At Whitby Museum we have a dedicated special exhibition room with a programme of exhibitions designed to complement and enhance our main gallery. Special exhibitions usually run for a full year.
Our Costume Gallery also has annually changing exhibitions highlighting differing areas of our costume and textile collection.
Throughout the year we stage events and talks linked to our collection. Regularly visit this page or our social media channels for the latest updates.
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Exhibition
Curiouser & Curiouser – Coming Soon
Tue, 3 February 2026 - Sun, 13 December 2026 Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4:30pm, last admission 4pm.
‘Curiouser and Curiouser: The Creepy, Captivating, Magical and Mysterious at Whitby Museum’ Whitby Museum curators have chosen a selection of...
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Exhibition
Alice in Whitby – Coming Soon
Tue, 3 February 2026 - Sun, 6 December 2026 10am- 4:30pm Tuesday to Sunday. Last admission 4pm
A re-imagining of characters in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ through the Whitby Museum costume collection. Letting their imagination run...
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Exhibition
Following the Fish – Coming Soon
Tue, 3 February 2026 - Sun, 29 March 2026
Exploring the unsung stories of the herring fisher girls. A visiting exhibition courtesy of the Suffolk Archives this exhibition looks...
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Event
Dr Merryweather Presents his Tempest Prognosticator at Whitby Pavilion
Sun, 8 February 2026 1pm
A free talk at Whitby Pavilion as part of the Whitby Steampunk Weekend. Dr Merryweather* will be presenting his invention...
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Event, Talk
Delta Charlie Drones – David Creek
Wed, 18 February 2026 13:45 for 2pm start
David Creek of Delta Charlie Drones will be at Whitby Museum talking about his amazing aerial photography and featuring some...
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Children's activity, Event
Badge Making
Thu, 19 February 2026 10am -1pm
Drop in and make yourself an Alice in Wonderland themed button badge in our costume gallery. Be inspired by the...
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Mini-Exhibition
Every Teapot Tells a Story – Coming Soon
Sun, 22 February 2026 - Sun, 6 December 2026 10am- 4:30pm Tuesday to Sunday. Last admission 4pm
A feature of many British homes, and witness to many great life events, the humble teapot can often be overlooked....
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AGM, Event
The 202nd Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society AGM
Sun, 22 February 2026 2pm
Please find further details and documents on the linked news page. The AGM will take place in the Normanby Room...
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Mini-Exhibition
Gunner Robert Watmore – Coming Soon
Sat, 28 February 2026 - Sun, 6 December 2026
The only serving military personnel to be killed in Whitby during the Second World War, Gunner Watmore’s name was forgotten...
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Children's activity, Event
Science Day with Boulby Underground Lab!
Sun, 8 March 2026 11am-2pm
Join us for a day of fun science activities and a chance to talk to the scientists from Boulby Underground...
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Event, Talk
Mined Over Matter with Chris Toth
Tue, 10 March 2026 - Wed, 11 March 2026 13:45 for 2pm start
Chris Toth from STFC’s Boulby Underground Laboratory is ready to illuminate the mysterious world of the ever-elusive Dark Matter. He’ll report...
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Event, Talk
Talk: Lewis Carroll: photographer of influential Victorian celebrities and notable Whitby families.
Wed, 18 March 2026 arrive 1:45pm for a 2pm start
Long before the publication of Alice, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson had endeared himself to his colleagues, family, and friends through his photography....
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Event, Talk
Once Upon a Time in Oxford (and Whitby): the Origins of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland
Fri, 20 March 2026 5pm doors and chance to view exhibitions, talk starts 5:45pm.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was a student when he first visited Whitby in 1854, and was so taken with the place that...
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Event, Talk
Forgotten Film of Forgotten Roads – Graeme Aldous
Wed, 15 April 2026 arrive 1:45pm for a 2pm start
How a chance sighting of an expedition Land-Rover led (half a century later) to a long-lost David Attenborough-commissioned film being...
