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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens reopens on 16 April with Encounters, a season of stories and events.

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Events programmed alongside our major exhibition, SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling.

A collection of wooden objects that have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun.
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

All events

Free exhibition tours: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
A white gallery space showing many works by 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
SUNLIGHT: Creative Drop-In Activities
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Drop-in activity

SUNLIGHT: Creative Drop-In Activities

Drop in any time between 10:30–12:30 and 13:30–15:30

The Studio
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
Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Black and white photo of a man in a forest. He is holding a magnifying lens in one hand, pointed at a twig held in the other.
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
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