Ferens Art Gallery

Om museet

The Ferens Art Gallery takes its name from Thomas Robinson Ferens, a Hull businessman with the firm Reckitt and Sons and later Member of Parliament for Hull East. In 1905 he gave money to Hull Corporation to buy art for the city, and in 1917 he paid for a new gallery on the site of the former St John's Church in Queen Victoria Square. The gallery opened in 1927.

Ferens later added further endowments that funded most of today's collection. Until 1975 the gallery was run independently; it was then combined with Hull's museums under a single curator. The collection ranges from late medieval painting to modern art and includes European old masters, British artists and works with local connections, alongside a notable group of maritime paintings.

A refurbishment costing 4.5 million pounds was completed in 2015, in time for the gallery to host the Turner Prize in 2017 as part of Hull's year as UK City of Culture. Today the gallery shows its permanent collection alongside a changing programme of exhibitions, and it runs learning programmes for schools, families and young people.

Højdepunkter

• Pietro Lorenzetti's Christ between Saints Paul and Peter, the only work by the artist in a UK collection
• Frans Hals's Portrait of a Young Woman in the Netherlands gallery
• Canaletto and Guardi in the eighteenth-century European gallery
• Rosa Bonheur's The Lion at Home in the Victorian gallery
• Maritime art gallery reflecting Hull's links with the sea
• Explore Art, an interactive gallery for children aged 0 to 5

Permanente udstillinger

• Gallery 2 – The Netherlands – Dutch Golden Age and other Netherlandish art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including a portrait by Frans Hals.
• Gallery 6 – Maritime Art – Maritime paintings of local and international importance that trace Hull's connection with the world by water.
• Gallery 9 – Modern and Contemporary – Changing displays of modern and contemporary painting, sculpture and photography, including portraiture.

Grundlagt

1927

Ejer

Hull City Council (Hull Museums)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Entry is free and no booking is needed. Groups of 15 or more should book through the self-directed visits page or contact the museum team.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud
• Synstolkning

Ramped entrance with a shallow incline and lifts between the gallery floors. A manual wheelchair can be borrowed at the front desk; it is best to call ahead. Accessible toilets, combined with baby-change facilities, are off Gallery 2 and at the rear of the building. The nearest Changing Places toilets are in the Wilson Centre on Alfred Gelder Street and at the Guildhall. An audio-descriptive guide of the highlights can be used on a phone or on handsets at the gallery. Nine designated disabled parking spaces are on Paragon Street, a few minutes away. A visual story, a quick access guide and an easy-read guide are available.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Puslerum
• Legeplads / legehjørne

Gallery 10, Explore Art, is an interactive ground-floor gallery for children aged 0 to 5 with hands-on activities. The gallery runs family trails and activities, and the cafe offers a Little Artists menu.

Transport & parkering

The gallery stands in Queen Victoria Square next to the Maritime Museum and Hull City Hall. A bike park is opposite the entrance.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

The in-house cafe serves breakfast, light bites and cakes and has a menu for young children. The gift shop sells postcards, prints and art books.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Hireable spaces include Gallery 2, further galleries, the live arts Studio with projection and audio equipment, and the cafe.

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