Lightship
Maritime training programme secures further funding 4th May 2022 The accredited ‘Maritime Futures’ training programme dedicated to young people in Hull has attracted further funding. Hull Maritime Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting Hull Maritime, has been awarded £75,000 in charitable funding from the Trinity House. This is in addition to the £75,000 awarded in 2021 to develop the training and deliver the first […] Read more Business Museums News Regeneration Hull MaritimeHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritime FuturesWorking at sea
Maritime characters selected for international competition 22nd April 2022 Going Dutch – could ‘Three in a Boat’ sail to victory? Hull’s maritime living statues have been shortlisted to compete in an international competition. The three living statues created for Hull Maritime, the £30.3m project funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, have been selected to compete in the World Living […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Hull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime Cityliving statuesMaritime charactersThree in a boat
Conservation of maritime paintings now complete 11th April 2022 Work to conserve a collection of historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum is now complete. Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 13 selected works of art that depict a variety of maritime themes with important links to the city’s history were sent to the conservation studio of Lincoln University for essential conservation […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Conservation of paintingsHull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Success for maritime training programme for young people 5th April 2022 A course aimed to give young people the qualifications they need to enter a career in the seafaring industry has achieved a 75 per cent success rate to date. So far, three of the ten ‘Maritime Futures’ training courses have been delivered, with 25 participants completing the course. Delivered by East Coast Maritime Training, on […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration career at seaHull MaritimeHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritime FuturesTraining
Conservation in Action: Volunteers lend a helping hand to conserve maritime objects 14th March 2022 Volunteers are helping to conserve artefacts from Hull Maritime Museum. Working with the Conservation and Engagement Officer, the small team of volunteers will carry out practical conservation tasks to ensure the objects are in the best possible condition for when they go on display in the refurbished museum as well as preserving them for years […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration ArtefactsConservationConservationsCouncillor Daren HaleHull City CouncilHull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime Cityobjects
Community invited to get on board as new look for Hull Maritime is revealed 9th March 2022 Hull is set to celebrate its status as Yorkshire’s only maritime city, urging people to get on board a voyage of discovery in 2022 and beyond. On 9 March, a new look was unveiled for Hull Maritime, the £30.3m Hull City Council and National Lottery Heritage Fund project that is transforming the city’s maritime treasures […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Hull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityVisual identity
Contractor appointed to restore Hull’s last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane 26th August 2021 A leading specialist in historic engineering projects has been appointed to restore the city’s last remaining Scotch Derrick crane. A decision record published by Hull City Council yesterday 25th August confirms the appointment of Mona Lifting & Engineering. Mona Lifting & Engineering will dismantle the crane into sections in autumn 2021 and take it away […] Read more Community and Living Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Cllr Daren HaleHull MaritimeHull maritime prHull Maritime ProjectHull visitor economyHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritimeRestoration
Maritime outreach activities for people with Dementia 7th May 2021 Local people who have dementia and their families are to be offered a new maritime themed activity pack. The Hull Maritime project, funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, will share the new activity packs with the city’s Extra Care facilities, and partner organisations working with older people and their family […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Public Health Regeneration DementiaHull Maritime
Temporary goodbye to some of Hull’s fine collection of maritime paintings 15th January 2021 A number of Hull’s historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum, with some dating back to the 1700s, have been sent to a specialist laboratory for conservation. Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 12 selected paintings that depict a variety of maritime themes with important links to Hull’s rich maritime history have been […] Read more News Regeneration Hull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull Maritime Project
Hull’s Maritime Tales Week goes digital 21st October 2020 Maritime Tales Week, which will take place between Saturday 24 October and Sunday 1 November, is the first of its kind to be delivered by the Hull Maritime project. Hull is one of the great maritime cities of the world, a place where ships and seafarers have come and gone for hundreds of years, leaving […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Hull MaritimeHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritime Tales Week
110-year-old whale skeleton to move for first time in four decades 19th October 2020 Work to carefully dismantle and move the skeleton of a juvenile North Atlantic right whale, the largest item at Hull’s Maritime Museum, is now underway. The fragile skeleton, that hasn’t moved for 45 years and seven other whale skeletons are the first objects to be moved to make way for a £12m refurbishment, part of […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Councillor Daren HaleHull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
