Watch the live stream of the events click on the launch thumbnail above Launch of Hull 2017 to be marked by firework display Council say city 'will be ready' Louise Wheeler Louise Wheeler BBC Local ...

He talked to theartsdesk about Hull’s ambient godfathers and counter-cultural pioneers, as well as bopping to classic 1970s pop. DAVID KETTLE: Hull 2017 is clearly a vast project. How have you ...

The city of Hull, in Northeast England, is getting a new contemporary art gallery, in the shape of The Humber Street Gallery. Opening today, February 3, it coincides with the city celebrating its ...

1 WICKED: FOR GOOD, BLUE MOON & More Receive Golden Globes Noms The organisation set up to deliver Hull UK City of Culture 2017 is to carry on as a permanent national arts company based in the city, ...

Hull started 2017 with a bang, as a spectacular New Year's Day fireworks display seen by more than 60,000 people ushered in a year of activity as the new UK City of Culture. One of the first people ...

Hull has been named the 2017 UK City of Culture – and immediately started work on a multi-million pound programme to bring the city “out of the shadows”. It saw off competition from rival bids by ...

The Northern English port city of Hull will host Turner Prize in 2017, one of the most important events in the British art calendar, the BBC reports. The city’s Ferens Gallery won the right to host ...

That's all from me for today. We now know more about what we can expect from the first 'season' of UK City of Culture, Hull 2017. Let's have a look back at 5 things we didn't know this morning: One of ...

MARTIN GREEN: That started way back in the bidding process. I didn’t start as director until the city had won the bid – the bidding took place in 2013, it was won in November 2013, and I started in ...

A new book celebrating Hull's year as UK City of Culture is available from today. The limited edition book is called 365 and contains 200 pages of photographs and poems reflecting Hull's 2017 season.