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Established
  
1989

Collection size
  
12,500 objects

Phone
  
+44 1482 300300

Type
  
Transport museum

Address
  
High St, Hull HU1 1PS, UK

Number of visitors
  
125,876 (2006–2007)

Streetlife Museum of Transport

Public transit access
  
Hull Paragon Interchange (10 minute walk)

Website
  
www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221%2C631492&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday11AM–4:30PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit

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Wilberforce House, Hull's Old Town, Fort Paull, East Park - Kingston upon Hull, Holy Trinity Church - Hull

At the streetlife museum in hull


The Streetlife Museum of Transport is a transport museum located in Kingston upon Hull, England. The roots of the collection date back to the early 20th century, however the purpose-built museum the collection is housed in was opened in 1989 by the then Hull East MP, John Prescott. Core areas of the collection include Veteran cars, horse-drawn carriages and objects relating to local public transport.

Contents

The museum forms part of the Museums Quarter in Hull, based on the historic High Street in the Old Town of the city. The Museums Quarter comprises the Streetlife Museum, the Hull and East Riding Museum (archaeology), the Arctic Corsair trawler and Wilberforce House Museum. The site is managed by Hull Museums, a department of Hull City Council on behalf of the people of the city.

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Galleries

The museum has a range of scenic galleries, displaying the objects in a visual context to assist with interpretation without the need for a high volume of written interpretation.

Visiting the museum

Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on Sundays. Admission to the museum is free.

References

Streetlife Museum of Transport Wikipedia


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