Malton Museum.

Malton Museum is an independant archaeological museum based in Malton, North Yorkshire. The charity which runs the museum in the Milton Rooms has been awarded a government grant for a feasibility study into a new home, which we are delighted to be conducting for the Museum in partnership with Purcell Architects and Haley Sharpe Design.

The museum was founded 90 years ago, but has never had a permanent base and is currently constrained by space restrictions. It has a nationally renowned collection of Roman items, as the town was the location of an important fort.

A new building would also allow for exhibitions about Malton’s Georgian growth during the coaching age, and tell stories of the town’s long connections with the Fitzwilliam family, whose historic seat was at Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham, and who still own much of the town’s commercial heart.

Trustees hope that a new museum would complement the rest of Malton’s visitor offer, which includes its food festivals and the Woodhams Stone Collection in nearby Norton.