![The outside of the Hull Maritime Museum, under renovation, with sea monster tentacles appearing out the top](/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_desktop/public/media/imgs/Hull%20Maratime%20-%20Hull%20Kraken%20-%20August%202021-57_0.jpg.webp?itok=-cTVebdu)
Heritage Grants
Hull is a renowned historic sea and fishing port. The HYMC project is aiming to develop a sense of place and identity by celebrating this nautical history and preserving the city’s maritime assets and collections.
The project is currently redeveloping five attractions:
- transforming the Grade II* listed Maritime Museum with a new exhibition scheme
- turning the derelict North End Shipyard into a visitor orientation centre
- creating a maritime collections store – to conserve, catalogue and manage artefacts for staff and researchers – at the Dock Office Chambers building, which dates back to the 1890s
- Conserving two historic vessels: the Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship. The ships will be fully restored, creating access for disabled visitors, and fitted with AV projections, oral history recordings and immersive sets.
![The Arctic Corsair ship being moved to a shipyard](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Arctic%20Corsair%20move%20to%20shipyard%20-%20October%202021%20c%20Hull%20Maritime%20%283%29.jpg)
Councillor Daren Hale, Leader of Hull City Council, said: “There have been some key milestones within the last 12 months, especially moving two ships to a local shipyard for restoration.”
There will also be a wide range of volunteer, training and skill-building opportunities for young and unemployed people. The first cohort of a Maritime Training programme has been completed, with half of the students securing full-time employment within two weeks.
The full visitor experience is expected to be completed by 2024.