Whitby Museum
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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.[1]
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Coordinates: 54°29′08″N 0°37′18″W / 54.485430°N 0.621670°W
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