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View article 11 Hull culture activities in February and March

11 Hull culture activities in February and March

18th February 2019

Have you been bitten by the culture bug? After 5.3 million people attended cultural activities during Hull’s year as UK City of Culture in 2017, more residents now regularly take in cultural activities in the city. Whether it’s art exhibitions, tickets to the theatre or an evening at the ballet, here are some of the best […]

View article 8 half-term craft activities at Hull museums

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 […]

View article Any Old Rag Bone exhibition in Hull celebrates ‘original recyclers’

Any Old Rag Bone exhibition in Hull celebrates ‘original recyclers’

16th January 2019

The call of “rag bone” can be heard down the city’s tenfoots and passages to this day. For decades, men on horses and carts collecting scrap metal have issued this cry for people to bring out any unwanted goods for recycling. Now an exhibition at Hull’s Streetlife Museum will see this uncelebrated aspect of the […]