• Dressing Disability Comes to Life

    Strike a pose! Our latest display is all about self-expression, identity and representation.

  • Phoenix Dance Theatre Takes Over Thackray Museum for Free Harehills Performance

    Find dance in the most surprising places! On 11th November, this will be the Thackray Museum like you’ve never seen it before.

  • Thackray Museum of Medicine wins VisitEngland Gold

    We're honoured to announce that we've been recognised with a Visitor Attraction Accolade Gold Award!

  • Poisons and Cures: 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.

  • On The Bench – Launched

    We recently unveiled our brand new exhibition 'On The Bench', an exciting exploration of the relationship between sports, science, and injury.

  • On the Bench

    Free with a museum ticket from the 22nd July, bring your family to our brand new season of exhibitions and events about the game-changing story of sport and injury.

  • Schools at Thackray

    Explore our 11 galleries with our bespoke trails covering curriculum-based areas of history, science, PSHCE and design!

  • Say hello to Culture Club

    Thackray Museum of Medicine are throwing the doors open and inviting you in. In collaboration with Sable Radio, we’re going...

  • Volunteer View: January 2023

    Hi everyone, it’s Ross Horsley here with the latest on the museum’s volunteering programme and all the great things our...

  • Private Parts

    New Exhibition “Private Parts” to address stigma surrounding private parts and Identity –  January till 9 July 2023 We all...

  • Festive Opening Times

    Here at the museum we have had an extremely busy year and we would like to take this opportunity to...

  • Father Christmas has arrived at Thackray

    Did you hear…? Father Christmas has had an accident. His first-aid kit has fallen off his sleigh and everything inside...