Hull Maritime Museum takes shape as refurbishment enters final phases

The Hull Maritime Museum is beginning to take shape.

The beautiful building has been closed off to the public following a huge £11 million pound refurbishment in 2019 as part of the Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City Project. Since then, the building has been entirely surrounded by fences, scaffolding and portacabins obstructing the view.

But with the sun shining, many of the obstructions have been removed as the project enters its final phase of work - with people now able to view the 150-year-old Grade 2 Listed building.

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In the coming months, current contractors Simpson of York will hand over the former Hull Dock Offices over to specialist contractors - who are said to be leaders in their field.

The new contractor's role is to transform the building back into a museum by creating, testing and installing the audio-visual and IT hardware and display cases. They will also organise the general fit-out, which includes items, plinths, stands electronics to bring the building which was originally opened in 1871 into 21st century.

Work has been well underway and the huge project has hit several landmarks this year. In May, the historic south-facing clock was brought back to life and upgraded - meaning it did not have to be manually wound every seven days.

As the long-anticipated reopening draws near, over 45,000 historic objects have returned to the city in a secret location. In May 2021, it took the Maritime Museum team ten weeks to remove all 50,000 of its objects and exhibitions.

The Maritime Museum is expected to re-open to the public in late 2025.