The Henry Moore Institute is closed for refurbishment until Summer 2024.

Learning, thinking, making

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Henry Moore’s focus on sculpture was not only as a practitioner, but also as a scholar, teacher, writer and supporter.

We welcome all kinds of educational and community groups to our contemporary sculpture gallery, where you can explore ideas about sculpture and develop critical thinking and research skills.

A group of around a dozen people of all ages are being given a guided tour of an exhibition.

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Schools & group visits

Enjoy a varied programme of free exhibitions and events, and discover our invaluable sculpture research library and archive of sculptors’ papers.

We’re currently closed for refurbishment until the summer, but we’ll reopen with a new, multifunctional learning and engagement facility.

We’ll use this to better accommodate school visits, as well as hosting creative workshops, discussions and events.

Photograph of several small handmade boats. Each has been fashioned from the steel mudguard of a bicycle, cut and bent into the shape of a small rowing boat. They are many different colours, with many showing signs of rust. A book of matches, their heads burned, has been affixed to each boat, making them look overcrowded with passengers.

Schools & group visits – Henry Moore Institute

A group of primary school children being shown around the exhibition 'Edward Allington: Things Unsaid'.

Guided tours

Free guided tours of our exhibitions provide excellent opportunities for focused and enriching learning experiences.

Group visits can be booked Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.

Art Socials

We run termly social events for teachers and educators.

Free and informal, these artist-led sessions create a collaborative space to gain new inspiration and share ideas.

Families

We encourage people of all ages to engage with sculpture as learners, thinkers and makers.

Get the most out of your visit to the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, with our free activities and family-friendly resources.

Drawing workshop with New Roots Leeds, 2022

Things to do on your visit

Pick up an Explorer Bag, filled with objects and activities for younger visitors, while you visit our exhibitions.

Afterwards, try out free creative activities in our alcove area.

Creative workshops

We run free, artist-led creative workshops during the school holidays.

These intergenerational events encourage adults and children to make together, and connect to the themes of our current exhibition.

Learning online

Learn more about our founder in an introductory animation and rich, curated content for art teaching.

Open up discussions about the diverse art practices of other artists in our Art Encounters film series.

Discover how to take your student research further with our beginner’s guide to online collections.

Students with their work on display in 'Conversation To Creation' at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Who was Henry Moore?

Discover Henry Moore, who is best known for his huge bronze sculptures.

Learn all about his life from a humble beginning in Yorkshire to becoming a world-famous artist.

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A young woman is bending over to look closer at a small, porcelain sculpture of a person covered in lumps. There are lots of framed watercolour paintings hung on the wall behind her.

Art Encounters

Free short films for schools with accompanying guides and worksheets.

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Screenshot of our Online Collection, showing numerous thumbnails of works by Henry Moore.

Guide to online collections

Use our online catalogue for inspiration or to further your research.

Community & collaborative projects

We run free guided visits for community groups, and work with partner organisations as part of our engagement programme.

We collaborate with charities, community interest companies, educational organisations and creative practitioners to explore sculpture together.

You can read more about recent projects in the posts below. If you would like to collaborate with us or propose a partnership project, please get in touch via the contact form.