5/5 S G (Rock o. 2 years ago on Google
Set
in
Pannett
Park,
a
pretty
little
park
close
to
Whitby's
harbour
and
train
station
this
is
a
great
museum.
It
has
a
lot
packed
into
its
attractive
interior.
The
entrance
leads
initially
to
a
free
art
gallery
and
then
the
art
gallery's
gift
shop.
After
the
gallery
gift
shop
is
the
museum
ticket
entrance
and
gift
shop
and
museum.
Tickets
are
annual
passes
and
very
reasonably
priced
for
a
museum
with
such
a
wide
variety
of
exhibits.
Stairs/lift
lead
to
toilets
and
a
tea
room
and
a
temporary
exhibition
section
which
currently
exhibits
20th
century
wedding
dresses.
Rather
like
a
sailor
of
old
would
bring
all
manner
of
objects
home
with
him,
this
museum
houses
and
an
extraordinary
variety
of
artefacts
from
far-flung
places.
There
are
gorgeous
pieces
of
Japanese
arms/armour,
whilst
carved
wooden
pieces
from
India/Africa
rub
shoulders
with
coral
exhibits,
models
of
all
sorts
and
various
silver/pewter
or
pottery
objects
from
the
Far
East/Middle
East
or
Russia
etc.
There
are
fossils,
geological
displays,
beautiful
or
curious
jet
pieces.
And
ornate
industrial
era
hair
ornaments
and
personal
items
rub
shoulders
with
scary
looking
medical
instruments
and
a
barometer
based
on
the
electro
magnetic
response
of
leeches.
Displays
of
ancient
bronze/iron
age
and
Roman
finds
are
found
close
by
curious
looking
toys
and
horse
gear
or
industrial
machinery
models.
Darker
themed
displays
touch
upon
superstition,
burglary,
smuggling,
piracy
and
greed.
Some
stories
are
told
by
the
displays,
e.g.
a
local
tale
of
19th
century
community
discord
pertaining
to
public
rights
of
way,
or
exhibits
of
local
craftsmanship
and
industry.
Well
worth
a
visit.
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