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Henry Moore Institute

With galleries, an extensive sculpture research library and archive of sculptors papers, visit the Henry Moore Institute to experience, study and enjoy sculpture from around the world.

Find us next door to Leeds Art Gallery in the centre of Leeds, the city where Henry Moore began his training as a sculptor.

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Current exhibitions & opening soon

We’re open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.

Leeds Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–17:00, and Sunday, 11:00–15:00.

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Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age
A futuristic or alien room, featuring wall-mounted display screens showing images of human and alien faces. The walls and other surfaces look to be made of a dark metal, lit by neon greens and reds.

Exhibition

Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library
An artist book work. The pages are painted blue on one side, with three tears on the page showing the red-painted reverse side.

Exhibition

Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library

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Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
The Autobiography of a Nation: Celebrating 75 Years since the Festival of Britain
Black and white photo of a large outdoor exhibition space filled with people.

Library display

The Autobiography of a Nation: Celebrating 75 Years since the Festival of Britain

Sculpture Research Library
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Some Steel: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90
A model poses with their face poking through a large steel sculpture - a big circle of white metal with a smaller oval hole in the middle.

Exhibition

Some Steel: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90

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Archive Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery, UK
A History of Sculpture in Leeds

Exhibition

A History of Sculpture in Leeds

The Mezzanine
Leeds Art Gallery, UK

Plan your visit

Discover our contemporary art space in Leeds city centre’s cultural hub.

Plan your visit

Galleries

Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00
Exhibitions in Leeds Art Gallery are open 11:00–15:00 on Sunday

 

Research library

Tuesday to Friday, 10:00–17:00
Saturday 13:00–17:00

 

Archive

Tuesday to Friday, by appointment

A woman wearing headphones and holding a guide dog reaches out to touch a colourful acrylic panel with a firework-like design cut into its surface.

Research library & archive

Our Sculpture Research Library and Archive of Sculptors’ Papers provide a unique resource for the study of sculpture.

Explore the library & archive

Research library & archive
A woman sits at a desk reading books about sculpture in the Henry Moore Institute Research library.

Sculpture Research Library

Our extensive library covers sculpture internationally, with a particularly strong focus on British artists.

Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

The working lives of hundreds of sculptors are captured in our rich and fascinating archive collections.

Sculpture research programme
Two visitors, a man and a woman, interact with Robert Filliou's 'Collective Dance Poem by Chance', a sculpture comprised of two bicycle wheels.

Sculpture research programme

We place sculpture at the centre of art historical scholarship and actively encourage new research.

Find out more out our research seasons, fellowship programme, and other opportunities.

Discover our sculpture research programme

Venue hire

Host your next meeting or group event in a world-recognised, award winning exhibition centre in the heart of Leeds.

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Venue hire – Henry Moore Institute

Henry Moore Institute

74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH

United Kingdom

T:  01132 467 467
E:  institute@henry-moore.org

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News

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An open attaché case, book and musical score by Japanese artist Mieko Shiomi.

New library acquisitions: Winter 2025

  • Henry Moore Institute
  • Sculpture Research Library
Composite image showing portrait photos of Natasha Alexander and Alice Boot, winners of the 2025 Henry Moore Institute dissertation prize.

Dissertation prize winners 2025

  • Henry Moore Institute
  • Sculpture Research Programme
An older man, dressed smartly in a suit and red tie, stands in front of a bronze sculpture of a reclining woman.

Chair of Henry Moore Foundation David Isaac CBE appointed to House of Lords

  • Henry Moore Institute
  • Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Covers of the books Beyond the Visual: Multisensory modes of beholding art and Hew Locke: Passages.

New library acquisitions: Autumn 2025

  • Henry Moore Institute
  • Sculpture Research Library