Dig up your own Italian family history with this this family friendly event, delving into Hull’s Italian cuisne and heritage. Bring along photos and heirlooms to our photo booth and share your family stories to add to the story of Italians in Hull.
Come along to see TV chef Joe Hurd share his love of Italian cuisine and family stories in free cooking demonstrations throughout the day, or try your hand at being an archaeologist and dig up roman and Italian artefacts and treasures in our interactive archaeology activity.
Step into the past and experience a renaissance artist’s studio with the launch of Hull School of Art & Design’s virtual reality world.
Live music, craft activities and more throughout the day exploring and celebrating Italian culture running alongside Streetlife Museum’s Italian Connections Exhibition.
Venue Details
MUSEUMS QUARTER,
High Street,
Old Town,
Hull,
HU1 1NQ
Journey back 235 million years at the Museums Quarter in Hull's Old Town to encounter sea monsters, Romans and a life-sized woolly mammoth at the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology. Streetlife Museum of Transport brings history to life with all the sights, sounds and smells of the past. The authentic scenes invite you to climb on, get in and explore. Visit the birthplace of William Wilberforce and find out about the transatlantic slave trade in Wilberforce House, re-opened in 2007 following a £1.6 million redevelopment.
