Whitby's Captain Cook Museum to be taken over by Eskdale School and Caedmon College students

Pupils enjoying the Captain Cook Museum's kangaroo sculpture.

Students from Eskdale School and Caedmon College are to once again take over the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby.

They will spend the morning of Friday November 18 learning a position within the museum, and then work in that position in the afternoon, taking over the museum from the usual staff and volunteers between 12.30pm and 3pm.

The pupils will work in the roles of Education Team, Visitor Tours, Reception, Artefact Handling and Press Office.

Eskdale and Caedmon students will join thousands of others across the UK taking part in Kids in Museums’ Takeover Day, when museums, galleries, historic homes, archives and heritage sites invite young people in to take over jobs normally done by adults.

The Cook Museum, on Grape Lane, has taken part in the event for the last several years and is excited to do so again this year.

The museum normally closes in November but is going to open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the month, 10.30am to 3pm.