The Captain Cook Memorial Museum

Adventure!  Endurance!  Extraordinary Seamanship!  Survival against the odds!

Learn about Captain Cook’s awe-inspiring voyages

For ten years, Cook explored the unknown waters of the Pacific, South Atlantic and Arctic oceans.​

Cook learnt his seaman’s trade in Whitby. The Museum is in the 17th century house where he lodged as an apprentice when not at sea.​

Our rich collections tell the story.