Established | 1829 |
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Location | The Rotunda Museum,
Vernon Road,
Scarborough,
North Yorkshire
YO11 2NN |
Coordinates | 54°16′44″N 0°23′53″W / 54.279°N 0.398°W |
Type | Geological |
Visitors | Open Tue–Sun, 10 am–5 pm |
Website | https://www.scarboroughmuseumstrust.com/rotunda-museum/ |
The Rotunda Museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums still in use in the United Kingdom.[1] The curved grade II* listed building[2] was constructed in 1829 as one of the country's first purpose-built museums. Situated in the English coastal resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, it houses one of the foremost collections of Jurassic geology on the Yorkshire Coast.[3]