Researchers in Museums: Collections and Archives Workshop Series (Thackray Museum of Medicine – Leeds)
Claire Turner, Historian of cancer and Bridging Fellow in Medical Humanities at Durham University is organising three workshops for ‘Researchers in Museums’ in cooperation with the Thackray Museum of Medicine. These interactive workshops offer early career researchers an opportunity to learn about the potential of museum collections to enrich their research. Each workshop will include:
- ‘Cancer in the Collections’: a unique insight into how one researcher, Dr Claire Turner (Durham University) uses Thackray’s extensive collections and archives to support her own research.
- Stores Tour: an exclusive guided tour of Thackray’s stores by its Collections Team, with the opportunity to learn more about the history of the museum and the objects, books, and archival materials it holds.
- Research Room Time: a chance to look in greater depth at books, objects and archival materials drawn from the museum’s collections.
- Personal Research: option to request and view an object related to your own research.
Each session can accommodate up to 8 attendees, each of whom will receive a £20 bursary towards travel to the workshop.
The workshops will take place in the Thackray Museum of Medicine, Leeds on Wednesday 13 May; Thursday 18 June, and Thursday 9 July; 1-4pm.
To be eligible to attend, you must be:
- An early career researcher (MA, PhD, or within two years of finishing the PhD)
- Working broadly within the field of medical humanities
Expressions of interest should include a short summary of your research, how you meet the workshop criteria, and your preferred workshop date (max 250 words). All EOIs should be submitted to claire.o.turner@durham.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 16 April.
