Shipshape: Medicine at Sea
Sat, 23 March 2024 – Sun, 14 April 2024
All aboard! This Easter, H.M.S Thackray will set sail on a voyage into unchartered waters to explore medicine at sea through the ages.
From galleons and battleships to trawlers and cruise liners, which worrying ailments have made sailors, captains and pirates alike gruesomely groggy? And what could be prescribed to ensure you don’t fall victim too?
Across the holidays we’ll be testing the cut of your jib and tying you in knots with a treasure trove of activities across the museum, suitable for all ages and free with your museum ticket. Will it all be smooth sailing? Join our motley crew and find out.
Don’t forget that a ticket lasts a whole year so you can return every holiday!
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Want to delve into the deep with more stories from the high seas?
- Thackray History LIVE interactive shows(for 7+). Our resident Thackray Boffins are going back in time to explore the history of murky seaborn maladies. Cost: additional £2.50 a person with museum ticket.
Join the Thackray Boffins as they uncover the secret science that sits behind medical innovation and discovery. Inspire your own future health heroes with inspiring true tales, jaw-dropping demonstrations and, of course, audience participation.
- Special story time session for the under 5s. Join our team for aquatic-themed stories and song sessions in our Sparks! interactive play area. FREE with museum ticket.Our team will be your guides on a voyage across the sea, through a special session designed for our youngest health heroes filled to the rafters with stories, songs and games. After your session, be sure to pick up your ditty bag from reception to help you navigate our museum galleries.Sessions will take place on set days during the holidays at 10am. They are free to attend for anyone with a full museum ticket though due to the nature of the event capacity is extremely limited and booking is recommended.
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