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Leeds Union Workhouse: Inmate in Focus – Mary Peddlestone
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 evolution of the condom
Written by Joseph, volunteer at Thackray Museum of Medicine Condom – A thin rubber sheath worn on a man’s penis...
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THACKRAY MUSEUM OF MEDICINE SHORTLISTED FOR £100,000 ART FUND MUSEUM OF THE YEAR 2021
Thackray Museum of Medicine has been selected as one of the five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the...
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What saved Christian Eriksen?
Nobody expected during the opening days of the Euros that a professional footballer, who by most people’s standards, is literally...
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Designer Harriet Whitehead on creating Thackray’s new galleries
In order to build our new galleries, we had some help from the guys over at CORE who are experts...
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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...
