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, 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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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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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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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...
