-
Leeds Union Workhouse: Inmate in Focus – Mary Peddlestone
The More Than Oliver Twist project (2019-2021) was a nationwide research project lead by the Subject Specialist Network, The Workhouse...
-
The evolution of the condom
Written by Joseph, volunteer at Thackray Museum of Medicine Condom – A thin rubber sheath worn on a man’s penis...
-
What saved Christian Eriksen?
Nobody expected during the opening days of the Euros that a professional footballer, who by most people’s standards, is literally...
-
Alice in Wonderland as Objects in Our Collection
The Lewis Carroll book ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (1865) and its sequel ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ (1871) have endured...
-
Treating Madness: Historical Perceptions of Mental Health
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
Before the rise of modern medicine, how did people get better when they were sick? If you were to travel...
-
Yorkshire called to vote for the new face of the £50 note
We are launching a campaign to find out who Yorkshire people want to see as the new face of the...
-
Life in Leeds during the 1840s
Blog by Jonnie, Visitor Services Assistant Working on the front of house at Thackray Medical Museum has made me ask...