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Archive Development Officer Vacancy
ARCHIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER : 21hours per week over 4 days or flexible; 36 months fixed term contract. £23,000 pro rata...
Isabella Wells Illustrated Document
Filmed as part of our bicentenary film by Blow Your Trumpet Films this short clip shows one of the most...
Students of Caedmon College Choose Items for 200 Years Exhibition.
As part of our bicentenary exhibition ‘200 Years of Collecting’ students of Caedmon College chose items to reflect the 2020’s....
Nominate Women of Whitby
Whitby Museum is seeking nominations of Whitby women for inclusion in our 2024 exhibition featuring the ‘Women of Whitby’ From...
Caroline Hawley to visit Whitby Museum
Caroline Hawley of TV’s Bargain Hunt and Flog it visits Whitby Museum on Saturday 8th April at 2pm. Caroline will...
199th Annual General Meeting
The 199th Annual General Meeting of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society will be held in the Normanby Room of...
Be Part of our Team
Would you like to be part of the Whitby Museum team? We are looking for a relief museum assistant. You...
Yorkshire Fossil Festival 10th – 11th June
Yorkshire Fossil Festival 2023 – full details coming soon! Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 June Whitby Museum, Pannett Park and...
February Museum News
What’s New? The museum has now re-opened with lots of improvements and new exhibitions. In the main gallery lighting has...
200 Years of Collecting
7th February til 3rd of December. New for 2023 a range of special bicentenary exhibitions. ‘200 years of collecting’ in...
Filming at the museum
A sneak peek at the filming of ‘The Department of Miscellaneous Curiosities’. The completed film by Anne Dodsworth will be...
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
During the winter closure curators, staff and volunteers are busy working with the collection. Work is underway on...










