Will be worth another visit for sure. Made a big impression in Hull's quite brilliant UK City of Culture year in 2017.
Especially loved overhearing two women chatting about the days of passenger liners between Norway and Hull.
Interesting to see how museum will deal with whaling heritage though.
And very, very sadly, another one bites the dust in the potteries.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/05/p...
Becky Wallower
Becky Wallower
Becky Wallower
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #potteries
The firm, founded in 1809, appointed administrators due to rising energy and labour costs.
#TraceryTuesday
A bit of the tracery of Greyfriars Gloucester.
Founded in c. 1231, Franciscan friary had local support and saw major rebuilding in 1519.
Post Henry VIII's dissolution of monasteries + Civil War damage it became workshops and houses, w walls and windows partly hidden, but surviving. 🏺
#TraceryTuesday
A bit of the tracery of Greyfriars Gloucester.
Founded in c. 1231, Franciscan friary had local support and saw major rebuilding in 1519.
Post Henry VIII's dissolution of monasteries + Civil War damage it became workshops and houses, w walls and windows partly hidden, but surviving. 🏺
#MosaicMonday 🏺
Welcome to the gym....
Two bare handed athletes in the entry hall offer a taste of what's to come in the Gymnasium of the Iuvenes in Pompeii.
Colourful frescos within the large #Roman men's thermal bath complex beyond feature wrestling, jumping, weights and other exercises.
Becky Wallower
For #Woodensday and #ReliefWednesday, an impishly cheerful creature of the forest welcomes you in.
Decorating a door in the smashing little walled hill town of Montecarlo in Tuscany.
Black-and-white images taken by Paul Laib are being exhibited at the Courtauld Gallery
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"When a site like the Beaufort becomes a symbol of either side in a conflict, it comes to be seen as legitimate target in the conflict. This is exactly why international law forbids turning cultural properties into military locations.”
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/10/i...
Becky Wallower
The firm, founded in 1809, appointed administrators due to rising energy and labour costs.
News | Hull Maritime Museum reveals opening date after £20.4m transformation
Six-year revamp is the centrepiece of Hull’s city-wide maritime regeneration programme
Becky Wallower
Museums Association
Charting the Turkish city's history through the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, the V&A claims that the show will be “the first exhibition in the UK to
tell this story in full”
