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Curiouser & Curiouser – Coming Soon

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Date: Tue, 3 February 2026 - Sun, 13 December 2026

Time: Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4:30pm, last admission 4pm.

Cost: Normal Admission Applies

Type: Exhibition

‘Curiouser and Curiouser: The Creepy, Captivating, Magical and Mysterious at Whitby Museum’

Whitby Museum curators have chosen a selection of the most macabre and unusual treasures together with local tales of folklore to create this new exhibition. Discover stories rooted in superstition that accompany some of the objects held at the museum. From the Ruswarp Witch to the Gytrash of Goathland join us for this most curious exhibition.

Exhibition opens 3rd February 2026 and runs until December 2026.

Poster with title 'Curiouser and Curiouser' in swirly font with 'an exhibition of the creepy, captivating, magical and mysterious at Whitby Museum' below. Underneath are colourful images of an old woman doll, a block of wood on a chain, a severed mumified hand, and a pendant of a hanging man on a gibbett.