Ferens Art Gallery

Ferens Art Gallery Step inside 700 years of art and imagination from all across the world ✨ The Ferens is home to a magnificent collection of paintings and sculptures.

07/10/2026

Have you popped into the Ferens Art Gallery Cafe lately? 🎨

If not, you're missing out!

Our Cornish pasty special is a treat!
Crispy pastry, chunky chips, peas and plenty of gravy😋

Open 7 days a week for cold/hot brunches & lunches, coffee and fresh bakes & treats

✨ Mon–Sat: 10:00 – 4:00
✨ Sun: 11:15 – 3:30

Tag a friend you’d bring along for lunch! 👇

Ferens Art Gallery

Take a break at the Ferens café ☕️ Relax with a coffee, enjoy a sweet treat and recharge before discovering even more! W...
07/10/2026

Take a break at the Ferens café ☕️ Relax with a coffee, enjoy a sweet treat and recharge before discovering even more! We have lots of delicious items on offer, including breakfast, light bites and a wide variety of cakes.

Plan your next visit and explore what is on offer at Ferens: www.hullmuseums.co.uk/ferens-art-gallery

We are very excited to be displaying our Open Exhibition from 16 October! 🖼️The brings together a vibrant mix of artwo...
06/10/2026

We are very excited to be displaying our Open Exhibition from 16 October! 🖼️

The brings together a vibrant mix of artwork from talented artists, offering plenty to see, enjoy and take inspiration from.

What are you looking forward to seeing?

Explore the incredible collections with our free guided tours – Whether you are a regular visitor or stepping into the g...
05/10/2026

Explore the incredible collections with our free guided tours – Whether you are a regular visitor or stepping into the gallery for the first time. Come along and see Ferens Art Gallery in a whole new light!

📅 18, 20 & 25 October
🕚 1 hour tour starting 11:30am or 2:30pm
🎟️ FREE! Please note booking is essential

Explore available dates and find out more: www.hullmuseums.co.uk/museum-events/guided-tour-of-ferens-art-gallery

💀 Memento Mori - Parkin, c.1794Parkin’s Memento Mori is an emblematic work in the European tradition of Vanitas painting...
04/10/2026

💀 Memento Mori - Parkin, c.1794

Parkin’s Memento Mori is an emblematic work in the European tradition of Vanitas painting - art that reminds us of the passing of time and the inevitability of mortality.

The artist looked back to 15th-century conventions, at a time when Vanitas paintings increasingly featured symbols of memento mori, emphasising the fleeting nature of human life. Here, the skull is presented inside a trompe l’oeil box, creating the striking illusion of a three-dimensional object.

This is a rare surviving example of its kind from 18th-century England.

🖼️ See it for yourself at Ferens Art Gallery.

Did you know that the Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition has been running since 1967?! 💡🤔 Celebrating the creativity of...
03/10/2026

Did you know that the Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition has been running since 1967?! 💡🤔 Celebrating the creativity of local amateur and professional artists, the exhibition provides an exciting opportunity for artists to display and sell artwork.

The collection will be on display 16 October – 10 January, free to drop-in.

Plan your next visit and explore what is on offer at Ferens: www.hullmuseums.co.uk/ferens-art-gallery

Happy birthday, Thomas Sheppard 🎂Born on this day in 1876, Thomas Sheppard became the first curator of Hull Municipal Mu...
02/10/2026

Happy birthday, Thomas Sheppard 🎂

Born on this day in 1876, Thomas Sheppard became the first curator of Hull Municipal Museum in 1901 and played a huge part in shaping Hull’s museum collections.

A passionate collector and self-taught expert in archaeology, geology and natural history, Sheppard helped establish museums across the city and championed the stories, people and industries of Hull and the East Riding.

Over a century later, his legacy lives on in Hull’s museums and collections. 🏛️

Explore what’s on at Ferens Art Gallery this month 🤔Slow Sundays Drawing Group (£29 per person) – 4 October2026 Open and...
01/10/2026

Explore what’s on at Ferens Art Gallery this month 🤔

Slow Sundays Drawing Group (£29 per person) – 4 October
2026 Open and Young Artist Open Exhibitions (Free, drop-in) – 16 October to 10 January
Flourish with Ferens Session (Free, ticketed) – 17 October
Guided Tours (Free, ticketed) – 18, 20 and 25 October

Find out more: www.hullmuseums.co.uk/museum-events

Address

Queen Victoria Square
Kingston Upon Hull
HU13RA

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441482300300

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