The Traumatic Surreal

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens in Hertfordshire is currently closed for winter, reopening in April 2025.

Events programmed alongside our major exhibition, The Traumatic Surreal.

A close up of an open mouth with two front teeth visible and animal fur sticking out, like a tongue.

The Traumatic Surreal

A ceramic sculpture of a brown dog standing upright and staring to the right. Soft cream gauze bandage spills from its stomach and back.

Exhibition

22 November 2024 – 16 March 2025

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Sculpture Galleries

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

All events

Free exhibition tours

A group of people looking at a sculpture of a dog.

Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours

Every Saturday and Sunday, from January to March

14:00–14:30

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Curator's Tour of The Traumatic Surreal

Birgit Jürgenssen, 'Gefangene Fröhlichkeit' / 'Caught Happiness' 1982

Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of The Traumatic Surreal

Thursday 27 February 2025

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Surrealism in Yorkshire

Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Conference

Surrealism in Yorkshire

Friday 28 February 2025

10:00–17:00

The Hepworth Wakefield

Processing Emotion Through Nature and Surrealism

A person kneeling on the floor to work on a charcoal drawing, blurred through motion.

Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Workshop

Processing Emotion Through Nature and Surrealism

Saturday 8 March 2025

13:00–15:30

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The Studio

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

The Traumatic Surreal