Thackray Museum of Medicine is one of the UK’s leading medical museums and the only one of its kind in the north of England.

Formerly the Leeds Union Workhouse, Thackray Museum of Medicine is now one of the UK’s largest medical museums and the only one of its kind in the north of England, welcoming over one million visitors.

Its 11 galleries chart the history of medical innovation through the often untold stories of both historic pioneers and everyday health heroes. Thackray is a venue for discovery and debate, designed for and with a diverse 21st-century audience. Thackray was shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year award 2021 and received a Special Commendation for the European Museum of the Year Awards 2023, the only UK institution to be shortlisted.