Festival of Archaeology

Join us on the last day of the Festival of Archaeology with a celebration of the archaeology in Hull.  There will be guided tours, exhibitions, and talks.   In our closing event Executive Director of the CBA, Neil Redfern will be hosting an “In Conversation with…. Professor Carenza Lewis” local communities are invited to send in their questions which we will ask on the day to festival@archaeologyuk.org.

This showcase is only possible because of the amazing people in the following organisations:- Hull Culture and Leisure, Hull City Council, Whitefriargate High Street Heritage Action Zone, Humber Field Archaeology, Museum of London, Archaeology, Oxford Archaeology, Petruaria Revisited, Hull Minster

Plan your day around our programme of events

MUSEUM GARDENS:

During the day there will be Wandering Medieval Characters along the high street, and a high street trail. There will also be an official opening and guided tour of the new medieval galleries at Hull and East Riding Museum (this is by invitation only)

Displays

Archaeology of South Blockhouse,

CitiZan: Display  of Coastal & Intertidal zone project with Pop-up foreshore

Fjordr Ltd: Dr Antony Firth, Display on R.38 Zeppelin Crash

Bookable tours (book at the event)

11:00                 Archaeology of the Museums Quarter  (30 minutes)

11:00                 Imagery, Imagination and Interpretation  (45 minutes)

12:00                 Archaeology of the Museums Quarter (30 minutes)

12:30                 Imagery, Imagination and Interpretation (45 minutes)

13:00                 Archaeology of the Museums Quarter  (30 minutes)

14:00                 Imagery, Imagination and Interpretation (45 minutes)

14:00                 Archaeology of the Museums Quarter (30 minutes)

EVENT MARQUEE (in Museum Gardens)

(Max Capacity 50 people)  no booking required first come first served basis.

11:30           Petruaria Uncovered Presentation

12:00          Fjordr Ltd: Dr Antony Firth, Presentation on R.38 Zeppelin Crash

12:30           CitiZan and you! Video footage of CitiZan Projects and Q&A with the team

BOOKING REQUIRED FOR THE AFTERNOON EVENTS : Book via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/164299063923(link is external)

13:15          ‘Welcome’ by Neil Redfern and Cllr Haroldo Hererra-Richmond

13:30          In Conversation with Time Team’s Professor Carenza Lewis

13:55          Archaeology Achievement Awards Launch

TRINITY SQUARE:

Displays

Discoveries from Trinity Burial Ground

Archaeology of the Minster

Petruaria Revisited – excavation information and handling activity

11-3                 Call our Bluff – Object (or laminated photo) ID with Finds Specialist

11-3                 Funny Bones – Craft Activity

11-3                ‘My-seum’ Activity – members of the public create their own museum (drawing activity)

Tour – book on the day, tours are every half hour

12:00-2.30     Guided Chantry Chapel Visits to view the recently discovered medieval church foundations (max 10 people)

BEVERLEY GATE: No booking required

11-3​          Whitefriargate High Street Heritage Action Zone

11-3          ​East Riding Archaeology Society (ERAS) and Whitefriargate HSHAZ will have information stalls and display of artefacts in Gazeebo’s. ERAS will also be using a batter resonator on the grassed area next to Beverley Gate.

12-3          ​Brief 10 minute presentations throughout the afternoon on the history of Beverley Gate, also on the work of ERAS.

Burton Constable

Spray The Whale

We’re teaming up with local artists Spray Creative to create a huge mural and we need your assistance, so come along with your little ones and help us ‘Spray The Whale’!

Constable Moby has a long and intriguing history here at Burton Constable and what better way is there to celebrate it than contributing to a lasting piece of artwork which will go on display in the Whale Barn?

What’s more is that we’ll be introducing ‘Stable Stalls’ to our North Courtyard. We’re inviting a mixture of local independent businesses to showcase their products for a little retail therapy.

The Courtyard Kitchen will also be open serving take-away foods, refreshments and alcohol. Stables Kitchen will also be in full swing!

Plus, you can visit the 60ft sperm whale skeleton and learn about its past, as well as venturing to the site of Constable Moby in our Woodland.

The above activity and access to Stable Stalls will be included with your admission ticket. Please, book online and bring your proof of purchase with you on the day.

Event Information:

Date – 30th May

Time -10am-5pm.

Annual Pass Membership holders – Free

Blue Light Card holders – ‘Grounds Only’ ticket 10% off & ‘Hall & Grounds’ ticket 50% off admission from 18th May.

This is an outdoor event and Covid-19 guidelines will apply. Ongoing assessments will be made up until and on the day of the event.

In the event of adverse weather, we do have a contingency to move the activities indoors.

Craft & Flea Hull

What is Craft & Flea? It’s the best of the city’s local produce & makers served up with street food and flea market stalls offering vintage & collectables.

Makers – Local Produce – Collectables – Vintage – Artisan – Designer – Food & Drink – Entertainment

Drawn by Rhiannon is exhibiting at this event and is not the organiser. If you are interested in a stall please contact Craft & Flea directly, not Drawn by Rhiannon.

Time Troopers – Troopers Exhibition

Time Troopers is a free, family friendly event that takes place across our museums on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Using our collections as inspiration we create fun craft activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Free, drop-in.

Trinity Christmas Activities

Bath Bombs with Ethical Beauty

Hand made gifts are always the most treasured. Treat someone this Christmas with a lovingly created bath bomb. Meet at the Kids Zone (Market Place entrance to Trinity Market) at 11am.

Booking essential.

Museum Quarters © Neil Holmes

Get Festive!

Celebrate with us at Hull Museums on 30th November 10am – 4pm! We’re getting festive at Streetlife Museum, Wilberforce House Museum, Hull and East Riding Museum and Hands on History Museum.

Join us for festive craft activities including making pomanders, articulated Father Christmas’, snow globes and Roman figurines. Enjoy live music from Beverley Hand Bell Ringers, Hull Freedom Chorus, Hull Signing Choir and Jazz trio Manfire Music.

Meet Roman characters celebrating Saturnalia and Victorian storytellers (BSL interpreted).

We’ll have refreshments available to buy from The Magical Tea Machine.

Crafting Wilberforce

Use a selection of art materials to have a go at completing Sir Thomas Lawrence’s famous unfinished portrait of William Wilberforce.

Free, drop-in.

Early Bods (Ages 0-5)

23 October
6 & 20 November
4 & 18 December
10:30 – 12:00
£3 per session, booking required

Bring your babies and toddlers along to our sensory development sessions led by artist Rachel Elm. Inspired by Aniara Omann’s exhibition Equanipolis, little ones are invited to play with a variety of bright and colourful recycled materials and create their own outfits using pieces made by the artist. Materials provided by Scrapstore.

Tickets are £3 per child. Please book under the child’s name who will be attending. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Image credited to © Chris Pepper

SHIP OF THE FUTURE

Your challenge is to design a boat for the future. Take a look at some of the amazing models in the Hull Maritime Museum to get some ideas: will your ship transport goods, carry people or catch fish? Once your design is complete, discover how to make an engine which runs on vinegar and baking soda in order to power your boat across our test tanks!

Free, drop-in.

Shell Handling Session

Handle and sketch some of our wonderful shells, or design your own otherworldly creature.

Free, drop-in.

Drop in Drawing

Drop in to the gallery and be inspired by the Holbein the Younger Masterpiece to prepare your own drawing. This session is unsupervised, but materials and inspiration are provided.

Free, drop-in.

Ship of the Future

Your challenge is to design a boat for the future. Take a look at some of the amazing models in the Hull Maritime Museum to get some ideas: will your ship transport goods, carry people or catch fish? Once your design is complete, discover how to make an engine which runs on vinegar and baking soda in order to power your boat across our test tanks!

Free, drop-in.

Museums Quarter

Car of the Future

Be inspired by the collection of vintage cars at Streetlife Museum to design your own vehicle of the future. Does it need big wheels or small? What powers the engine? Will you design your own time travelling DeLorean?!

Free, drop-in.

Create At Hull Museums: Please Touch: Medieval

We’re inviting you to get hands on with our Medieval collections and discover what life was like for people living in Hull in the past. At this event you can handle real archaeological objects, ask our team questions and imagine what life was like in Medieval times.

Free, drop-in

Create At Hull Museums: Crane Builders

Discover the stories of the amazing men and women who worked in Hull’s maritime industries. Find out what it was like to be a Hull docker and build a crane to help you unload goods from ships.

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project.

Free, drop-in