The Whitby Museum
Whitby Museum is an independent Museum staffed by volunteers and operated by Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society, which was founded in 1823. It contains the most varied set of collections of any Museum in NE Yorkshire and is a ‘Museum within a Museum’ with its distinctive Edwardian / Victorian ambience.
Collections include spectacular fossil marine reptiles, jet, Capt. James Cook and William Scoresby (whaling & scientific instruments) exhibits, many model ships, natural history, archaeology, bygones, costumes, toys and dolls, ethnography, samplers, ceramics, militaria, coins and medals, as well as the famed ‘Hand of Glory’ and much more.
Do you know what a ‘Tempest Prognosticator’ looks like and what it does? Come and find out.
Museum Opening Times
Open throughout the year except for Christmas and New Year Holidays
Closed 24th December 2008 until 2nd January 2009
Mondays: Closed all day except Bank Holiday & Half-Term Holidays
Opening Times: Tuesday – Sunday: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm, Last admission at 4.00 pm
The address of the Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society or Museum is
Whitby Museum,
Pannett Park,
Whitby,
N. YORKS YO21 1RE
Phone number: 01947 602908
Website address: http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk
I love the visiting the museum never get bored of it, it full of so much lovely history and every time i go always notice something else. Its holds so much knowledge and my partical favourite is the fossils. A must have visit.