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Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm Thursday 10am - 4:30pm Friday 10am - 4:30pm Saturday 10am - 4:30pm Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

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Whitby Museum is run by the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society.
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The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society was established in 1823 and has around 800 members. It is one of the very few remaining Literary & Philosophical Societies that still runs an independent Museum, the older parts of which are often regarded as a 'Museum within a Museum' and have the atmosphere of an Edwardian Museum. The extension, opened in 2005, offers a costume gallery, temporary exhibition room and a lecture (Normanby) room.

24/06/2026

New Blog! A Voyage through Webber's Plates

Ellen, our work experience student from Scarborough Sixth Form, has been busy writing a Blog about one of our archive treasures.

Have you ever been in an archive?Now is your chance. Limited places for this Saturday's tour. Email claire.marris@whitby...

23/06/2026

Have you ever been in an archive?

Now is your chance. Limited places for this Saturday's tour. Email [email protected] to book your place.

21/06/2026

It's Solstice today, do you know your Whitby sunrise from your sunset? With a bay facing almost directly North, the Sun appears to rise and set into the sea in the height of summer. Do you know which way to look? which photograph was taken in the morning? (clue the sun sets in the West).
The image featuring the girl is by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) and the image of the piers is by Hugh Lambert-Smith (1900-1981)Both images are from the Whitby Museum Collection. Whitby Museum open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4:30pm. Pannett Park, Whitby, UK.

18/06/2026

17/06/2026

What's in our archive? How do we clean books? What local information do we have?

Book a place on our 'Behind the Scenes Tour' to find out. Email: [email protected]

The Whitby Anchor

12/06/2026

Love quirky and unusual exhibitions? Whitby Museum has THREE special exhibitions for 2026 alongside our world famous fossils and traditional collections. Get the kids hands on and see our book from'The Repair Shop on the Road' in Fantastic Archives and Where to Find Them'. Revel in creepy folklore in 'Curiouser & Curiouser'. Explore the unusual world of Alice's Wonderland and Lewis Carroll's Whitby Connections in 'Alice in Whitby'. All this alongside new mini exhibitions in the main gallery! Find us in Pannett Park, Whitby YO21 1RE, Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4:30pm. www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/whats-on

11/06/2026

It's blooming marvellous walking to work! The roses smell gorgeous! Credit to the Friends of Pannett Park for keeping the rose beds neat and tidy (and for letting some areas grow a little wilder for our pollinators!). Come up to Pannett Park and smell the roses! Whitby Museum is open 10am-4:30pm Tuesday-Sunday, New for 2026 'Curiouser & Curiouser' folklore exhibition, 'Alice in Whitby' costume exhibtion and 'Fantastic Archives' exhibition packed with kids activities! Pannett Art Gallery is up here too and FLOCK Whitby so many reasons to visit! Pannett Park

Address

Pannett Park
Whitby
YO211RE

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 4:30pm
Thursday	10am - 4:30pm
Friday	10am - 4:30pm
Saturday	10am - 4:30pm
Sunday	10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441947602908

Website

http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/

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