Thackray Lates: No Filter - Love Letters to Melanin

Thackray Lates returns to the Thackray Museum of Medicine on Thursday 11 February, with this edition titled No Filter - Love Letters to Melanin. It's part of the museum's after-hours series for adventurous minds and culture-seekers, where each night takes on a new theme and brings together live performances, immersive experiences and special guests. This one is built around self-love and self-care, and the night will feature unfiltered talks, hands-on crafts and a live DJ.

It's also the opening of the museum's Complexion season, which runs from February to June 2027 and focuses on the experiences of people with melanin-rich skin. The whole thing sits within a bigger year for the museum, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2027. The Thackray itself opened in 1997 in a former Leeds Union Workhouse building next to St James's University Hospital, a Grade II listed Gothic Victorian structure. Since its 2021 redevelopment, it's been a finalist for Art Fund Museum of the Year and shortlisted for European Museum of the Year.

If you're heading down, the museum is at 141 Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7LN. The night runs from 18:00 to 22:00, and tickets are £15.50.