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
Home, Hearth and Sunday Best
Fri, 11 July 2025 - Sun, 14 December 2025 10-4:30 Tuesday - Sunday
Costume Exhibition featuring clothes and items from how we used to live, 1900-1950 this exhibition showcases how times have changed....
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Event, Talk
Talk: From Barrows to Bunkers: the Archaeology of the MOD Estate with Alex Sotheran
Wed, 15 October 2025 13:45 for 2pm start
DIO* Archaeology Advisor, Alex Sotheran, will be talking to us about the archaeology to be found on the Ministry of...
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Exhibition
Eskdale School Memories
Tue, 21 October 2025 - Sun, 14 December 2025 Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4:30pm last admission 4pm.
The Eskdale secondary school site closed at the end of the 2024 academic year, after 71 years of operation. Once...
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Children's activity, Event
Bidi’s Spooky Stories!
Tue, 28 October 2025 10:30am and Midday
Bidi will be here for a special session of her interactive family stories with a spooky theme! Join us for...
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Event, Guided walk
Library and Archive: Behind the Scenes tour
Sat, 1 November 2025 2-3pm
Have you ever been in an archive room? find out more about what happens behind the scenes. This session will...
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Event, Meet the Curator
Meet the Curator: Hand of Glory Special!
Sun, 2 November 2025 1-3pm
Join curator of the Hand of Glory, Pat McCarthy, on this special Goth Weekend Sunday afternoon and hear about the...
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Event, Meet the Curator
Meet the Curator – Hand of Glory Special!
Thu, 6 November 2025 11-12:30pm
Join curator of the Hand of Glory, Pat McCarthy, on this special Goth Weekend Sunday afternoon and hear about the...
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Event, Meet the Curator
Meet the Curator of Natural History ‘Egg Special’
Sun, 9 November 2025 11-12:30pm
To compliment one of Whitby Literary Festivals talks Walking on Egg Shells: Belinda Bauer and Steve Mosby Our natural History...
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Event, Talk
Talk: Elizabeth Botham and the Story of her Bakery with Jo Botham
Wed, 19 November 2025 13:45 for 2pm start
Jo Botham, Managing Director of Botham’s of Whitby will be here to talk about his great grandmother Elizabeth Botham and...
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Exhibition
Curiouser & Curiouser – Exhibition coming 2026
Tue, 3 February 2026 - Sun, 13 December 2026 Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4:30pm, last admission 4pm. Exhibition closed 2nd Dec 24 reopening 4th Feb 25.
‘Curiouser and Curiouser: The Creepy, Captivating, Magical and Mysterious at Whitby Museum’ Also New exhibition in the costume gallery ‘Alice...
