Quiet Openings

Quiet Openings

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 lighting in our buildings and this should make the lighting more consistent longer term.

These things will be available everyday;

Sensory resources like colour filters, ear defenders, torches fidgets and magnifiers are available to borrow on the front desk
Sensory Maps will be available for each site from Sunday November 3rd

These sessions are designed for people who find visiting our museums and gallery difficult because they may be autistic, have sensory sensitivities, experience anxiety or other mental health issues, or are living with dementia for example. If you would prefer to visit when the museum has all it’s sounds on, please avoid these days.

If you are not able to come on the 1st Sunday of the month, our quieter periods are after 2.30pm on a term time weekday, or Sundays, especially during the winter.

Please check our listings for details of events which will affect how busy we are.

Please note that in August 2025, the relaxed opening sessions at Ferens Art Gallery, Streetlife Museum and Hull and East Riding Museum will be on Sunday 10th August 11am-1pm. In all other months, the sessions will remain on the first Sunday of the month. Thank you.

HU Postcode Offer

Calling all HU postcodes- we have a festive treat in store for you this December!

On the 7th & 8th December ONLY, we’re offering all visitors with a HU postcode one-time entry to the attraction at just £5 per person!*

So why not dive in for a fiver on our ‘love your locals’ weekend- we can’t wait to ‘sea’ you.

*£5 offer tickets are valid on the 7th & 8th December 2024 only for people living within the HU postcode area. Proof of address must be provided in the form of a household bill or driving licence. The tickets provided are valid for a single visit only and do not qualify for the Annual Pass.

Full Terms & Conditions:

Visitors using the HU postcode offer on the 7th & 8th December 2024 are advised to book a date and reserve a timeslot for their visit via The Deep’s website. Please select the number of people visiting using the ‘Existing Annual Pass Holder/Essential Carers/Vouchers’ ticket option. Payment will not be taken via the website, but instead made in person at The Deep on arrival on the date of your visit.

*£5 offer tickets are valid on the 7th & 8th December 2024 only for people living within the HU postcode area. Proof of address must be provided at Reception in the form of a household bill or driving licence. The tickets provided are valid for a single visit only and do not qualify for the Annual Pass. Not for resale or use with any other offer.

The Deep Freeze

Dive into a wintery wonderland at The Deep, and explore Earth’s incredible aquatic animals that are able to survive and thrive in extreme polar conditions.

Cosy up in our giant igloo in Deep Blue One for winter storytelling sessions!

‘Bob’ down to Endless Ocean for daily presentations at 12pm & 2pm. Learn more about the amazing ways in which animals adapt to icy cold environments.

Take part in our ‘Inspiration Station’ games & activities dotted around the aquarium, for the chance to win a super COOL prize bundle!

The Deep Freeze event is included in standard ticket entry, no additional booking is required. Pre-booking is highly recommended for your visit.

Fashion through the Lens of Art

Fashion designer Seguntuyi Mapeganoluwa Onakoya of the House of Tuyi, launches a fashion collection inspired by the Seen and Unseen exhibition, and the work of pioneering artist Nahem Shoa, and his friend and fellow artist Desmond Haughton. Join us for a live fashion catwalk.

The show responds to the outfits portrayed in the artworks in the exhibition, linking them to the heritage of Black people living in Britain. Tuyi’s own approach focuses on the role fashion can play in the fusion of White European and Black African cultures. By doing this, he challenges the marginalization that Black artists have experienced from the art world. Tuyi takes this idea further by inviting volunteers from the Black community and extending the opportunity to white Europeans to work on the collection with him, inspiring local people to become fashion designers. He aims to build a fashion community that brings creativity, developing the potential for future runways, exhibitions, pop-ups and innovative celebrations, and ultimately creative pride in Hull and Yorkshire.

The Fashion Show will take place 2-4 pm.

What do Hospices in England look like? Photographs from the Hospice Architecture in England Study

The photographs in this exhibition come from hospices across the country, from brand-new purpose built sites, to converted homes and manor houses, and even a hospice based in a medieval court. Hospices can be misunderstood and even feared healthcare settings, so our aim with this exhibition is to raise awareness about what hospices really look like in the hope of reducing the stigma which is often attached to these spaces.

We would love to know what you think about these photographs so if you visit, please leave us a comment on one of the cards provided.

Funded by Wellcome.

Living Coast

Living Coast is an exhibition of art, music, film, poetry and spoken word about the people, land and sea of Yorkshire’s South Holderness region.

Spurn Point is the southern-most tip of the East Yorkshire coastline whose 700-year history of human habitation came to an end in 2023. This exhibition presents artworks created during a project that took place between January and May 2024, which explored the unique entanglement of the transient geography and human occupancy of the ever-shifting South Holderness coast.

Through interviews with current and past residents (including farmers, artists, historians and ecologists), and working alongside the Spurn Bird Observatory, researchers from the University of Hull have created a series of artistic responses that explore the rapid geogogical, social and environmental transformations of the unique landscape of South Holderness.

Open daily 10am-5pm, with late opening to 7pm on Tuesdays.

Feral Reveal #10

Bi-annual exhibition of work produced by students of The Feral Art School, including print, painting, drawing, fashion and textiles.

Opening Friday 20th December 6.30-8.30pm

Though The Leaves Are Many… : INTER_CHANGE exhibition

This October, Humber Street Gallery presents some of Hull’s most exciting emerging artist talent with The Leaves Are Many…, featuring a collection of works by the 2023/2024 participants of Absolutely Cultured’s INTER_CHANGE programme.

Including art-forms such as painting, printmaking and installation, The Leaves Are Many… will showcase the work of the 5 participants whose work explores a diverse range of themes. The exhibition features individual pieces by; Maria Donnai, Bronte Teal, Layla Jabbri Harry Newman and Ian Hinley.

During the past 12 months, the group has immersed themselves in the activities that have taken place on Absolutely Cultured’s INTER_CHANGE artist development programme. Together they have explored the opportunities and challenges often faced by early-career artists. Through a series of workshops, talks and tours, they have broadened their knowledge and gained insight into the unique aspects of being a creative professional.

Marianne Lewsley-Steir, Creative Director commented: ‘We are always incredibly proud to showcase the work of Hull’s local emerging artists and highlight the exceptional talent, creativity, and professionalism that the city continues to nurture. At Absolutely Cultured, we’re deeply committed to creating opportunities for artists to grow and develop their practice through the INTER-CHANGE programme. It highlights a distinctive blend of collaboration and celebration, forming a supportive network amongst these talented artists. I am excited to see where this year’s artists will take their work next, I have no doubt what’s to come will be extraordinary.’

A key steppingstone for the artists involved has been integrating this learning into their practice and career. The showcase has supported the artists in managing the logistics of pulling an exhibition together. From ideation to installation, each member of the programme has had creative and physical involvement in the exhibition’s production to prepare them for future endeavours with other arts organisations.

Exhibitions Manager Lauren Wilson shared, ‘Seeing the culmination of the group’s hard work is truly captivating. Having had the privilege to work closely with the artists throughout the programme, it is exciting to present their talents to our audiences. The variety of works on display are a brilliant showcase of talent, voices and styles thriving in Hull. This exhibition highlights how INTER_CHANGE supports and celebrates this diversity, creating a strong local network so artists don’t have to venture further afield to seek opportunities. This exhibition puts us on the path to achieving that.’

The INTER_CHANGE group are contributing to the ongoing vitality and criticality of the artistic culture in the Humber region. They have engendered an environment of mutual support and are now equipped with the confidence and skills to navigate the artistic sector.

Gifted

The Christmas Exhibition

7th November 2024 – 25th January 2025

Featuring:

Ceramics

Shirley Vauvelle; Shelton Pottery; Kirsty Adams; Nathan Mullis.

Painting / Drawing

Shirley Vauvelle; Myles Linley; Shirley Vauvelle.

Waves of Wonder: An Exhibition by Hull’s Young Maritime Creatives

This exhibition is part of Hull Maritime’s ‘Young Maritime Creatives’ project. The project launched in May 2023 and has given grants to eight secondary schools across Hull to support students to create an artistic response to Hull’s maritime story.

As well as producing their own artworks, the students have had the opportunity to explore maritime objects and heritage sites, meet with maritime communities to learn about their experiences, and visit Ferens Art Gallery to explore how exhibitions are made.

The eight schools involved in the Young Maritime Creatives project are: The Boulevard Academy, Sirius Academy West, Sirius Academy North, Trinity House Academy, Frederick Holmes School, The Hub School, Venn Boulevard Centre, and Kelvin Hall School.

Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival

Dozens of decorated Christmas Trees will once again fill the Minster.

Please come and view the trees Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm

There is no entry fee. We work on the donation system.

All monies raised will go to the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal Fund, which is this year supporting Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University and Cruse Bereavement Support.

‘Science’ by Luxmuralis

Following sell-out shows in 2024, Luxmuralis is back with Science; an immersive light show which is designed to enable people to explore and contemplate the contributions of science and human understanding of the physical world around us.

The installation will see Hull Minster transformed into a fully immersive artwork exploring Chemistry and Biology and interprets artistically the scale of molecules cells and DNA as well as exploring the history of science, the contributions of science to humanity, and offers a reflection upon famous scientists past and present.

Science by Luxmuralis will run from Wednesday 22nd January, with several performances per evening. Booking is essential and tickets are now on sale!

Time slots are available from 5pm-9pm in 15 minute increments.

I’m Sorry, Annabel McCourt

What’s in an apology? When was the last time you said sorry… and meant it? What are you sorry, truly sorry about?

Inspired by the artist’s own deeply personal experience of loss, this exhibition is centred on the powerful, restorative and healing experience of saying “I’m Sorry”.

I’m Sorry is not about flippant apologies, taking the blame or over-apologising in fear of what others think. Instead, it’s about unburdening ourselves of guilt, reclaiming control and discovering self-esteem, without fear of conflict. It is a powerful tool for forgiveness and healing. It is introspection for the collective good to create a more compassionate world.

McCourt invites you to step inside the safe, contemplative space of I’m Sorry. Discover raw moments of private reflection, confessions without guilt, secret ceremonials of power and meditation. Take a pilgrimage into I’m Sorry and embark on a journey of personal transformation, free from judgement, before returning to daily life.

I’m Sorry by Annabel McCourt is a touring exhibition from Barnsley Civic. Curated by Elizabeth Dickinson.

About the Artist

Annabel McCourt was born in Grimsby in 1975. She is a diverse artist whose work ranges from lens-based gritty social-realism, through to installation art, moving image and architectural interventions inspired by fact, folklore & legend. For this project McCourt has gone back to her artistic roots in photography, meeting people and forming genuine connections.

“I feel vulnerable, paired-down and honest by exhibiting this work and I am profoundly grateful to every contributor for ‘speaking’ truth to power via my camera lens”

This project stems from McCourt’s experience of not being able to say goodbye to her father before he passed away. Holding a private ceremony to offer up an apology was a way for her move on and heal from this aspect of grief which is shared by many. McCourt recognised that creating this space for others might be a useful and profound tool.

Presented is a series of portraits in which the participants hold a bespoke neon ‘I’m Sorry’ written in the artist’s handwriting. Each person is captured offering their own private apology to the camera. For McCourt the glow of electrified neon gas reacts uniquely with each personality as they offer their “I’m Sorry”. The neon is an evocative metaphor for these authentic moments McCourt has captured; fragile, captivating and powerful.*

Extended until 23 February.

Let’s Get Glowing

Introducing… Let’s Get Glowing, a brand NEW event coming to The Deep this October half-term!

Join our Crew between 19th October-3rd November 2024 to discover the deep sea world of bioluminescence.

Tune into ‘The Glow Show‘, running daily at 11am, 1pm and 3pm in Endless Ocean. Explore the creatures that dwell in the depths of the ocean and the incredible way that they use their own light!

Visit the ‘Let’s Get Glowing‘ demonstration station between 11am-4pm daily in Endless Ocean to discover a series of magical demonstrations and experiments.

Head to Craft Corner to have your face painted! Choose from an Anglerfish, Jellyfish or Firefly, and visit our Ice Tunnel to watch them glow!

The Let’s Get Glowing event is included in your standard admission ticket; no additional booking is required. Visitors are advised to book their entry tickets in advance of a visit.

Allotment Holders Harvest Exhibition

An exhibition by local allotment holders and community gardens explaining how you can grow your own produce and where our food comes from. You can also find out about local community gardens.

We’re delighted to be hosting the Allotment Holders’ Harvest Exhibition: an exhibition by local community gardeners about growing fruit n’ veg. You can also learn how to secure your own allotment, should you wish to grow! Monday 16 – Sunday 22 September.

Visiting the Minster this Saturday? Check out these amazing events also going on below:

» Saturday Concert Series – Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – Another Mighty Angel (visithull.org)

» Harvest Festival Market (visithull.org)

Deanio X – To Heal A Butterfly.

Leading artist Deanio X has been commissioned to produce a series of thought-provoking artworks for temporary display at Wilberforce House Museum.

To Heal A Butterfly creates a visual response to the Wilberforce Institute’s research on the ‘Sea Islands & Jamaica’ enslavement records, through a combination of improvisational portraiture, digital animation and sculptural installation.

The commission is a partnership between Hull Museums and the Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull.

Credit: Deanio X, 2024