Ferens Art Gallery Art Galleries

Opened in 1927, the award winning Ferens Art Gallery combines internationally renowned permanent collection displays with thriving programmes of exhibitions and Live Art. A unique Children's Gallery is one of the highlights of a lively education and events programme that includes tours, talks and art workshops.

The gallery's first-class permanent collection of paintings and sculpture spans the medieval period to the present day. European Old Masters, particularly Dutch & Flemish, portraiture, marine paintings, modern and contemporary British art, including video, are amongst the strengths. Highlights include masterpieces by Frans Hals, Antonio Canaletto, Stanley Spencer, David Hockney, Helen Chadwick and Peter Howson.