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School trips at Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds

Florence Nightingale, the impact of WWI, the science behind modern medicine, and the downright grubby state of a Victorian street — just a taste of the sheer scope of what a day with the Thackray Education Team offers. We’re here to inspire your students to gain curriculum- based knowledge, understand about caring for ourselves and others, and think about careers in healthcare.

We have something for everyone, from Early Years (EYFS) to Key Stage 4+ and all that comes in between. Our self-led trails and workshops explore a range of topics such as History, Science, PSHE and Design and Technology.

How Does It Work?

Start planning your trip in advance by visiting the museum for free* — meet our team and design a visit that works for you and your students, from a couple of hours to a full day out:

Self-led visits

Explore our 12 galleries with our bespoke trails on curriculum-based areas of history, science, PSHE and design. Focus on one theme or cover several in a day. All self-led visits include a full day ticket for each student, access to our galleries and self-led trails as well as our on-gallery programme of talks.

Workshops

Dive deeper into the subject with workshops exclusive to your group. All workshop tickets also include full access to our galleries, self-led trails and on-gallery programme.

Help your students prepare for their visit with our visual guide to the museum.

Interested?

If you’d like to find out more about our workshops, you can fill in our enquiry form or contact our team: [email protected] or call 0113 244 4343 We run a range of events throughout the year designed to support teachers and introduce you to what a day out at Thackray entails. Visit our Learning Events page to see what we have coming up.