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  • Statement from the Thackray Museum of Medicine following the UK Supreme Court gender ruling

    Posted 24 April 2025

    The Thackray Museum of Medicine is a safe space where the trans community has always been, and will always be,...

  • VIDEO: European Museum of Year

    Posted 3 March 2023

    We are delighted to release our European Museum of the Year 2023 award film, which is live on YouTube! It...

  • The Thackray Museum of Medicine has a new CEO

    Posted 15 December 2022

    The Thackray Museum of Medicine is pleased to announce that Edward Appleyard will begin working at the award-winning institution in...

  • Huge news as Thackray gets UK only nomination for European Museum of the Year Award

    Posted 10 December 2022

    Thackray is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of The European Museum Forums EMYA2023 nominees. Find...

  • Starry display launches Yorkshire cancer charity campaign

    Posted 17 November 2022

    The Yorkshire Stars campaign from Yorkshire Cancer Research launched in Leeds yesterday evening with a stunning visualisation of stars projected...

  • News: Thackray Museum of Medicine wins prestigious VisitEngland award

    Posted 19 October 2022

    The Thackray Museum of Medicine is honoured to announce that it has been recognised with a Visitor Attraction Accolade for...

  • A warm welcome for the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    Posted 18 March 2022

    We were pleased to have welcomed the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Nadine...

  • Thackray Museum of Medicine appoints new trustee Sam Dixon to its executive board

    Posted 22 February 2022

    We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Dixon to ourr executive board of trustees. Sam Dixon joins a...

  • Thackray Museum of Medicine is Dr Ranj’s Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021

    Posted 9 September 2021

    As the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 awards approaches, celebrity doctor, educator and all-round brilliant personality Dr Ranj...

  • Thackray’s Big Relaunch! – Through the medicine cabinet and what Annie found there

    Posted 3 September 2021

    Written by Annie Hilditch, Communications Assistant Walking the halls of the newly refurbished Thackray museum felt contradictory, the place had...

  • THACKRAY MUSEUM OF MEDICINE SHORTLISTED FOR £100,000 ART FUND MUSEUM OF THE YEAR 2021

    Posted 21 July 2021

      Thackray Museum of Medicine has been selected as one of the five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the...

  • Thackray Museum of Medicine receives lifeline grant from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

    Posted 13 October 2020

    Thackray Museum of Medicine, the UK’s largest independent medical museum, has been awarded £373,281 as part of the Government’s £1.57...

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