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Whitby Museum

A Museum of Treasures

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    • CollectionsThe museum departments and what you can find in each area
      • Fossils
        • Type Fossils
        • Kirkdale Cave
      • Jet
        • Jet FAQ
      • Maritime Heritage
        • Whaling and the Scoresbys
          • Scoresby Archive
        • Whales and Whaling collection
        • Whaling Industry and Products collection
        • Inuit items collection
        • Natural Sciences collection
        • Science, magnetism and the ship’s compass collection
        • Captain James Cook
        • World cultures
        • Shipping
      • Birds and Mammals
        • Birds
        • Mammals
      • Social History
        • Bygones
        • Clocks and Watches
        • Coins
        • Medals
        • Toys & Dolls
        • Weapons & Militaria
      • Textiles and Fine Arts
        • Samplers
        • Ceramics & Glass
        • Costumes
        • Paintings
      • Hidden collections
        • Maps
        • Photographs
        • Pressed Flowers
        • Ripley Cabinet
      • Special Collections
        • Hand of Glory
        • Leach Collection
        • Tempest Prognosticator
      • Local History Collection
        • Archaeology
        • Whitby Abbey Artefacts
    • Library and Archive
      • Access to the Library and Archives
      • Library Services and Charges
      • Muster Rolls
    • Museum Main Hall
    • Normanby Room
    • Museum Tea Room
    • Bookstall
    • Pannett Art Gallery
    • Pannett Park
  • What’s On
    • Special Events and Activities
    • Talks
  • Visit Us
    • Opening Times
    • Museum Location
      • Parking
      • By Rail
      • By Road
      • Parking
      • Coach Drop Off
    • Admission Charges
    • Access Information
    • Families
    • Schools
      • School Guidelines
  • About us
    • Chapters of Museum History
      • Pier Road to Pannett Park
      • Accident or Design?
      • The crocodile and the camera
    • Local History
      • The Story of Whitby
      • Penny Hedge
      • St. Mary’s
      • Industrial Archaeology
      • Whitby Personalities
    • Testimonials
  • Support Us
    • Whitby Museum Supporters Scheme
    • Join the Lit & Phil
    • Getting Involved
    • Object Donation
    • Legacy Gifts

What will you find?

Our independent Victorian museum is full of amazing treasures. Here you can explore stunning collections of local fossils, natural history, model ships, carved jet, toys, costumes and social history. There are artefacts of the famous whaling family, the Scoresbys and also the explorer Captain Cook.

Opening Times

MUSEUM CLOSED In order to protect the safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff the museum trustees have taken the decision to keep the museum closed beyond the national lockdown period. Planned maintenance work will be carried out during the closure period and the museum will open again on Tuesday…Continue reading “Opening Times”

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Lit &Phil AGM

2 Feb 20212 Feb 2021
Annual General Meeting of Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society The 197th Annual General Meeting of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society will take place on 28th February 2021 at 2pm.…
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MUSEUM CLOSURE

1 Nov 202027 Nov 2020
In order to protect the safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff the museum trustees have taken the decision to keep the museum closed beyond the national lockdown period. Planned…
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Object of the Week

25 Feb 2021
Bram Stoker's Signature in the Museum Visitor Book In late July 1890, Bram Stoker made the train journey from London King’s Cross to Whitby and proceeded to Mrs Veazey’s lodging…
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Object of the Week

18 Feb 202118 Feb 2021
Georgian Shoes Perhaps the most famous pair of shoes in the Whitby Museum Costume Collection, these Georgian shoes date from 1760 and were even mentioned in a catalogue of 1905…
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Object of the Week

11 Feb 2021
Jet Chessboard This magnificent chessboard was designed and made by John Sherwood (b.1846) in his workshop at 101 Church Street, Whitby. It was started in 1895 with the intention of…
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Object of the Week

4 Feb 2021
1717 Whitby Painting This quaint painting can be seen hanging in the main hall of Whitby Museum. On first glance you may not realise that the painting is of Whitby,…
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February News

3 Feb 2021
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Object of the Week

28 Jan 2021
Custom House Hotel Matchbox Holder When photographing our social history collection recently we looked closer at this tiny object, a matchbox holder from the old Custom House Hotel. The inscription…

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Whitby Museum Abbey Collection

Location

Pannett Park
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1RE

Gallery

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Accreditation

Accredited Museum No. 1158

Registered Charity no. 1171266

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