Our galleries

Explore two floors of our permanent displays and a selection of exhibitions. Our current temporary exhibition will be Where Magic Grows.

  • Disease Street

    Travel back to the slums of Victorian Leeds. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of a time before...

  • Victorian Operating Theatre and Mortuary

    There’s been a terrible accident on Disease Street! Follow the story to find out what happens when mill girl Hannah...

  • Making Us Well, Outside In

    Discover how the Victorians began to clean up their streets. From air pollution to filthy water, pests in the home...

  • Disease Detectives

    Delve into the microscopic world of germs and discover the investigations of the people who taught us that what we...

  • Cutting Edge

    New ideas and technologies in medicine are always trying to make our lives longer, healthier and happier. But which do...

  • Innovation Station

    The designers and inventors of tomorrow – (and for that matter, of yesterday and today) – can hone their skills...

  • Response to Crisis

    Find out how the worst emergencies can also push the boundaries of medicine and healthcare. From the trenches of the...

  • Normal + Me

    What does it mean to be ‘normal’? Is there any such thing? Hear from people from different backgrounds and managing...

  • Who Cares

    Across our lifetime, there are a wealth of people who help care for us, from acupuncturist to anaesthetist, doula to...

  • The Apothecary Shop

    Explore the weird and wonderful world of the forebear of the modern GP and pharmacy. See (and smell) the ingredients...

  • Sexual Health Clinic

    Sort the facts from the fiction surrounding sexual health and protection in our 1970s-style STI clinic. Sexually transmitted infections have...