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Alice in Wonderland as Objects in Our Collection
The Lewis Carroll book ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (1865) and its sequel ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ (1871) have endured...
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The Community That Cared
Written by Ross Horsley, Volunteer Coordinator The number of people who are making themselves ill worrying about AIDS is far...
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Leeds Union Workhouse: Inmate in Focus – William Barlow
The More Than Oliver Twist project (2019-2021) was a nationwide research project lead by the Subject Specialist Network, The Workhouse...
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The Beauty of Our Hands
Written by Prof. Simon Kay To explore more about the functionality of the hand, and the implications of limb loss,...
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Treating Madness: Historical Perceptions of Mental Health
Explore the history of mental health in more detail at our next INSIGHTS lecture on Saturday 9th January. Book your...
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From Potions to Pills: a short history of the apothecary
Before the rise of modern medicine, how did people get better when they were sick? If you were to travel...
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Thackray Museum of Medicine receives lifeline grant from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Thackray Museum of Medicine, the UK’s largest independent medical museum, has been awarded £373,281 as part of the Government’s £1.57...
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Thackray receives Heritage Emergency Fund grant to safeguard museum upon reopening
Thackray Museum of Medicine, the UK’s largest independent medical museum, has secured £150,600.00 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to...
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Nominate Your Health Hero
Back in March, as the world descended into a state of lockdown, both the history and the future of medicine...
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Neil Kaiper-Holmes Announced as New Chairman of Museum
Thackray Medical Museum has announced Dr Neil Kaiper-Holmes as new Chairman of their Board. The former GP and managing director...
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Our Emergency Museum is on the road!
Our Emergency Museum is officially ready for action! Prescribing fun at a range of events throughout the summer, including BREEZE...
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Audiology Visit
A blog by Dr Laura Sellers On Wednesday 3 April, along with Karen Sayers (Leeds Trinity) and Graeme Gooday (University...
