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The Community That Cared
Posted 26 February 2021
Written by Ross Horsley, Volunteer Coordinator The number of people who are making themselves ill worrying about AIDS is far...
Leeds Union Workhouse: Inmate in Focus – William Barlow
Posted 16 February 2021
The More Than Oliver Twist project (2019-2021) was a nationwide research project lead by the Subject Specialist Network, The Workhouse...
The Beauty of Our Hands
Posted 2 February 2021
Written by Prof. Simon Kay To explore more about the functionality of the hand, and the implications of limb loss,...
Treating Madness: Historical Perceptions of Mental Health
Posted 7 January 2021
Explore the history of mental health in more detail at our next INSIGHTS lecture on Saturday 9th January. Book your...
From Potions to Pills: a short history of the apothecary
Posted 9 November 2020
Before the rise of modern medicine, how did people get better when they were sick? If you were to travel...
Thackray Museum of Medicine receives lifeline grant from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Posted 13 October 2020
Thackray Museum of Medicine, the UK’s largest independent medical museum, has been awarded £373,281 as part of the Government’s £1.57...
Thackray receives Heritage Emergency Fund grant to safeguard museum upon reopening
Posted 1 September 2020
Thackray Museum of Medicine, the UK’s largest independent medical museum, has secured £150,600.00 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to...
Neil Kaiper-Holmes Announced as New Chairman of Museum
Posted 1 November 2019
Thackray Medical Museum has announced Dr Neil Kaiper-Holmes as new Chairman of their Board. The former GP and managing director...
Life in Leeds during the 1840s
Posted 14 November 2018
Blog by Jonnie, Visitor Services Assistant Working on the front of house at Thackray Medical Museum has made me ask...
Museum wins National Lottery Support
Posted 12 December 2017
We are delighted to announce that we have received a confirmed grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund...
Guardian Readers best family friendly place to visit
Posted 9 October 2017
We are delighted to be featured in the Guardian this week as the top tip from readers of family-friendly places...
Museum secures Arts Council England NPO funding
Posted 29 June 2017
We are delighted to announce that we have secured new national funding of over £880,000 for 2018-22, by securing a...