Hull Maritime Museum has reopened after six years of closure for a £20.4 million restoration of the Grade II*-listed former Town Dock Offices in Queen Victoria Square, which first opened as a museum in 1871.
The redevelopment has expanded the galleries, improved accessibility, and brought around 1,300 objects from Hull’s maritime collections on display, many for the first time. Visitors can trace more than 800 years of maritime history, including Hull’s role in trade, fishing, whaling, migration and exploration, and learn why the Humber remains the UK’s busiest port complex today.
Highlights include a 40-foot North Atlantic right whale skeleton, Erik the polar bear, a dedicated gallery for the museum’s scrimshaw collection, interactive exhibits on maritime navigation, and a new planetarium exploring how sailors once navigated by the night sky.
Entry remains free. The museum is in Queen Victoria Square, opposite Ferens Art Gallery and a short walk from Hull Paragon Interchange.
