Hull gallery seeks funds for accessibility and rooftop upgrades

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 14:02 · Archive

Humber Street Gallery has submitted plans for a new lift, expanded rooftop bar and improved accessibility.

Humber Street Gallery, which opened during Hull's year as UK City of Culture in 2017, has submitted plans to transform the four-storey building. The proposals include installing a larger 13-person accessible lift, reconfiguring the main staircase, upgrading wayfinding, and refreshing the ground floor frontage to better display artwork. Exhibition, office and workshop spaces will also be updated, with plans to create bookable meeting rooms for outside organisations.

A key feature is the expansion of the rooftop terrace with improved shelter and increased capacity, allowing the space to be used comfortably beyond the spring and summer months. Gallery CEO Dave McLeavy said the improvements were 'part of a commitment to a long-term vision' for the wider Fruit Market area. He stated the gallery had worked with the Hull Access Group to ensure it 'caters effectively' to wheelchair users, neurodivergent visitors and people with visual or hearing impairments, adding the development aimed to make the gallery 'more welcoming to everyone'.

The project depends on securing funding from Arts Council England. Hull City Council leader Mike Ross described the Fruit Market area, which has undergone regeneration over the last decade, as 'a part of Hull enjoyed by local residents that undeniably helps draw visitors from much further afield as well'.

How it is being reported

• New rooftop bar plan to boost art galleryThe proposed improvements are aimed at attracting more visitors to Hull's Humber Street Gallery.BBC Humberside · 23 Oct, 13:41
• New rooftop and accessibility upgrades planned for Hull’s Humber Street Gallery'Hull is a city that really has culture and creativity in its DNA and we regularly have people visiting the gallery from other countries' the gallery's CEO explainsHull Daily Mail · 23 Oct, 11:38

In this story: Humber Street Gallery · Hull City Council · Arts Council England · Dave McLeavy · Hull · Fruit Market

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