Current Events and Upcoming Exhibitions

You've built a sandcastle, had a ride on the donkeys and now its time to visit the Museum and the art galleries ...

... bring us an ice cream please!

Dive In! 400 Years of Water, Wellness and Seaside Fun

26 September 2026—3 July 2027

Scarborough Art Gallery

Part of the Scarborough 400 celebrations, 'Dive In!' is an exhibition celebrating 400 years since Scarborough’s famous spa water was discovered.

400 Reasons

From Saturday 26th September 2026

Woodend Gallery

A bright and bold response to a very simple question - “Why Do You Like Scarborough?”

Lunchtime Talk: Health – Seaside Air and Healing Waters

Tuesday 06 October 2026

Scarborough Art Gallery

Join the Collections Team for a whistle-stop tour exploring health and wellbeing through objects and artworks from the collection.

Visit our café at Woodend

Take time out during your visit with us at Sitwell Nibbles café, to enjoy a mouth watering menu of sweet eats, savoury bites and hot and cold drinks.

The café is located in the former Sitwell family dining room, where the family, which included novelists and poets Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell, used to spend their summers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A Space To Be

Working creatively and with communities in mind, is an important part of our practice at Scarborough Museums and Galleries. Learn more about the free, friendly and fun space at Scarborough Art Gallery.

From Local to Global

A project that explores the collection of Colonel James Harrison, a wealthy landowner and big game hunter who spent his extensive leisure time travelling the British Empire and beyond.

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