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The Whitaker

Temporarily closed

Lancashire

Free to all
10% off
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The Whitaker is temporarily closed until further notice. Please check the venue's website for the latest details.

Set in a beautiful park, Rossendale's museum and art gallery covers local and natural history and contemporary art

There are changing temporary exhibitions of work by local artists in the expanded gallery spaces, and Industrial Revolution classics, glass, ceramic gems, Victorian and Edwardian paintings and natural history on show in the other rooms.


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The Whitaker

Free to all

Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 6RE

01706 260785

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Opening times

Temporarily closed

Currently closed until Spring 2021 whilst carrying out refurbishment and expansion of the museum and old stable block. 

With a National Art Pass you get

10% off in café
The cafe which offers hearty soups, gourmet sandwiches and indulgent cakes. Receive 10% off purchases with your National Art Pass by showing your card at the till when paying.
Valid until December 2021

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Exhibitions nearby

Dick Kerr Ladies, World Champions 1917-25. Lily Parr is holding the football.

Lily Parr: Football's first female superstar

  • National Football Museum, Manchester
  • Until 31 December 2025
Free entry
Ian Wright is one of 50 stars in the English Hall of Fame exhibition

The English Football Hall of Fame

  • National Football Museum, Manchester
  • Until 23 January 2022
Free entry
George Best by Sefton Samuels

When Football Was Football: Photography by Sefton Samuels 1960s-1980s

  • National Football Museum, Manchester
  • From 24 September 2021
Free entry
Online
Grayson Perry Tea Towel 2020, Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Copyright © Grayson Perry

Grayson's Art Club

  • Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
  • Until 30 October 2021
Free to all
10% off

Art we’ve helped buy at The Whitaker

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