Destination Hull Exhibition Opens

A new exhibition opening this week at the Ferens Art Gallery will offer viewers a chance to see what Hull will look like by the year 2020.

As the Ferens empties of art in preparation for its £4m refit, it will be filled with plans for the future as Hull embarks on its journey to become a world-class visitor destination.

The ‘Destination Hull’ exhibition will transport visitors to the year 2020 when the plans, currently in their infancy, will have become a reality.

The public will have the opportunity to view, on a large-scale, drawings that will show how the city centre could transform and evolve.

Starting by the waterside, viewers will walk through the cruise terminal and Fruit Market, moving into city centre streets for some of the incredible public realm projects that will transform public spaces; stepping into some of the city’s much-loved cultural venues for their renovations and down into the Old Town where work will re-establish the area as the historical centre it so readily deserves.

Visitors will then be invited into the Live Arts Space for screenings of the latest Destination Hull film and an incredible CGI fly-through of Hull Venue. Public Realm commissioned artist Nayan Kulkarni’s ‘Golden Hour’ film will also be on show, as well as a film that looks at some of the fountain work that will feature in Queen Victoria Square and Trinity Square.

Portfolio Holder for Visitor Destination, Councillor Steven Bayes said:

“We are about to embark on an ambitious regeneration programme of for the city of Hull - it reaches far beyond the celebrations and benefits that 2017 UK City of Culture will bring.

“We know that ‘Destination Hull’ is bold but this work is essential to realising our City Plan ambition to become a world-class visitor destination.

“This exhibition allows visitors to get a real sense of the direction in which the city is travelling. This is just the start of an exciting few years ahead and we hope residents will join us in the journey”.

The exhibition will open to the public this Friday 7 August in gallery four and run through to the closure of the Ferens on Friday 28 August.