Museums and galleries

Hull’s unique Museums Quarter - consisting of Wilberforce House, the Hull and East Riding Museum, Streetlife and the Arctic Corsair trawler - is simply the best place to start your discovery of historic Hull. Entry into all of our museums is free!

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

Thinking about culture and leisure in Hull online consultation

Please tell us your views on culture and leisure in Hull. Just complete the simple online questionnaire and you will be entered into a prize draw - you could win a P&O North Sea Ferries trip for two people!

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Online collections launched

Hull museums’ collection of artworks and artefacts is now available online for the first time.The online collections, at www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollections (link opens in a new window), will feature over 400,000 items, when cataloguing is complete, from a variety of collections. The online service allows museums to show the scope of their collections, beyond the 20 per cent of items that can normally be displayed at any one time in the museums and galleries across the city.  

Enjoy all the fun at Hull Museums

We have created a new website section to highlight the fun activities and themed projects we run at our museums. Please see the fun at the museum page for information on our interactive sessions and links to events being held over summer with our "Time Troopers" and "in touch" schemes.

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Wilberforce House - the birthplace and residence of William Wilberforce, who campaigned against the slave trade in the 19th century.

Streetlife Museum - tells the story of 200 years of transport in Hull.

Arctic Corsair - real trawlermen share their experiences on board the 1960s sidewinder trawler permanently berthed on the River Hull.

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 Maritime Museum - discover Hull’s rich maritime history, the story of whaling and deep-sea fishing in the frozen Arctic seas.

Ferens Art Gallery - one of the finest provincial art galleries in the country. The Ferens has an extensive and internationally renowned permanent collection.

Hands on History Museum - a great way for kids (and parents!) to get involved with history.

Spurn Lightship - for an insight into the life of the Humber estuary.

The Guildhall Collection - houses a high quality public collection that includes fine art, sculpture, furniture, the Civic Insignia and silver.

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