Ferens Art Gallery facts for kids
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| Established | 1927 |
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| Location | Queen Victoria Square, Hull |
The Ferens Art Gallery is a cool art gallery located in the city of Hull, England. It was made possible by Thomas Ferens, who gave the land and money for it. The gallery is named after him! It first opened its doors in 1927.
The gallery has lots of amazing art. You can see both art that stays there all the time and special shows that visit for a while. One famous painting you can find there is a portrait by Frans Hals. The gallery also has a fun area just for kids and a popular cafe. The building itself is quite special, it's a Grade II listed building, which means it's protected because of its history.
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What You Can See at Ferens Art Gallery
The Ferens Art Gallery often hosts exciting temporary art shows. For example, there have been exhibitions about Queen Victoria and famous artists like Francis Bacon. These shows bring new and interesting art for everyone to enjoy.
A Special Painting Joins the Collection
In 2013, the gallery got a very old and special painting. It was made in the 1300s by an artist named Pietro Lorenzetti. The painting shows Christ with two saints, Paul and Peter. Many different groups helped to buy this important piece of art for the gallery.
Big Changes for a Big Prize
In 2015, the gallery got a huge makeover! About £4.5 million was spent to make it even better. This was so it could host the Turner Prize in 2017. The Turner Prize is a very famous art award in the UK. Hull was also named the UK City of Culture that year.
The gallery reopened on January 13, 2017, looking brand new. A month later, Charles, Prince of Wales (now King Charles III) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (now Queen Camilla) visited the gallery to see the amazing changes.
Lots of Visitors!
The year 2017 was very successful for the Ferens Art Gallery. Over 519,000 people visited! This was a record number of visitors for the gallery. It shows how popular and important the gallery is to the city of Hull.
Images for kids
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Frans Hals, Portrait of a Woman (between 1655 and 1660)
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Frederic Leighton, Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon (1869)
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Elizabeth Thompson: The Return From Inkerman (1877)
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Charles Edward Perugini, A Summer Shower (around 1888)
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Alice Maud Fanner, Summer at Hampton Court (1898)
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John Lavery; A Still Morning (1917)
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Glyn Philpot: An Artist and The Rice Family (1920)
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