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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is currently closed for winter, reopening in April 2026.

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What's on

See our current exhibitions and upcoming events at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.

We’re open year round, always free of charge.

An exhibition guide in a bright yellow 'Beyond the Visual' top and a visitor are touching and listening to flat metal sculptures mounted to a gallery wall.

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Current exhibitions

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.

Beyond the Visual
Close up of hands holding a plaster digestive biscuit with braille text and lettering reading 'comma'. Many more biscuits are on the table in front, featuring a variety of different words.

Exhibition

Beyond the Visual

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Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist
Black and white photo of a woman sat on the floor making a large-scale artwork, featuring drawings of a sheep and a many-armed figure.

Exhibition

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Give What You Can

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

Exhibition

A History of Sculpture in Leeds

Archive Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery, UK
The Lost Landscapes of Ian Hamilton Finlay
A watercolour landscape painting, with the words

Library display

The Lost Landscapes of Ian Hamilton Finlay

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Upcoming events

We hold talks, conferences and family-friendly workshops at our venue in Leeds, with partner organisations, and online.

Events respond to our exhibitions, or form part of our current research season.

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Free exhibition tours: Beyond the Visual
An exhibition guide in a bright yellow 'Beyond the Visual' top leads a tour for two blind visitors, one with a guide dog and the other holding a cane. They are all touching a bronze sculpture on a plinth.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours: Beyond the Visual

11:00 & 14:30

Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Fiona Crisp: Wrongfooting

Book launch

Fiona Crisp: Wrongfooting

17:30–18:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Photographic Objecthood: Construction, Presence, and the Sculptural Encounter
Two large-format black and white photos are hung on a white gallery wall, with a blurred figure walking between them. The photos show car interiors, seen from the back passenger seat.

Symposium

Photographic Objecthood: Construction, Presence, and the Sculptural Encounter

9:30–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
David Johnson and Emilie Louise Gossiaux in conversation
A man and a woman using hand tools to carve digestive biscuits from plaster. Behind them is a large pile of finished plaster biscuits and a large desk vice.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

David Johnson and Emilie Louise Gossiaux in conversation

18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Art Social: Plant Dreaming
A group of adults sketching together in a large gallery space.

Teacher CPD session

Art Social: Plant Dreaming

17:00–19:00

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Leeds Art Gallery, UK
Braille Bake-Off: Make Plaster Biscuits with David Johnson and Emma Dickson
Close up photo of a man holding a plaster digestive biscuit in one hand and a carving tool in the other, which he is using to smooth out the edges of the sculpture.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Family-friendly workshop

Braille Bake-Off: Make Plaster Biscuits with David Johnson and Emma Dickson

10:30–12:30 & 14:00–16:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Art Social: Secret Language of Flowers
A group of adults sketching together in a large gallery space.

Teacher CPD session

Art Social: Secret Language of Flowers

17:00–19:00

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Leeds Art Gallery, UK
Curators' Tour of Beyond the Visual
Beyond the Visual curators Dr Clare O’Dowd, Dr Aaron McPeake, and Professor Ken Wilder.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

Curators' Tour of Beyond the Visual

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators
Wooden teardrop-shaped pendants hang from metal chains against a textured wooden post and white wall.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators

18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Electronic Music Showcase with Rian Treanor and Rotherham Sight and Sound
Three blind participants sit at small desks inside a large, wood-framed, open structure. It is criss-crossed with long poles that make moving around difficult, and has purple strip lights scattered around at different heights.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Performance

Electronic Music Showcase with Rian Treanor and Rotherham Sight and Sound

13:00–15:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Art Social: Material Explorations with Serafina Min
A group of adults sketching together in a large gallery space.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Teacher CPD session

Art Social: Material Explorations with Serafina Min

17:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min
A family sat at a table together making small sculptures from modelling clay.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Family-friendly workshop

Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min

10:00–12:00 & 13:30–15:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Collin Van Uchelen in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators
A man holds an audio device to his ear while touching a pink-lit acrylic panel illuminated with a dahlia firework with arching trails.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Collin Van Uchelen in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators

18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

See previous exhibitions held at Henry Moore Institute

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Christmas opening dates

Our galleries will be closed 24 – 26 December, and 29 December – 1 January.

The library and archive are closed 24 December – 2 January.

Henry Moore Institute

74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom

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

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A three-story building with a black granite facade and steps leading up, with a Christmas tree and fair in front. Vinyl lettering on the building reads: Beyond the Visual.