Whitby Museum

Whitby, United Kingdom

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. The museum also contains a Hand of Glory.