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Whitby Museum

@whitbymuseum.bsky.social

An independent museum founded in 1823 by Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society in Whitby, UK. We have a quirky collection including fossils, archaeology, ships, explorers, Hand of Glory and a library and archive of historic documents.

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Whitby Museum @whitbymuseum.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Come and share the love of fossils with us in a day of activities, dinosaur drawing with James McKay, Book signing, mini tours of the collection, our beautiful old fossil books. Sat 2nd Aug 10-4. Whitby Museum, Pannett Park. #fossils #dinosaurs #yorkshirefossils #kidsactivities

Whitby Fossil Day Saturday 2nd August written alongside an illustration of a prehistoric marine reptile swimming amid a shoal of fish by James McKay.

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Whitby Museum @whitbymuseum.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Exhibition 'Revisions: made by the Warlpiri of Central Australia with Patrick Waterhouse' curated by the Rebecca Hossack Gallery. At Whitby Museum & Pannett Gallery 11th July -10th Oct. Image: Antonia Napangardi Michaels, Lappi Lappi Jukurrpa (Lappi Lappi Dreaming),2022 #artexhibition #aboriginalart

Orange top half, rounded motifs in finger dot style top half featuring olong ovals and lower concentric circles in black, white, brown, blue and green repeating across the bottom half. Antonia Napangardi Michaels, Lappi Lappi Jukurrpa (Lappi Lappi Dreaming),
2022, acrylic on canvas, 76 x 122 cm

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Whitby Museum @whitbymuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Hi, we're new here! 202 years old and full of interesting items and beautiful fossils and a wonderful library and archive. Whitby Museum, North Yorkshire, UK. 👋 #museum #fossils #teleosaur #whitby #quirkyandunusual #heritage #dinosaur #ammonite

fossil crocodile with short snout (teleosaur) on a black background.

Circular gold see through pendant with a central figure of a gold skeleton hanging from a gold gibbett with a small section of rope agains the upright of the gibbett. Hangmans pendant.

Large light sandstone coloured fossil ammonite in a case surrounded by other stone items.

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