Past Henry Moore exhibitions

2022

Henry Moore: The Sixties
1 April – 30 October 2022
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
In the 1960s, Moore embraced new materials and techniques which enabled him to work on an increasingly monumental scale. This exhibition features rarely seen sculptures, drawings, graphics and a wealth of archive material drawn entirely from our collections to illuminate the innovation of an artist at the height of his powers.
2021

This Living Hand: Edmund de Waal presents Henry Moore
19 May – 31 October 2021
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Moore believed that ‘tactile experience is very important as an aesthetic dimension in sculpture’. In this innovative exhibition, you are invited to touch a collection of Moore’s work in bronze and stone, plus a series of original carved benches created by the curator from Hornton stone – one of Henry Moore’s favourite materials.
2019

Henry Moore Drawings: The Art of Seeing
3 April – 27 October 2019
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Henry Moore is best known for his sculpture; but it was thanks to an exhibition of his Shelter drawings at the National Gallery in 1942 that Moore first received widespread recognition in Britain. This new exhibition, featuring over 150 drawings, explores his prolific career on paper.
2018

Out of the Block: Henry Moore Carvings
30 March – 28 October 2018
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Carving sculpture out of a block of stone or wood was central to Henry Moore’s practice throughout his career. This exhibition explores how for nearly seven decades Moore continually returned to this method to make some of his most imaginative and inspired work.
2017

Becoming Henry Moore
14 April – 22 October 2017
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
To coincide with the 40th anniversary of our founding, we’re proud to present this exhibition charting the artist’s creative trajectory from 1914 until 1930. Becoming Henry Moore gives an insight into the influences at play in the mind of Britain’s foremost modern sculptor during his formative years.