Behind the Scenes
This section of the site contains information about our collections and how we care for them. There are updates on current projects across all our museums, information about the Adopt a Painting Scheme at the Ferens Art Gallery, and general information about how you can care for your own historic objects. If you have ever considered supporting the museums by becoming a volunteer, there are also details about current volunteer projects.
Adopt a painting scheme
The Ferens Art Gallery houses an internationally significant collection of work ranging from Old Masters through to 21st century contemporary art. The Gallery is dedicated to making all of the art in its care accessible to as many people as possible. An important aspect of this is ensuring that works are preserved in as good a condition as possible so that they can be enjoyed by visitors now and in the future.
Volunteering
Do you have a passion for history and the past? If so, you may be interested in becoming a Hull Museums Volunteer. This section gives you all the information you need to know including what we do, who we are looking for, and current volunteer projects.
Identifying Items
Knowledge about the collections at Hull Museums is an essential element of what we do. Hull is very lucky to have so many marvellous museums with fantastic, rare, and interesting objects. If you have an enquiry that you would like to ask one of our curators the following gives advice on how to contact us.
Collections Projects
This section of the site contains information about collections related projects across the museums service.
Managing the collections
This section is an introduction to how we manage our collections across all of our varied museum and gallery sites. From information about the type of objects we collect to What does a curator do? You may wish to borrow an object from us, read about care and conservation, or even how we document an object.
