News
Lego Merits!
What a fantastic few days at Whitby Museum! We started with a fascinating talk about meteorites last week moving on...
The Cost of Fashion
The fashion industry is one of the top 5 most polluting industries in the world. Discover how fashion has affected...
The Search for Dark Matter
The opening of our new exhibition “Whitby and the Cosmos: The Search for Dark Matter” was preceded by a fascinating...
Local Pottery
An exciting new display has been added to our ceramics collection. The display features contemporary local potters and highlights the...
Teapot Competition Winner
The winner of our recent teapot design competition was Will Johnson. Will’s design was entitled Nature’s Finest Brew. The body...
Library Spring Clean
Although the Museum Library is closed throughout January the work still carries on! The books and shelves have been getting...
The Zeplin III has landed!
The Zeplin III dark matter detector which was used at Boulby Underground Laboratory until 2011 has been kindly donated to...
Find out about Whitby and the Cosmos
We were delighted to hear our geology curator, Roger Osborne, talking on Radio York yesterday morning. Listen to the interview...
Accreditation
We are delighted to receive the news that our Full Accreditation status has been renewed for a further 3 years....
Clarence Goes Digital!
Whoever knew that a crocodile could access the internet? Clarence now has his own Instagram account, follow him at #ClarencetheCrocodile...
Entering the Hall of Fame!
We are thrilled to have been awarded a tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence for the 5th year running which gives us...
Best Kept Secret!
We are delighted to have been named as one of the 10 Best Kept Secret Museums by Canadian travel website...









