Guided Tours

Join our volunteer tour guides for a free one hour tour of our museums. We have 4 tours available with each one telling the stories behind some of the fascinating objects in our collections as well as delving into the history of the buildings that are home to our museums.

 

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Guided Tour of Ferens Art Gallery

Explore the city’s art collection on a guided tour of Ferens Art Gallery.

Our informative and friendly guides, will give you an overview of some of the highlights of the Gallery. In the hour-long tour, among others,  we will reveal the stories of work by the 14th century Italian artist, Lorenzetti, art from the Dutch Golden Age, paintings of great 20th-century female artists and the more local talent of Atkinson Grimshaw.

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Guided Tour of Wilberforce House Museum

Step inside Hull’s oldest museum on a guided tour of Wilberforce House Museum.

Welcome to  the elegant 17th c Merchant’s House, home of William Wilberforce, prominent Hull MP and one of the key figures in the the Anti-Slavery Movement. Step back in time with our guides in an hour-long tour, exploring the house, the man and  those who worked alongside him in the struggle against slavery. 

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Guided Tour of Streetlife Museum

All aboard for a guided tour of the Streetlife Museum.

Let our guides bring the popular Streetlife Museum to life in an hour-long tour, travelling through 200 years of transport history, from trams to trains, carriages and cars. Also hear the story of  Thomas Sheppard, the man largely responsible for this and Hull’s many other fascinating museum collections 

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Guided Tour of Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology

Unearth the past with a guided tour of the Hull & East Riding Museum of Archaeology.

Time travel with our guides through 235 million years of history! The hour-long tour will reveal the tales behind many of the treasures found in our area. Begin the story when Mammoths roamed this part of the country, marvel at mysteries of discovered figures in wood and chalk and see the incredible local Roman Mosaics.

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