Upcoming Events
Easter Activities
25th March 2008 - Every Tuesday and WednesdayTake part in our gallery trail and family drop in sessions. Free with usual admission charge.
October 2008Expand
Medicine and History Lecture
4th October 200810am - 12.30pm
Messengers in the Blood: A History of Hormones. Paul Belchetz, retired Endocrinologist, Leeds
The Artists and The Anatomists: How They Worked Together. Harold Ellis, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University of London
Suitable for those with little or no knowledge of the subject
10% discount for Friends of the Thackray Museum - Call 0113 244 4343
Pre-booking is essential - Book your place now!
Tree of Life Talk
18th October 200810.00am.
Dr Geoffrey Farrer-Brown will be talking about his work in commissioning the thought -provoking art works which form Tree of Life. using medical images from hids own work as a consultant pathologist. Dr Geoffrey Farrer-Brown inspired eleven different artists and four children to create extraordinary artworks revealing the beauty of the human heart and it's blood supply.
The event will be a unique opportunity to view the first peices commissioned for the exhibition, three ceramic bowls by Alan Caiger-Smith, one of the UK's foremost ceramicists.
Dr Farrer-Brown will also talk about the other touring exhibitions produced by the charity, A Picture of Health, Paintings and Drawings of Breast Cancer Care and Living with Leukaemia, Paintings and Drawings of Childhood Leukaemia, both by the late Susan Macfarlane.
The event starts at 10am, costs £3 per person, including refreshments. Booking is essential . Please phone Rachel at the museum on 113 244 4343 or email rachel@thackraymuseum.org
The exhibition runs until 14th December. Usual admission charges apply.
October Half Term - Art of the Heart
25th October 2008From Saturday 25th October until Sunday 2nd November, 12.00 - 4pm, join us for our family drop in sessions.
Inspired by our visiting exhibition 'Tree of Life' of artists' portrayals of the heart, and part of the Big Draw Campaign for Drawing.
Add to a giant heart-shaped artworks, as well as using stethoscopes, models and games to find out more about how your heart works and how to keep it in tip-top condition.
Free with usual admission charge.
The Tree of Life exhibition runs until 14th December. Usual admission charges apply.
November 2008Expand
October Half Term - Art of the Heart
25th October 2008From Saturday 25th October until Sunday 2nd November, 12.00 - 4pm, join us for our family drop in sessions.
Inspired by our visiting exhibition 'Tree of Life' of artists' portrayals of the heart, and part of the Big Draw Campaign for Drawing.
Add to a giant heart-shaped artworks, as well as using stethoscopes, models and games to find out more about how your heart works and how to keep it in tip-top condition.
Free with usual admission charge.
The Tree of Life exhibition runs until 14th December. Usual admission charges apply.
Medicine and History Lecture
1st November 200810am - 12.30pm
Transparent Man: A History of X Rays and Medical Imaging. Philip Robinson, Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Leeds
The NHS: Beginning, Middle and End? Now Celebrating 60 Years. Dr John Marks, Former Chairman, British Medical Association
Suitable for those with little or no knowledge of the subject
10% discount for Friends of the Thackray Museum - Call 0113 244 4343
Pre-booking is essential - Book your place now!
Deck the Halls
22nd November 2008Celebrate the Victorian Traditions and enjoy a Dickens of a Christmas. Family activities taking place amongst the decorations and music of the period.
December 2008Expand
Medicine and History Lecture
6th December 200810am - 12.30pm
Alcohol and Illness: The Wrath of Grapes. Professor Monty Losowsky, Executive Chairman Thackray Museum
Shakespeare as a Dermatologist: A remarkable insight into Skin Disease. Dr John Cotterill, Retired Dermatologist, Leeds
Suitable for those with little or no knowledge of the subject
10% discount for Friends of the Thackray Museum - Call 0113 244 4343
Pre-booking is essential - Book your place now!
Museum Closed
24th December 2008We are closed on the 24th, 25th and the 26th December 2008.
