Drawing on the Ferens’ important maritime art collection, this exhibition explores the effects of environmental change over the centuries.
This exhibition explores Hull & east Ridings relationship with the sea and highlights 800 years of flooding in a region that exists below sea level at high tide.
Themes will explore maritime work and leisure, the move from sailing to steam, exploration and the empire, wrecks and whaling. The Ferens’ collection will be reimagined as if under water, raising issues around Hull’s risky future and hopes of defence against the rising tides.
Image: Colin Gray, Hull Under Water, 1991, Photographic print
Venue Details
The Ferens has a magnificent collection of paintings and sculptures, including works by European Old Masters, portraiture, marine painting, and modern and contemporary British art. Highlights include masterpieces by Lorenzetti, Frans Hals, Antonio Canaletto, Frederick Leighton, Stanley Spencer, David Hockney, Helen Chadwick and Gillian Wearing. With a regular programme of events, guided tours and changing exhibitions, there’s always something new to explore. You can also enjoy refreshments in our popular cafe, Venue Hull.
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