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!

Aesthetica Art Prize 20: Defining the Future of Contemporary

16 May 2026—19 September 2026

Scarborough Art Gallery

A celebration of Aesthetica Art Prize - two decades of pioneering contemporary art, bringing 50 international artists to four galleries across North Yorkshire.

Joy Green – The Landscape of Memory (1951–2016)

3 August 2026—3 October 2026

Woodend Gallery

An exhibition of large-scale watercolours of monumental landscapes by artist Joy Green who was fascinated by the power and fragility of coastal landscapes.

Fossil Handling with the Rotunda Geology Group

Tuesday 04 August 2026

Rotunda Museum 

Meet fossil experts to find out about dinosaur footprints and ancient fossils.

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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