Dust off your wildest Hawaiian shirt, grab a deckchair, and soak up the summer’s most skin-tingling experience 

After five consecutive sell-outs, Thackray Lates are back! And for one night only, we’re peeling back the science behind the body’s largest organ: skin.

Expect myth-busting talks, craft workshops, and pop-up performances, both inside and outside the museum. From tattooing to tanning, skincare to scar tissue – you’d be a flake to miss it.

The café will serve hot food, snacks and soft drinks, with a pop-up bar by Kirkstall Brewery serving drinks.

Full line-up of special guests, speakers and collaborators coming soon.

And whatever you do – don’t forget the SPF.

Thackray Lates is our series of adult-only evening events, exploring unusual topics and untold stories through talks, medical experiments, workshops and performances.