Live updates from Hull's year as UK City of Culture
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Everyone's talking about the new art installation in the centre of Hull.
The 246ft (75m) wind turbine blade installed yesterday was conceived by artist Nayan Kulkarni.
It's been created for Look Up, external, a programme of temporary artworks created for the city’s public spaces.
Hull's City of Culture team say the first week has been a great success after revealing that more than 340,000 people visited Made in Hull.
The exhibition was the opening event of City of Culture Year and ran from New Year's Day until Saturday.
Giles lives in the city centre and says the first week of 2017 has been great for the city:
BBC Radio Humberside
A new art installation which today spends its first full day in Hull's Queen Victoria Square was kept under wraps for months by a handful of people connected with Hull City of Culture.
The 246ft long (75m), 28 tonne (28,449kg) Siemens wind turbine blade is part of the "Look Up" City of Culture arts programme.
Sam Hunt is from Look Up and says keeping it a secret made blade even more special and a genuine surprise for the city
David Burns
BBC Radio Humberside
Hull's City of Culture opening event proved to be one of the UK's top attractions last week with more than 340,000 visitors.
Figures from City of Culture show Made in Hull had more visitors than the Science museum, Natural History Museum and the British Museum.
Chief Executive of Hull 2017, Martin Green says it was a huge success:
In case you've not been able to see it just yet, here are a few photos of 'Blade' - the art installation currently in Hull's Queen Victoria Square.
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A 250ft (75m) rotor blade forming a major new art installation is lifted into position.
Read MoreA "staggering" 342,000 people came to Hull to see its first week of City of Culture 2017 events, organisers say.
Read MoreA 250ft-long rotor blade forming a new art installation is lifted into position in Hull.
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Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Always interesting to hear from the artists themselves about their work.
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David Burns
BBC Radio Humberside
I spoke to former winner of The Apprentice, Michelle Dewberry, earlier.
She defended her home city after The Sun newspaper's negative coverage of the City of Culture earlier in the week by taking a journalist from the newspaper on a guided tour.
Have a gander at this:
BBC Radio Humberside
Tune your radios now!
We're broadcasting live from Hymers College in Hull tonight.
It's because the BBC Radio 4 programme Any Questions is coming from there this evening as part of the City of Culture year.
David Burns will be broadcasting from 19:00 ahead of a simulcast with Jonathan Dimbleby.
Sarah Sanderson
Political Reporter East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
I've been talking to BBC Radio 4's Any Questions presenter Jonathan Dimbleby about Hull ahead of his visit to the City of Culture.
A special Hull edition of the programme comes from Hymers College tonight.
Anne-Marie Tasker
BBC Look North
New museum opening hours have been announced.
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BBC Radio Humberside
Organisers say around 150,000 people have visited Hull for the opening events of the UK City of Culture.
The year-long celebrations started with a fireworks display beside the Humber on New Year's Day.
They've continued with a week-long light show around the city centre called 'Made in Hull'.
Visit Britain has also named Hull as a top visitor destination, external for 2017.
Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017
I Pot Lucked out the other night!, external See what I got up to at Früit:
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Quentin Budworth's Hullywood Icons, external series just got even better.
It's Peter as 007!
Image source, Quentin BudworthCheck out Look North's front man posing here as Sean Connery's James Bond in Dr No by Hull Marina.
I love it!
Image source, Quentin BudworthHear Peter telling Andy Comfort all about the experience on BBC Radio Humberside.
You can also see a short film on the making of Peter as 007 on BBC Look North's Facebook, external page.
An exhibition telling the story of the first four centuries of Hull through its collection of city charters opens.
Read MoreWe sent Kofi Smiles to Früit for a cultural surprise!
A series of marine themed art installations will be displayed at The Deep in Hull, external this year.
The first is by Mandy Barker, an award-winning photographic artist whose work involving marine plastic debris has received global recognition.
This one is called SOUP: Burnt
Image source, Many BarkerBorn in Hull, her recently recognised work was originally inspired by visits to Spurn Point and will be on show throughout January and February.
This one is PENALTY: The World.
Image source, Mandy BarkerClick here to see more examples, external of Mandy’s work.
Quote MessageI am really proud to have the opportunity to exhibit at such a relevant venue as The Deep – one of the most spectacular aquariums in the world, in my home town of Hull, for the opening exhibition for the UK City of Culture 2017, returning to the place where my work began.”
Mandy Barker, Artist
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Hull's original documents, dating as far back as the thirteenth century, are on show at Hull History Centre.
The Charters exhibition is officially launched tonight as part of the Made in Hull programme.
City archivist Martin Taylor says they document hugely significant parts of Hull's history.
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Quote MessageIt really is something, a real connection with the city's past to see our birth certificate, the 1299 Charter. The original medieval parchment dated 1 April 1299 which brought what we now know as the city of Hull into being."
Martin Taylor, City archivist