Your Chance to Participate
Throughout this exhibition, you will be offered the opportunity to participate (anonymously) in further research by answering a series of questions. These questions confront your own relationship with blood and how this relationship changes after learning about the past, present, and future of donation and transfusion. By answering the questions throughout this exhibition, you are consenting to your responses being used for research purposes by the Hematopolitics project and Thackray Museum of Medicine. Once you have responded to a question, you will not be able to opt out. Please bear this in mind before you begin participating.
Navigate
Use the buttons below to navigate the exhibition. For the best experience, we recommend viewing them in the order they appear.
Learn about the history of blood donation and transfusions. Experience the sights and sounds of blood donation from the 1850s to 2025!
Explore the connections and communities forged through experiences with blood. Learn about the groundbreaking ‘Blood Bag’ project and read about stories of people affected by blood donation and transfusion.
What would your blood poster look like? Delve into the blood posters of the past, present, and future in this part of the exhibition.
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Read about other people’s experiences with blood through a fascinating array of ‘Blood Stories’. Do you have your own ‘Blood Story’? You can donate your blood story via this page.
Reflect on some of the key themes surrounding blood and identity from across the digital exhibition.