There’s a great school holiday project at Thackray Museum in Leeds for the school holidays and beyond.
From Saturday 27th October until Christmas, mini-explorers are invited to seek out a whole host of historical ‘health heroes’ hidden throughout the Museum, to be in with the chance of winning a LEGO-themed prize.
However, this treasure-hunt comes with a twist – these medical marvels are LEGO characters, to celebrate Thackray Medical Museum’s exciting new fundraising campaign; ‘Thackray in LEGO Bricks’, the first fundraising campaign of its kind in the UK.
The campaign aims to raise £150,000 to recreate the Grade II listed building in miniature out of the famous bricks. For a £1 donation*, visitors can embark on a tour through time, seeking out famous figures such as Florence Nightingale and Alexander Fleming, and lay a brick in the model.
The treasure hunt is one of a series of activities taking place this year as part of the ‘Thackray in LEGO Bricks’ project. All funds raised will go towards a huge renovation of the Museum, as part of a £4 million redevelopment project.
Thackray Medical Museum is an independent museum located next to St. James’s hospital in Leeds, which aims to inspire and educate visitors and school children from around the UK and beyond through imaginative and exciting exhibitions, fun family workshops and a comprehensive schools programme. Open seven days a week from 10am-5pm with late-night opening on the third Thursday of every month until 8.30pm.
The model can be found in a LEGO decorated gallery on the ground floor of the museum, and on completion will measure an impressive 3m long and 1m wide. *Normal admission charges apply.
As well as the new treasure hunt, Thackray Medical Museum is running special ‘Pus and Pimples’ SFX workshops over October half term. From just £3 per session, little ones can use make-up techniques from stage and film to create a whole host of gory and gruesome injuries and ailments designed to disgust and delight, perfect for Halloween!
Head over to https://www.thackraymedicalmuseum.co.uk/ to start planning a quest, or to be a part of the story and donate a LEGO brick.
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