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Help Thackray with our strategic plans
Following the announcement that Thackray has received a generous donation from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we are delighted to be to announce the first...
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National Lottery Heritage Grant Awarded to Thackray Museum
Thackray Museum of Medicine announces today that The National Lottery Heritage Fund has generously awarded it a grant of...
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Dressing Disability Comes to Life
Strike a pose! Our latest display is all about self-expression, identity and representation.
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Stay Curious, Keep Collecting: The Legacy of Paul Thackray (1939-2023)
Our late founder Paul Thackray donated thousands of items to our 75,000+ collection of medical supplies. What can we learn from some of these objects?
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Cataloguing the Thackray Museum of Medicine Archive: Part Four
Our Project Archivist Robert Curphey is back with his latest update!
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Thackray Museum of Medicine wins VisitEngland Gold
We're honoured to announce that we've been recognised with a Visitor Attraction Accolade Gold Award!
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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.
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Surgeon Cyclists: 500-mile Transplant Tour stops at Thackray Museum
To celebrate Organ Donor Week 2023, a group of very brave (and very cold) surgeons stopped off here on their 500 mile cycle ride!
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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.