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Volunteer View: September
Hi everyone, it’s Ross Horsley here with a look back at what our brilliant volunteers have accomplished at the Thackray...
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A Look Back at Heritage Open Days 2022
As autumn gets underway, another year’s Heritage Open Days have come to an end. The annual festival, incorporating thousands of...
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Healing and Herbalism: Medicinal Plants in the Thackray Museum Collection
By Natascha Allen-Smith, Collections Access Assistant The Thackray Museum holds a lot more than scalpels, syringes and saws. The art...
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A new public art project for Leeds
ICU Sister Emily Greaves-Brayne shares her thoughts about Looking to the Future – a planned public art project for Leeds....
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Where do you find your tranquillity?
As part of our Tranquillity season, we would like you to send us a photograph of your tranquil space. This...
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Metro Mayor Visits the Museum
Museum Chief Executive, Nat Edwards, celebrates a visit from West Yorkshire’s Mayor. On Wednesday 3 May, it was my pleasure,...
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Tranquillity Season
As taking time to relax and enjoy nature is considered more crucial to one’s good health and wellbeing than ever...
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Revealed: Culture really is around every corner in Leeds
Leeds’s cultural venues are uncovering culture like never before as they come together to celebrate the diverse offering of the...
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Medicine Myth and Memory – Trusted Voices in the Pandemic
This webinar – originally held on the anniversary of the public COVID vaccination programme on 9 December 2021 – showcased...
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Breaking down bias in medical engineering this International Women’s Day
Here at the Thackray, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all – and championing the amazing women doing great work...
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Periods: Freedom4Girls
Below is an edited version of a speech given by Lucy Neal from Freedom4Girls at the opening of our exhibition,...
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Should we edit human genomes? (Part 2)
Written by Sandy Starr, Deputy Director, Progress Educational Trust In Part 1 of this blog, I explained that genome editing...