Whitby Museum

Whitby Museum

Whitby Museum is a private museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, run by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, a learned society and registered charity, established in 1823.

It is located in a building opened in 1931 in Pannett Park, Whitby, which also contains the Society's Library and Archive.

The museum contains a wide range of material relating to the history of Whitby, and has specialist collections relating to:

* Whitby jet
* Captain James Cook and HM Bark "Endeavour"
* Whitby's whaling industry.

ee also

* Whitby Wizard

External links

* [http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/ Whitby Museum website]


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