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Breast Cancer, Mastectomies and Life After
This is the story of how a prosthetic from our collection unlocked the powerful story of Denise's battle with breast cancer.
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Dr. Norman Bethune: Life on the Front Line
From battlefield treatments to collapsing his own lung, the story of Dr Norman Bethune is one of medicine's brilliant tales of globetrotting bravery.
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Winnie-the-Pooh as Objects in Our Collection
It's no secret that Winnie-the-Pooh contains some darker themes surrounding mental health. But what would we prescribe them?
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The Thackray Mural – A Virtual Tour
This detailed painting charts the history of the Thackray Company as a centre of medical innovation, so join us as we take a closer look.
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Dressing Disability Comes to Life
Strike a pose! Our latest display is all about self-expression, identity and representation.
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Cataloguing the Thackray Museum of Medicine Archive: Part Four
Our Project Archivist Robert Curphey is back with his latest update!
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Strychnine and the murder of John Cook
We have quite the range of drugs, drug bottles and poisons in our collection. Today we're going to be talking about strychnine.
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Let’s Get Physio
Did you realise we're born without kneecaps? Physiotherapist Andy Baker gave us some insightful facts about ways we can treat and prevent sports injuries.
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Pride – Ki’s Story
This Pride, we are looking to raise the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community. This is Ki's story...
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Cataloguing the Thackray Museum Archive (Part Three)
From sandals to knee implants, our resident Project Archivist, Robert Curphey is back with another update!
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Volunteer View: Florence’s Birthday
Ross Horsley is back to tell us a bit about how Thackray celebrated the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth!
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Volunteer View: Something in Your Eye
Hi everyone, it’s Thackray’s Volunteering and Access Officer, Ross Horsley, here. This month I’ve teamed up with one of our...
