Visitor numbers soar for culture city

AROUND 342,000 people came to Hull to see its first week of City of Culture 2017 events, a “staggering” figure organisers said.

As part of the Made in Hull event large images were projected on buildings to tell the city’s history over almost 100 years.

In Queen Victoria Square, three major buildings – the city hall, Ferens Art Gallery and the maritime museum – acted as large canvasses for the event.

The free, unticketed event ran every night from New Year’s Day to 7 January.

Martin Green, director of Hull 2017, told the BBC: “It was extraordinary – I’m so glad people like the work.

“The work will keep coming but it doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t have an audience.

“When I walked into the square every evening and saw it packed with people you couldn’t fail to be moved by it.”

The last night of the attraction was attended by 103,000 people on the Saturday.

The Hull-born documentary filmmaker Sean McAllister was the event’s creative director.

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