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

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

A three-story building with a black granite facade and steps leading up. Vinyl lettering on the facade reads: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling.

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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.

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Fourteen everyday wooden objects, including a plug, chip fork, lolly stick, and a peg, are arranged in a line on a wall. They have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun using a magnifying glass.

Exhibition

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance
A small circular glass disc etched with a drawing of a mountain on it in black and white. It is attached to a wall and gives a shadow underneath.

Exhibition

Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance

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Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
From Dawn to Dust
A woman with blonde hair is looking into a display cabinet, smiling.

Library display

From Dawn to Dust

Sculpture Research Library
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

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

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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Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
A woman in a black dress stood in a gallery, with nine small wooden sculptures on wall-mounted plinths at various heights behind her.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Free exhibition tours: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Two visitors looking at the work of Roger Ackling.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

14:30–15:00

Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments
Two planks of wood, joined together in a cross, with the silhouette of a hawk-like bird drawn on top in black marker pen.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Symposium

Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments

10:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Open Archive: Roger Ackling
A collection of wooden objects that have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Open archive session

Open Archive: Roger Ackling

17:30–18:30

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Sculpture Research Library
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Future exhibitions

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White

Exhibition

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Passing Strange: British Land Art Through Time
Several leaves artfully folded together to make a small box, supported by stems of the leaves.

Exhibition

Passing Strange: British Land Art Through Time

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Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Beyond the Visual
A splayed hand touching a bronze plate with lines of single black letters recessed into it. The letters are from a Snellen eye test chart and reduce in size from top to bottom.

Exhibition

Beyond the Visual

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Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

See previous exhibitions held at the Henry Moore Institute

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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. Vinyl lettering on the facade reads: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling.