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  • Neil Clephan OBE announced as new Chair ahead of Thackray’s 30th Birthday

    Posted 17 September 2026

    Neil Clephan OBE, former Head of Rounday School and National Leader for Education, joins Thackray as Chair of Trustees.

  • Thackray teams up with the Royal Horticultural Society

    Posted 16 June 2026

    A new interactive exhibition for families exploring plants and medicine opens, in partnership with the RHS and five young curators.

  • Thackray secures major grant to launch innovative Collections CoLab Space

    Posted 10 April 2026

    Thackray receives funding to develop a pioneering, fully accessible co-working and creative engagement space, due to open in Spring 2027.

  • Exhibition Archive: Beneath the Sheets

    Posted 1 January 2026

    Beneath the Sheets ran at Thackray between February and June 2026. For current exhibitions check out our What’s On pages. ...

  • Supporting a Better Tomorrow

    Posted 1 September 2025

    Our Chief Executive Edward Appleyard reflects on the crucial role our community of supporters play in Thackray's present and future.

  • Exhibition Archive: POO!

    Posted 1 July 2025

    What’s the scoop on poop? Thackray's 2025 exhibition POO!  lifts the lid on toilet talk.

  • Statement from the Thackray following the UK Supreme Court gender ruling

    Posted 24 April 2025

    The Thackray is a safe space where the trans community has always been, and will always be, a welcomed part of our family.

  • Thackray Museum Awarded £100,000 by Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund

    Posted 22 August 2024

    A generous grant to make the museum more representative of audiences and local communities.

  • Thackray nominated for Museum and Heritage Awards

    Posted 28 May 2024

    Bridey Halliday from our Café Team gave us a rundown of her trip to the 2024 Awards, where her team were nominated.

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