Rotunda Museum

Rotunda Museum
	The Rotunda Museum in North Yorkshire
Established	1829
Location	The Rotunda Museum, Vernon Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2NN; Telephone : 01723 353665
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]

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^ Historic England. "The Museum (1273293)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "World Class Geology in North-East Yorkshire". Scarborough Borough Council. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2010.