Category: Activities
Bird Quiz
As we clean our cases over winter we get to take a closer look at some of the collection. Take...
Whitby House Quiz
A bit of fun and a special treat from our photography curator a quiz of Whitby houses through the years...
Interactive Family Stories with Bidi
Every object tells a story! Join Bidi in our Explorers Wing as she delights young and old telling stories inspired...
Yorkshire Fossil Festival – Volunteers wanted!
Arriving at Whitby Museum on the 10th and 11th of June is the Yorkshire Fossil Festival – two days of...
Biology of Life Detection on Mars and Ocean Worlds
An amazing talk from NASA’s Dr Scott Perl on how Boulby Mine can give us clues to finding life on...
Poetry Competition
During the first lockdown we ran a poetry competition. The winning entry came from Rachel Hutchinson. Yesterday Rachel was finally...
Winning Poem
During the first lockdown we asked you to send us poems inspired by Whitby Museum. We received some amazing entries....
Word Search
See if you can find the exhibits hidden in the museum word search. Download and print it here Whitby Museum...
Activity of the Week – Landscape
Our art collection contains many stunning images of Whitby and the surrounding area. We’d love to see your pictures of...
Activity of the Week – Lego Ships and Sea Creatures
Do you remember when we held our Lego Day last year? It was part of the Fish & Ships Festival....
Activity of the Week – Paper Planes
This week marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day when hostilities in Europe ended during WW2. WW2 marked the first...
Fossil Activities
Fossil Activities Whitby Museum is famous for it’s collection of fossils which were all found very close to Whitby. Why...










