Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBThackray Museum of Medicine is the UK’s largest independent medical museum. Immerse yourself in our imaginative and exciting galleries, from the grimy streets of Victorian Leeds to the advances that have shaped the way we look after ourselves, and each other.
Visit - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBThackray Museum of Medicine Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7LN. Our home is right next to St. James’s Hospital. Onsite parking is available, pay and display charges apply. You can get to us on the major bus routes from Leeds City Centre. Numbers: 16, 42, 49, 50 and 50A stop outside our museum.
What’s on - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBThackray Insights Late: Unnatural Selection. Thu, 23 January 2025. Event, Insights, Thackray Lates. Book
About us - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBThackray Museum of Medicine is the UK’s largest independent medical museum. We inspire people with the passion and purpose of medicine and healthcare of the past, present and future. Through play, creativity and experiences we celebrate our health heroes and inspire the next generation of big thinkers.
Discover - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBLocated in the former Leeds Union Workhouse, the Thackray Museum of Medicine cares for over 75,000 accessioned objects, books, catalogues and archives relating to the history of medicine and healthcare.
History - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBThe Thackray Museum of Medicine first opened (as the Thackray Medical Museum) in 1997, in the former Leeds Union Workhouse building next to St James’s Hospital in Leeds, co-founded by medical supplies manufacturer Paul Thackray and the physician and educator Professor Monty Losowsky.
Sparks! play area - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBUnder-fives can explore the senses of sight, touch, taste, hearing and smell in the roleplay medical centre. Crawl through the digestive system and find your way out down the poo slide in our exciting softplay area!
Museum galleries - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBThe Museum’s eleven permanent galleries invite you to enter the story of modern medicine – on a journey from the grimy, disease-ridden slums of Victorian Leeds to the cutting edge of tomorrow’s medical technology. On the way you will meet some remarkable people and discover the part that everyone has to play in working together for a ...
Learn - Thackray Museum of Medicine
WEBStart 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 Trail. Explore our 11 galleries with our bespoke trails on curriculum-based areas of history, science, PSHCE and design.
About the Thackray Museum Of Medicine collection
WEBThe Thackray Museum of Medicine is the UK’s largest independent medical museum with collections covering most areas of medicine and healthcare. It has its origins in a small family-run chemist shop, opened in 1902 by Charles Thackray, in …