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Back to the future
Hull Maritime Museum is one of Hull's most popular visitor attractions, and its future is in your hands.
Generations of Hull schoolchildren, not to mention many thousands of visitors, have explored the museum over the years.
Crammed with exhibits, including the famous whale skeletons, paintings and delicate scrimshaw art (fine etchings on whale bone and teeth), the museum tells the remarkable story of Hull's relationship with the sea.
But now Hull City Council wants to hear your views about how the museum could be revamped to give it a more modern feel, and to improve disabled access throughout the building, and widen the maritime history story as presented in the museum.
"The museum is a special place which attracts more than 69,000 visitors a year," says Susan Capes, the assistant keeper of maritime history.
"Many people born and raised in Hull will have a family member who worked in the maritime trades, either in fishing, on the ferries and docks, or, in generations past, in the whaling industry.
"This makes the museum hugely significant for Hull people. It tells their story, and now we want to hear their views to shape its future."
Have your say
All visitors to the museum are invited to take part in a consultation to give their opinions, thoughts and feelings about the building and its exhibits.
What you like and dislike about the museum, and how you think it can be improved, are just some of the questions being asked.
Survey forms, which can be collected from the museum reception, and also libraries, leisure centres, and Customer Service Centres, take just a few minutes to complete and will be available until the end of this month.
And more consultation events are in the pipeline later this year to ensure more people get the chance to have a say.
"This could result in the biggest revamp of the museum in 30 years, so we need to hear people's opinions and get it right," says Jayne Tyler, Hull City Council's head of professional services for museums.
It is hoped enough public responses can be collected for Hull City Council to draw up a refurbishment plan for the museum.
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The museum is open Mondays to Saturdays from 10am to 5pm and Sundays from 1.30 to 4.30pm, admission free.
For more information phone 300300 or visit www.hullcc.gov.uk
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