Heritage Works Symposium – A City of Culture Retrospective

Hosted in the vibrant creative home of Middle Child Theatre on Humber Street, this event brings together heritage professionals, planners, local authorities and community organisations, for a day dedicated to exploring how historic character and cultural assets can be central to sustainable renewal and regeneration.

As a proud UK City of Culture 2017, Hull has undergone a remarkable period of transformation of its waterfront, historic quarters, and cultural assets re-energised through bold investment and community-led ambition. This event offers a timely retrospective on Hull’s post–City of Culture regeneration journey, reflecting on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned that continue to shape the city’s evolving identity.

Positioned as a special precursor to the Cultural Tides conference on 13th March taking place at the Truck Theatre, the event will explore how maritime heritage such as docklands, shipyards, warehouses, and sea-faring stories can be reimagined as catalysts for cultural growth, economic vitality, and long-term community pride.

What’s in store:

• Forward-thinking approaches looking at how Hull has regenerated its historic maritime spaces

• Sector updates and emerging policy considerations for regeneration

• A retrospective look at Hull’s regeneration since its City of Culture year; what worked, what shifted, and what’s next in the pipeline

• Inspiring case studies from regeneration projects across the country

• Networking with regeneration specialists, heritage leaders, cultural strategists, and local change-makers.

• Site visits and tours of regeneration projects in work and completed projects including the flagship North-End Shipyard and the Passivhaus project.

Join us in Hull, a vibrant city where maritime history meets modern ambition, and cultural activities becomes the tide that lifts an entire city.

Running order for the day:

• 9:30am – Arrivals, Refreshments, and informal networking
• 10:00am - Morning Session 1 – Topics TBC
• 11:15am – Break, Refreshments, and informal networking
• 11:30: Morning Session 2 – Topics TBC
• 12:45pm - Lunch & Networking
• 1:45pm - Tours and Site Visits around Edinburgh
• 4:30pm - Event concludes

Join us in Hull, a vibrant city where maritime history meets modern ambition, and cultural activities becomes the tide that lifts an entire city.

Code of conduct

We aim for all of our events to be inclusive, safe spaces where everyone's views and experiences are respected. Please read our code of conduct for more information.

Discounted tickets

Network, Partner and Supporter members can book for a heavily discounted fee. You should have received an email with a code to access the discounted tickets. Click the red 'Get tickets' button and enter your code in the box that says, 'Promo Code'. The discounted ticket options will be revealed.

Tickets are £60 for members and £120 for non-members

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