Captain Cook Memorial Museum

27/05/2026

We are looking forward to our next talk in the museum by Richard Appleton; 'From Grape Lane to the Edge of the World - Captain Cook's Three Voyages of Discovery' on Thursday 4 June at 2.oopm in the Endeavour Room.

From humble farm labourer's son to the 'first navigator in Europe' A journey beginning in the attic of this very house. Three voyages that mapped the Pacific, cured scurvy and forever altered the lives of Indigenous peoples.

Booking now, on https://cookmuseumwhitby.merlintickets.co.uk/product/EVNT00024

21/05/2026

17/05/2026

Today at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum !

17/05/2026

We had a brilliant day yesterday ay the , lots of children very busy making puppets. Don't forget at 1.30 today you will see this giant crab go for a walkabout.
Add your drawing onto the world map on it's shell before it does!

15/05/2026

A big hand for our final school West Cliff Primary School who made these brilliant jumping kangaroos and crabs. If you would like to find out how to make these, join us this weekend at the Whitby Fish and Ships festival where Creative Creatures Dogwood Whitby Library Pannett Art Gallery Whitby Museum will be helping you to make lots of animal and flower puppets.
You can also help finish our gigantic crab puppet ready for the parade on Sunday.

14/05/2026

We are getting so excited to see all the animal and flower puppets at the Whitby Fish and Ships this weekend.
Here are East Whitby Academy's fabulous flowers, which will go on show in the Creative Creatures marquee, they did a grand job!
Do come along and make some more puppets, it's FUN and FREE!

Sat 16 - Sun 17 MAY 2026
Opens at 10am
in the Marine car park area.

13/05/2026

This ginormous crab has been created by Robbie from Dogwood with the help of Airy Hill Primary School Stakesby Primary Academy East Whitby Academy and West Cliff Primary School but we need help!
This crab has only eight legs and we need another two before it can parade around Whitby Fish and Ships on Sunday.
Why not join Whitby Museum Pannett Art Gallery Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby Library and Dogwood, the Creative Creatures, decorate crab legs and make puppets.

WHITBY FISH & SHIPS FESTIVAL
SAT 16 - SUN 17 MAY 2026
OPENS 10am

13/05/2026

Do you know how many legs a crab has?
Creative Creatures next budding puppeteers came from Stakesby Primary Academy making some more crab legs and a bale of turtles! If you would like to make a turtle, come along to the Creative Creatures tent at the Whitby Fish and Ships festival this weekend - Saturday 16th Sunday 17th May 2026.

The answer is 10 legs, we have a few more to go yet!

Whitby Library

12/05/2026

Whitby Maritime & Shanty Festival
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Sunday 17 May 2026

Join us on the harbourside for a day of shanties, stories and sea‑air atmosphere!

FREE festival admission
MUSEUM ENTRY FEE applies for indoor visits.

11.00am – 3.30pm – Outdoor seating is provided – wrap up warm, we’re right by the harbour.

Featuring:
Bridge Shanty Crew • BoathookBald • Auckland Shanty Singers • John Horsey • Whitby Tillermen Friends • Mel Langton • Nobody’s Friends Shanty Crew • Hornsea Shanty Lasses • Beth Burrows • RG & All Hands

Take some time to explore inside our fascinating museum.
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