For my first experience of Hull’s year as UK City of Culture I went to an event in January curiously called ‘The Space Day’ which was hosted in association with the BBC Academy. Although it may sound like it was focused on outer space, it wasn’t. It turned out to be an interesting discussion about digital…
My second family experience in Hull’s year as City of Culture was a visit to the excellent Brynmor Jones library at the University of Hull to view the ‘Lines of Thought’ art exhibition. The exhibition was billed as “the greatest gathering of artist talent ever seen in Hull” and although I’m no expert, I can…
So it’s here, Hull’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture 2017. But what are my expectations and what am I looking forward to? Clearly there are several individual events and exhibitions that I have earmarked to visit; things that I am already looking forward to, but what of my overall expectations, will…
Two of our staffers; James and Matt recently attended the “In with a Bang” and “Made in Hull” events to kick start our year as City of Culture. They both came away with very differing opinions. Read their tales below… Matt: Emotional, breath-taking, stunning were the words I posted along with some photos on to…