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

We are delighted to be reopening our doors on Tuesday 18th May. Initially, our opening hours will be Tuesday – Friday 10.30-4.30 with last admission at 4pm. Our Tea Room will also be reopening and will be open Tuesday – Friday 10.30-3.30, with a takeaway service also available. …Continue reading “Opening Times”

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ZEPLIN III Is it a dalek? No it’s a ZEPLIN III Dark Matter Detector! This extraordinary cylinder of gleaming copper, glass and steel was donated to Whitby Museum by Imperial…

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Totem Pole The totem pole in Whitby Museum is our tallest object. It was donated to the town of Whitby in 1923 by Mr W G Winterburn MINA. Mr Winterburn…

April News

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25 Mar 202125 Mar 2021

Margaret Holt Campion Portrait Margaret Holt Campion was known as the first lady banker in England! This portrait by an unknown artist shows her counting up the coins. Born to…

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18 Mar 202118 Mar 2021

Queen Victoria's Nightdress This looks like an ordinary white cotton nightdress but look closer and you will see that It bears the monogram, ‘VR’ with a crown above, situated below…

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WW1 Bronze Memorial Plaque to Pte W Harrison Thanks to the TWV Roe Trust we were recently able to purchase at auction the WW1 bronze memorial plaque awarded to Wilfred…

AGM

The 197th Annual General Meeting of Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society was held on Sunday 28th February. In a first for the Society the meeting was held virtually via Zoom.…