The last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane is to be restored, thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council.
The Hull Maritime project is looking to appoint a contractor to dismantle, restore and relocate the crane as a safe structure, retaining its historical details and significance.
Today, Tuesday 11 August, the live events industry across the UK will come together in solidarity to host a series of creative action to help save the live events and entertainment sector, which is on the verge of collapsing without financial support from the government.
Hundreds of venues are expected to turn their lights red, along with other creative activities being staged in more than 20 cities across the UK to symbolise the industry going into red alert.
Leading contemporary artists, Heinrich and Palmer, have created a new and stunning visualisation of one of the most popular objects in the Hull Maritime Museum’s permanent collection.
Lumen Prize-nominated artists behind the ‘Ship of the Gods’ at Hull Minster as part of Absolutely Cultured’s Urban Legends and Northern Lights, Heinrich and Palmer have been commissioned to create new and innovative public artwork to reflect the city’s rich maritime history.
City and cultural leaders have welcomed the publication of an independent evaluation of Hull’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture 2017, which confirms the continuing impact the title has had on the city.
The report, published by the University of Hull, says “the most significant impact of all” was an estimated £676m of new private and public investment that was generated for the city.
The River Hull as it was in its heyday is brought to life in a new book that tells first-hand accounts of life on and around the river.
It is illustrated with over 200 photographs from the 19th century to the present day, many previously unpublished or rarely seen.
Plans to transform some of Hull’s maritime treasures have been given the go-ahead at the council’s Planning Committee.
The decision now means that if the £13.6m bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund is successful, funding would protect and promote 800 years of Hull’s seafaring history by creating the best maritime trail in the north of England.
Hull Maritime Museum is set to receive new ramps improving access to its main entrance of the striking building.
Hull City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 funding from the DCMS Wolfson Foundation to install two new access ramps and an access staircase to one of the three domes.
The characters and stories of Hull’s seafarers will be brought to life at an exhibition in the city.
Portraits at Sea, an exhibition of 30 portraits depicting the men of Hull’s Merchant Navy, will take place at the Hull Maritime Museum in Queen Victoria Square, Hull, from Saturday 22 September to Sunday 16 December.
Hull Museums, including the award-winning Ferens Art Gallery, are to extend their opening hours on Sundays.
The move comes as part of an opening hours rethink designed to better reflect visitor demand.
A collection of dramatic photographs showing a perilous Antarctic expedition is to go on display at the Hull Maritime Museum.
The Enduring Eye exhibition shows pictures taken by photographer Frank Hurley during the dangerous Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917, led by renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.