• Learning to Dissect an Eye

    Words by Joshua Ward Going into my first-ever eye dissection with a professor of pathology having last studied biology at...

  • An Interview with an Optometrist

    This half term, Thackray will be hosting an exciting event, all about our eyes! Ahead of this, we spoke to...

  • Introducing Hungry Sandwich Club

     VIDEO: Identity If you’ve been keeping an eye on all things ‘Private Parts’, you’ll have likely seen the animations for...

  • Volunteer view: Our Favourite Objects

    Hi everyone, it’s Ross Horsley here with another look at the recent activities of the museum’s brilliant volunteering team. As...

  • Introducing Bobbi Rae

    ‘Private Parts’ has been a passion project for our museum, and has included the work of some amazing people in...

  • VIDEO: European Museum of Year

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

  • Cataloguing the Thackray Museum of Medicine Archive part 2

    We get a vital update from Robert Curphey, Project Archivist here at the Thackray Since my last blog I have...

  • Private Parts Launches

    By now you’ve probably heard of our new exhibition – Private Parts. We aim to create a grown-up, comfortable space...

  • 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...

  • A Jewish Hospital for Leeds

    Credit: Leeds Teaching Hospitals We are working with the Yorkshire Jewish Medical Health Professionals Archive to share the stories of...

  • Behind The Microscope

    Join our top team of pathologists in their battle against disease, shrinking the human body to microscopic size to find...

  • Sexual Health MythBusters

    Our Visitor Experience Assistant Sophie Ramsey tackles sexual health myths in our latest journal post. With the museum’s Private Parts...