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Ferens Art Gallery, Hull

Address:
Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull HU1 3RA

Opening Times:

Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

Sunday 1.30 - 4.30pm

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Description:

Opened in 1927, the award winning Ferens Art Gallery combines internationally renowned permanent collection displays with a thriving programme of temporary exhibitions. A unique Children's Gallery is one of the highlights of a lively education and events programme that includes tours, talks and art workshops.

The gallery's first-class permanent collection of paintings and sculpture spans from the medieval period to the present day. European Old Masters, particularly Dutch & Flemish, portraiture, marine paintings, modern and contemporary British art, including video, are amongst the strengths. Highlights include masterpieces by Frans Hals, Antonio Canaletto, Stanley Spencer, David Hockney, Helen Chadwick and Gillian Wearing.

Contact Details:
Telephone 01482 613902

Learning Programmes:

Portraying Relationships;

Knowing Me Knowing You;

Objects and Meanings;

Self Image;

Specialisms:

Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, 18th Century European Painting, 17th and 18th Century European portraits and Landscape, British and European Sculpture 15th - 19th Century, 20th Century Sculpture, British Marine Painting, Victorian Painting, Early 20th Century British Painting, Post War and Contemporary British art, 18th - 20th Century Prints

 

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