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Blog Category: Exhibitions

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  • Private Parts

    Posted 17 January 2023

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

  • Healing and Herbalism: Medicinal Plants in the Thackray Museum Collection

    Posted 8 July 2022

    By Natascha Allen-Smith, Collections Access Assistant The Thackray Museum holds a lot more than scalpels, syringes and saws. The art...

  • Where do you find your tranquillity?

    Posted 6 May 2022

    As part of our Tranquillity season, we would like you to send us a photograph of your tranquil space. This...

  • Tranquillity Season

    Posted 21 April 2022

    As taking time to relax and enjoy nature is considered more crucial to one’s good health and wellbeing than ever...

  • Can Robots Care?

    Posted 8 November 2021

    Written by Dr Amelia De Falco, Associate Professor of Medical Humanities, Unversity of leeds Introducing Care Robots A care robot...

  • Leeds Union Workhouse: Inmate in Focus – Mary Peddlestone

    Posted 6 August 2021

    The More Than Oliver Twist project (2019-2021) was a nationwide research project lead by the Subject Specialist Network, The Workhouse...

  • Designer Harriet Whitehead on creating Thackray’s new galleries

    Posted 10 May 2021

    In order to build our new galleries, we had some help from the guys over at CORE who are experts...

  • 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...

  • Our Emergency Museum is on the road!

    Posted 11 July 2019

    Our Emergency Museum is officially ready for action! Prescribing fun at a range of events throughout the summer, including BREEZE...

  • Launch of LEGO Trail

    Posted 1 October 2018

    This week at Thackray we have introduced our new LEGO trail. As part of the A Healthy Future fundraising campaign,...

  • New Exhibition: Thackray Uncovered

    Posted 15 March 2017

    We have been working with three artists to create a brand new exhibition which sees museum objects not usually on...

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