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| Established | 1927 (1927) |
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| Location | Queen Victoria Square,Hull |
| Coordinates | 53°44′36″N0°20′21″W / 53.743419°N 0.33928°W /53.743419; -0.33928 |
| Website | www |
TheFerens Art Gallery is anart gallery in theEnglish city ofKingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city byThomas Ferens, after whom it is named. The architects wereS. N. Cooke and E. C. Davies.[1] Opened in 1927,[2]it was restored and extended in 1991. The gallery features an extensive array of both permanent collections and roving exhibitions.
Among the paintings in the permanent collection is aportrait of an unknown young woman byFrans Hals.
Past temporary exhibitions included features on Queen Victoria and Hull – part of theRoyal Collection Trust touring show (2022–2023),[3]Ian McKeever RA (2019),[4]Francis Bacon (2017)[5] andDavid Remfry RA (1975 and 2005).[6] The building also houses a children's gallery and a popular cafe. The building is now a Grade IIlisted building.[1]
In 2009, an exhibition and live performance took place at the venue, to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening ofThe New Adelphi Club, a live music venue less than 2 miles (3 km) north.[7]
In 2013, the gallery acquired a fourteenth-century painting byPietro Lorenzetti, depicting Christ Between Saints Paul and Peter. The acquisition was jointly funded by the Ferens Endowment Fund, theHeritage Lottery Fund andArt Fund.[8]
In May 2015, it was announced that the gallery would get a £4.5 million makeover to enable it to host theTurner Prize in2017 as part of theUK City of Culture programme.[9] The gallery reopened on 13 January 2017.[10][11] On 8 February 2017,Charles, Prince of Wales andCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited the gallery to view the completed refurbishment.[12]
In January 2018,Hull City Council announced that a record 519,000 visits were made to the gallery during 2017.[13]
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