Arts venues and museums
Scarborough museums and art gallery are looking forward to welcoming visitors back through their doors, when the next phase of lockdown is lifted on May 17. Scarborough Art Gallery is reopening with three new exhibitions that will run from May to September. Andrew Clay, chief executive of the Scarborough Museums Trust, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be opening our doors again. This is a big moment for Scarborough Art Gallery, the Rotunda Museum and the Woodend Gallery.
“We have missed our visitors so much during the lockdown period so it will be super to be able to welcome people to our venues again. “We have three fabulous new exhibitions and an abundance of objects on display, many of which haven’t been seen for decades. “There is a strong focus on the Scarborough Collection which will particularly appeal to local residents. We hope, by visiting our exhibitions, people will be able to tell us about their memories of Scarborough and life in one of the oldest holiday resorts in the world!”
The Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre will be opened by the
town crier at 11am on Wednesday May 19. Visitors will be able to see former town crier Alan Booth’s MBE and bells which were generously donated to the centre. They also have a new exhibition that looks back at the boom years of Scarborough during the reign of Queen Victoria. This year marks 120 years since her reign ended in 1901. The exhibition looks at the huge growth Scarborough underwent during her reign, whilst acknowledging the poverty and social upheaval that accompanied it.