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| Established | March 1997 |
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| Location | Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Type | Medical museum |
| CEO | Edward Appleyard |
| Website | www |
The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a museum of the history of medicine adjacent to St James's University Hospital. It opened in March 1997 as the Thackray Medical Museum. In 1998 it won "Museum of the Year" and has other awards including in 2004 both the "Excellence in England Small Tourist Attraction of the Year" and "Sandford Award for Heritage Education".[1]
The museum closed temporarily in 2019 for a £4 million refurbishment, while the museum conference centre and car park remained open,[2] and remained closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum reopened its doors on 17 May 2021.[3] The redeveloped museum has since been shortlisted for Art Fund's Museum of the Year award 2021 and received a special commendation from the European Museum Forum in 2023.[4]
- ^ Thackray Museum (2008) Thackray Museum Background Information
- ^ "Upcoming developments". Thackray Museum. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Thackray Museum of Medicine". thackraymuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Emya". emya2023winners.europeanforum.museum. Retrieved 28 May 2024.