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Hull’s unique Museums Quarter - consisting of Wilberforce House, the Hull and East Riding Museum, Streetlife and the Arctic Corsair trawler - is a great place to start your discovery of historic Hull. But don’t forget the Ferens Art Gallery and the Maritime Museum in the city centre, not to mention Hands On History in Trinity Square as well.

You’ll find the Museums Quarter on High Street in the heart of the Old Town, on the banks of the River Hull. The old warehouses, merchant dwellings, lanes and pubs nearby all lend their unique flavour to this historic district. Find the museum quarter on Multimap (link opens in new window).

• Arctic Corsair - real trawlermen share their experiences on board the 1960s sidewinder trawler permanently berthed on the River Hull
  
  
• Ferens Art Gallery - one of the finest provincial art galleries in the country. The Ferens has an extensive and internationally renowned permanent collection
  
  
• Guildhall collection - houses a high quality public collection that includes fine art, sculpture, furniture, the Civic Insignia and silver
  
  
• Hands on History Museum - a great way for kids (and parents!) to get involved with history
  
  
• Hull and East Riding Museum - tells the amazing story of the area from the beginning of geological time, through the early tribes all the way up to the 17th century
  
  
• Hull History Centre (opens Monday 25 January) -  houses archives and local studies resources from the council and University of Hull.
  
  
• Hull Maritime Museum - discover Hull’s rich maritime history, the story of whaling and deep-sea fishing in the frozen Arctic seas
  
  
• Spurn Lightship - for an insight into the life of the Humber estuary
  
  
• Streetlife Museum - tells the story of 200 years of transport in Hull
  
  
• Wilberforce House - the birthplace and residence of William Wilberforce, who campaigned against the slave trade in the 19th century

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Contact us

Museum service
Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull
HU1 3RA

Tel: 01482 300 300
Fax: 01482 613 710
Email: museums@hullcc.gov.uk
Technical and specialist enquiries: 01482 613 902