Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
‘To understand the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death’ – Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
Blood provides a unique and valuable perspective on contemporary social relationships the world over due to its powerful symbolic meanings and essential role in healthcare. Its close ties to how we live and identify, our relationships and the boundaries we set become ever more prescient when it comes to the practice and perceived limitations of blood donation.
Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
Louis XIV’s rear end inspired the British National Anthem.
Queen Victoria’s armpit led to the development of antiseptics.
Robert Jenkin’s ear started a war.
Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
In the Victorian era, in the shadow of Darwin’s ideas about evolution, a controversial new idea began to grow in the clubs, salons and offices of the powerful. Enjoying huge popular support for over 60 years, the legacy of eugenics persists in our language and literature, from the words ‘moron’ and ‘imbecile’ to the themes of some of our greatest works of culture.
Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
In the 1950s, polio terrified Americans almost as much as the atom bomb. Thanks to a 30-year global campaign, we are on the brink of eradicating polio for good – but can we ever succeed? This is a compelling story of heroes and villains, that begins in Ancient Egypt and brings in a US President, the iron lung, two brilliant scientists who hated each other’s guts, and a cutthroat race to develop an effective vaccine.
Join us for an engaging discussion on sustainable fashion, tackling clothing waste, and navigating the retail industry, led by Kaitlyn Bullen, the designer and brand manager for Blue Rinse.
Since 1997, Blue Rinse has been at the forefront of reworking and upcycling clothing, partnering with prominent retailers like Urban Outfitters, Topshop, and Topman.
This Hallow’s Eve, the Bright Young Things invite you to a rip-roaring, jazz infused party to end all parties!
But wait. Is there more to this group of beautiful beings than meets the eye? Rumour has it there have been shrieks in the night and rum deals being played out. A detective has been called. Could this thrilling celebration turn out to be just a little bit toxic?
Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
For the first of two satellite events as part of Battle of Ideas 2024*, we welcome back author and broadcaster Timandra Harkness to discuss her new book, Technology is Not the Problem.
As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are bringing you another fabulous event, join us in the Old Woollen as we chat to Anna Murphy, Fashion Director of The Times. Anna will be introducing Destination Fabulous – her inspirational and invigorating guide to embracing your age and celebrating the wisdom and inner beauty that comes with it.
From the Fashion Director of The Times comes a wise and inspiring guide to making the most of life as a grown-up woman – from the practical (how to dress your best) to the existential (how to feel your best).