Ferens Art Gallery

Ferens Art Gallery

Infobox Museum
name = Ferens Art Gallery


imagesize = 220
map_type = East Riding of Yorkshire
latitude = 53.74337
longitude = -0.33912
established = 1927
location = Queen Victoria Square, Hull
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visitors =
director =
curator =
website = [http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,95454&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Ferens Art Gallery]

The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. Opened in 1927, [cite web
url = http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,95454&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
title = Ferens Art Gallery
accessdate = 2008-02-11
publisher = Hull City Council] it was restored and extended in 1991. The gallery features an extensive array of both permanent collections and roving exhibitions. The building also houses a children's gallery and a popular cafe. The building is now a Grade II listed building.

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External links

* [http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,95454&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Hull City Council: Ferens Art Gallery]
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