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Celebrating and Shaping 30 years of Thackray
As Thackray prepares to celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2027, new funding worth more than £420,000 has been secured that will define an exciting future for the museum over the next three decades.
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Stories from the Margins: The Missing Black Figure
Bodies opened for inspection. Human stories left in the margins. A Black figure appears in an anatomical text for the...
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Neil Clephan OBE announced as new Chair ahead of Thackray’s 30th Birthday
Neil Clephan OBE, former Head of Rounday School and National Leader for Education, joins Thackray as Chair of Trustees.
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Stories from the Margins: Mary Paterson
Bodies opened for inspection. Human stories left in the margins. Mary Paterson is remembered as a victim of the West...
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10 ways this Museum could kill you
Sharp tools, poisons and hazards – as a museum of medicine, we have a LOT of dangerous objects, and what...
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Thackray teams up with the Royal Horticultural Society
A new interactive exhibition for families exploring plants and medicine opens, in partnership with the RHS and five young curators.
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Thackray secures major grant to launch innovative Collections CoLab Space
Thackray receives funding to develop a pioneering, fully accessible co-working and creative engagement space, due to open in Spring 2027.
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Exhibition Archive: Beneath the Sheets
Beneath the Sheets ran at Thackray between February and June 2026. For current exhibitions check out our What’s On pages. ...
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Supporting a Better Tomorrow
Our Chief Executive Edward Appleyard reflects on the crucial role our community of supporters play in Thackray's present and future.
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Dr James Barry: the surgeon defying gender norms
Dr James Barry was an Irish military surgeon who in 1826 successfully performed a caesarean section where both mother and...
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Quack or Cure? Quiz
Discover more Questionable Quackery talk Travel back to the origins of the quack doctor and explore the most dangerous and...
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Five female medical pioneers you should know
Women in history are often overlooked. Women in medicine, even more so. Here are five female healthcare professionals who broke...
