May Half Term at Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery

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May Half Term at Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery

Ship of the Future

Tuesday 28 May

1pm-3pm

Hull Maritime Museum

Your challenge is to design a boat for the future. Take a look at some of the amazing models in the Hull Maritime Museum to get some ideas: will your ship transport goods, carry people or catch fish?

Once your design is complete, discover how to make an engine which runs on vinegar and baking soda in order to power your boat across our test tanks!

Free, drop-in.

Heritage in Hull

Ferens Art Gallery

Hands on History Museum

Hull and East Riding Museum

Cars of the Future

Wednesday 29 May

1pm-3pm

Streetlife Museum

Be inspired by the collection of vintage cars at Streetlife Museum to design your own vehicle of the future.

Does it need big wheels or small? What powers the engine? Will you design your own time travelling DeLorean?!

Free, drop-in.

Please Touch: Prehistory

Thursday 30 May

1pm-3pm

Hull and East Riding Museum

We're inviting you to get hands on with some of our museum objects and discover what life was like for people living in the past. We'll be exploring the development of the axe, from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age.

You'll get to handle real archaeological objects, ask our team questions and imagine what life was like in prehistoric times.

Free, drop-in.

Shell Handling Session

Friday 31 May

10am-12noon

Ferens Art Gallery

Handle and sketch some of our wonderful shells, or design your own otherworldly creature.

Suitable for accompanied children aged 5+.

Free, drop-in

Time Travellers: Georgian Style!

Friday 31 May

1pm-3pm

Wilberforce House Museum

Take inspiration from our fantastic Georgian clock collection to design and build your own time travelling device. Transform a range of everyday items into extraordinary machines in a junk modelling spectacular.

Free, drop-in.