Tag: Streetlife Museum of Transport

Stroll through the Museums Quarter Garden to explore vintage and classic motor vehicles from the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club, find out the history of the vehicles and take photos of your favourites. Please do not touch any of the vehicles without the owner’s permission. Free, drop-in

This is a quiet craft session with limited numbers designed for children who have a disability, are neurodivergent, or experience anxiety. In the session, children will work with Hull Museum staff to make their own light up sculpture or stencil art inspired by the Spurn Lightship. Takes place: 10am – 12noon

For nearly fifty years, Spurn Lightship’s light guided thousands of Sailors Home into the Humber and has since become a key feature of Hull’s skyline at the Marina. Come and join us at Streetlife Museum and create your own light sculpture and chalk stencil inspired by the ship’s iconic light. Takes place: 1pm – 3pm

Join us to make your own bumble bee and flower themed crafts in this fun family activity session inspired by the beautiful Museums Quarter Gardens. Takes place: 1pm-3pm

Stroll through the Museums Quarter Garden to explore vintage and classic motor vehicles from the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club, find out the history of the vehicles and take photos of your favourites. Please do not touch any of the vehicles without the owner’s permission. Free, drop-in

All aboard for a guided tour of the Streetlife Museum. Let our guides bring the popular Streetlife Museum to life in an hour-long tour, travelling through 200 years of transport history, from carriages to cars. Also hear the story of  Thomas Sheppard, the man largely responsible for this and Hull’s many other fascinating museum collections. […]

Our Quiet Openings will take place every 1st Sunday of the month. On these days we will: Be turning off or turning down sounds Where possible, putting away any strong smells that are part of an exhibition Providing a quiet space at Ferens Art Gallery and the Museums Quarter. We are also currently changing some […]

Join us for quizzing, singing, crafting and a cuppa all in the inspiring setting of the Streetlife Museum. Mini bus parking is available to book by calling 01482 616661 or emailing museums@hcandl.co.uk. Please call 01482 614293 or email museums@hcandl.co.uk if you are planning to bring a group.Takes place on the last Friday of the month, from […]

Czesc Hull, to my! / Hi Hull, it’s us! – over 100 years of the local Polish community. Hull has been a place for people to come and pass through for as long as it has been a port. But what makes it special is that so many people from other cultures and countries find […]

Kids, imagine a world before the internet, smartphones and social media and the telly only had three channels. Adults, remember the ups and downs of a less complicated life! An exhibition exploring the highs and hardships of life in the 1970s, a decade beset by rising inflation and seemingly endless strikes. With power cuts and […]