Remembering Humberside
6-28 May, 9.30am-4.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, plus 16 May, 9.30am-12.30pm
Free, all welcome.
For 22 years, parts of North and North East Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire were joined together as a single county known as Humberside. Though short-lived, the creation and governance of this county was controversial and had a major impact in the region. Thirty years after its abolition, this exhibition looks at attempts to forge a Humberside identity, the county’s achievements and how it was viewed by inhabitants on the north and south banks of the estuary.
Family Lego Club
2 May, 10am-12pm
Free, all welcome. Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult.
Come and build with Lego blocks. All materials provided. What will you build... perhaps your favourite castle, or maybe your favourite old building in Hull?
History Centre Behind the Scenes Tours: May
2 May, 11am-12pm
16 May, 11am-12pm
Free, booking required
Join us for a fascinating journey through the strongrooms and conservation areas of the History Centre, with a chance to look at some exciting historic documents along the way…
The tour will take 1 hour.
Places are limited so please book in advance. To book your place you can email us, call us on 01482 317500, or speak to a member of staff at the enquiry desk during our opening hours.
Lunchtime talk: "Hull and the General Strike - 100 Years Ago This Week"
Professor Tony Collins
12 May, 12.30-1.30
Free, all welcome
One hundred years ago this week, men and women across Hull walked out of work and joined the nationwide General Strike called by the TUC in support of Britain’s miners. It wasn’t the first time that local workers had taken a stand - in 1911 a government advisor reported that strikes in the city threatened a "revolution" - and local docks, railways and factories quickly fell silent. As days passed, the General Strike increased its support, and the day after the TUC called it off, more Hull workers were on strike than ever before.
To mark the centenary of the General Strike, Professor Tony Collins investigates the role that Hull’s men and women played in the dispute, explores why it was so popular, and examines the impact that it had on the subsequent history of Hull.
Paper Craft Workshop: Notebooks and Bookmarks
27 May, 10am-12pm
£5, booking required.
All welcome. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Come along to a craft session to make bookmarks and refillable notebooks using old maps and books.
This is a make-a-long session, for all ages, to make bookmarks and refillable notebooks out of old maps and books. You will be using pre-made kits that contain the basic materials to make each item. Additional materials will be available on the day. The notebooks are designed to be easily refilled with any other types of paper as you fill the pages.
While tickets for this event are free, a minimum of one £5 kit is required per booking. Additional kits will be available to purchase on the day.
Please book your place through Eventbrite.
Refugee Week talk: The Pink Camera
Arafa Gouda
20 June, time TBC
Free, all welcome.
Sudanese photographer and artist Arafa Gouda used a small pink compact digital camera to document moments before and after fleeing war from her home in Libya with her six children. During four years living in a tent in a UN refugee camp on the Egyptian border, she continued to capture everyday moments of endurance, resistance, resilience and survival. Since being resettled to Yorkshire in 2015, Arafa continues to record the life of herself and her family in resettlement, providing an alternative perspective on the impact of war and displacement on women and family.
To celebrate Refugee Week 2026, the History Centre is proud to host Arafa as she shares her personal experience and artistic response to a journey that led her family to a new life in Yorkshire.
Family Lego Club
6 June, 10am-12pm
Free, all welcome. Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult.
Come and build with Lego blocks. All materials provided. What will you build... perhaps your favourite castle, or maybe your favourite old building in Hull?
History Centre Behind the Scenes Tours: June
20 June, 11am-12pm
Free, booking required
Join us for a fascinating journey through the strongrooms and conservation areas of the History Centre, with a chance to look at some exciting historic documents along the way…
The tour will take 1 hour.
Places are limited so please book in advance. To book your place you can email us, call us on 01482 317500, or speak to a member of staff at the enquiry desk during our opening hours.
Family Lego Club
4 July, 10am-12pm
Free, all welcome. Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult.
Come and build with Lego blocks. All materials provided. What will you build... perhaps your favourite castle, or maybe your favourite old building in Hull?
History Centre Behind the Scenes Tours: July
4 July, 11am-12pm
Free, booking required
Join us for a fascinating journey through the strongrooms and conservation areas of the History Centre, with a chance to look at some exciting historic documents along the way…
The tour will take 1 hour.
Places are limited so please book in advance. To book your place you can email us, call us on 01482 317500, or speak to a member of staff at the enquiry desk during our opening hours.
Family Lego Club
1 August, 10am-12pm
Free, all welcome. Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult.
Come and build with Lego blocks. All materials provided. What will you build... perhaps your favourite castle, or maybe your favourite old building in Hull?
History Centre Behind the Scenes Tours: August
1 August, 11am-12pm
15 August, 11am-12pm
Free, booking required
Join us for a fascinating journey through the strongrooms and conservation areas of the History Centre, with a chance to look at some exciting historic documents along the way…
The tour will take 1 hour.
Places are limited so please book in advance. To book your place you can email us, call us on 01482 317500, or speak to a member of staff at the enquiry desk during our opening hours.