Hull Museums

View article Medieval knights to do battle in Hull’s Museums Quarter!

Medieval knights to do battle in Hull’s Museums Quarter!

There’ll be medieval merriment galore in Hull’s old town as the ever-popular Medieval Mayhem returns to the Museums Quarter this weekend (Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July). The free event will once again see the Museums Quarter transformed into a medieval encampment and visitors come face-to-face with knights in armour, as the knights of the […]

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View article Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing

Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing

Students and staff from a school in China have visited Hull. 110 students aged 9-15 and 20 staff from Fengtai District of Beijing in China have spent four days in the city. They spent three days at Winifred Holtby Academy in East Hull before spending time visiting some of Hull’s museums in the city centre. […]

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View article Streetlife Museum shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award

Streetlife Museum shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award

Hull Museum’s Streetlife Museum has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award, it was announced today. Charity Kids in Museums has run a prestigious annual award since 2004, recognising the most family friendly heritage sites in the UK. It is the only UK museum award to be judged by families. From […]

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View article HEY Volunteers achieve White Badge accreditation as museums guides

HEY Volunteers achieve White Badge accreditation as museums guides

Free tours of the city’s museums by newly trained volunteer tour guides are now available. Following months of hard work and extensive training, a group of HEY Volunteers have achieved White Badge status in guiding visitors around four of Hull’s Museums sites – Ferens Art Gallery, Hull and East Riding Museum, Streetlife Museum and Wilberforce […]

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View article Record numbers of people visit Hull Museums

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 per cent on 2019/20. It also saw the Museums Quarter sites – Streetlife Museum, Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology and Wilberforce House Museum […]

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View article Late night event at the Streetlife Museum celebrates Women’s History Month

Late night event at the Streetlife Museum celebrates Women’s History Month

Hull Museums are partnering with community producing company, ARCADE, The Warren Youth Project, Middle Child Theatre & Hull Truck Theatre to host a late-night event in celebration of Women’s History Month. ‘Hear Them Roar’ features music, live performance, protest and vigil and includes a headline performance from award-winning Hull theatre company Middle Child. Middle Child’s […]

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View article Loud Mouths exhibition opens at the Streetlife Museum

Loud Mouths exhibition opens at the Streetlife Museum

A new exhibition, created by a group of young people with additional needs and/or disabilities in Hull and inspired by their experience of using public transport, will open at the Streetlife Museum on Monday (27 November). ‘Sunflowers Travelling’ has been put together by the Loud Mouths Young People Engagement Group – a group of young […]

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View article Wilberforce House Museum wins Museums Change Lives Award

Wilberforce House Museum wins Museums Change Lives Award

Wilberforce House Museum has won a national award from the Museum Association. The annual awards recognise and celebrate outstanding practice by UK museums delivering social impact, promoting the best examples of work by museums and individuals that support communities and engage with contemporary issues. The museum’s work with the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board and […]

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View article Wilberforce House Museum shortlisted for a national award

Wilberforce House Museum shortlisted for a national award

Wilberforce House Museum has been shortlisted for a national Change Lives Award 2023 from the Museum Association.  The museum’s work has been recognised in the Decolonising Museums Awards category. It has worked with the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board and the Wilberforce Institute at the University of Hull to deliver a new community strategy that […]

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View article New Ancient Egyptian experience on offer for school pupils

New Ancient Egyptian experience on offer for school pupils

Hull’s Hands on History Museum is now offering a chance for Hull school pupils to experience Ancient Egypt. This follows a re-display of original artefacts and historically significant replicas of the objects found in Tutankhamun’s tomb, alongside new interpretation, and new immersive learning experiences. Many of the objects formed the centrepiece of the Tutankhamun: 100 […]

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View article Unlock the mysteries of Ancient Egypt in new FREE exhibitions at the Ferens

Unlock the mysteries of Ancient Egypt in new FREE exhibitions at the Ferens

Ferens Art Gallery are delighted to announce an Ancient Egypt season this Spring/Summer 2023. Featuring two free exhibitions supported by a dedicated programme for schools and public events, the season will explore the beauty and mystery of ancient Egypt celebrating two of the greatest Egyptian discoveries of the last 200 years. The decoding of the […]

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