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.

All tours created and delivered by volunteers who have completed the Institute of Tourism Guiding Level 2 accreditation.

Please note tours are subject to volunteer availability and locations may change at short notice.

 

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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 19th-century female artists and the more local talent of Atkinson Grimshaw.

Sunday 8 December, 11.30am

Sunday 15 December, 11.30am

Thursday 2 January 2025, 2.30pm

Sunday 5 January 2025, 11.30am

Thursday 16 January 2025, 2.30pm

Sunday 19 January 2025, 11.30am

Sunday 26 January 2025, 11.30am

Thursday 30 January 2025, 2.30pm

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**Although booking your free place is recommended, there may be a small number of places available on the day.**

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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. 

Tours available:

Thursday 28 November, 2.30pm

Sunday 1 December, 11.30am

Thursday 5 December, 2.30pm

Sunday 29 December, 11.30am

Sunday 12 January 2025, 11.30am

Sunday 9 February 2025, 11.30am

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**Although booking your free place is recommended, there may be a small number of places available on the day.**

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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 carriages to cars. Also hear the story of  Thomas Sheppard, the man largely responsible for this and Hull’s many other fascinating museum collections 

Tours available:

Thursday 7 November, 2.30pm

Sunday 10 November, 11.30am

Thursday 14 November, 2.30pm

Sunday 17 November, 11.30am

Thursday 12 December, 2.30pm

Sunday 22 December, 11.30am

Thursday 6 February 2025, 2.30pm

Thursday 13 February 2025, 2.30pm

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**Although booking your free place is recommended, there may be a small number of places available on the day.**

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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.

Tours available:

Thursday 21 November, 2.30pm

Sunday 24 November, 11.30am

Thursday 19 December, 2.30pm

Thursday 9 January 2025, 2.30pm

Thursday 23 January 2025, 2.30pm

Sunday 2 February 2025, 11.30am

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**Although booking your free place is recommended, there may be a small number of places available on the day.**