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All upcoming events at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Our 2026 visitor season runs from 1 April to 25 October.

We are open Wednesdays to Sundays and Bank Holidays, 11:00–17:00.

Entry to all events is included in your entrance tickets, unless otherwise stated.

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April

Growing Moore: Sculpting from Seed
A group of people of mixed ages and genders gathered around a table. On the table is a large tub of soil and several stacks of small plant pots which are being used to plant seeds.

Drop-in workshop

Growing Moore: Sculpting from Seed

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Eco Lithography
A photo of a lithographic print, showing 17 abstract reclining figures in olive green, grey, yellow and red tones, against a buff / grey background

Drop-in workshop

Eco Lithography

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Collaborative Sculpture
Close up image of a school student pouring plaster.

Drop-in workshop

Collaborative Sculpture

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Shelter Drawing & Dress Up
Four children wearing costumes made from brightly coloured fabrics and foam shapes. They are all posing pretending to be sculptures.

Drop-in workshop

Shelter Drawing & Dress Up

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make your own Wax Helmet Head
A studio photo of a small plaster sculptural model of an abstract helmeted head.

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Wax Helmet Head

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Cast a Maquette
Two children sat at a table making small sculptures from clay and pieces of fabric.

Drop-in workshop

Cast a Maquette

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
What a Relief!

Drop-in workshop

What a Relief!

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

May

Growing Moore: Sculpting from Seed
A group of people of mixed ages and genders gathered around a table. On the table is a large tub of soil and several stacks of small plant pots which are being used to plant seeds.

Drop-in workshop

Growing Moore: Sculpting from Seed

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Shape Shifting
A woman and young girl making a sculptural shape by slotting together brightly coloured card pieces.

Drop-in workshop

Shape Shifting

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Makers & Manifestos
A black and white photo showing an elderly Henry Moore working on a drawing in one of his studios in 1982. Moore is wearing a jacket, striped shirt and tie with a fat knot. Behind him a small bronze sculpture of a mother and child is visible.

Drop-in workshop

Makers & Manifestos

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Open Air Exhibition of Sculpture, Battersea Park, 1948
A black and white photo showing the sculptor Henry Moore photographing his stone sculpture 'Three Standing Figures' in a park.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Open Air Exhibition of Sculpture, Battersea Park, 1948

15:00–16:00

Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make your own Reclining String Figure

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Reclining String Figure

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Open Archive: Behind the Scenes Tour
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Open archive session

Open Archive: Behind the Scenes Tour

14:00–14:30 & 15:00–15:30

Henry Moore Archive
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make & Curate: Reimagining the Gardens
A child making a sculpture from stones and modelling clay.

Drop-in workshop

Make & Curate: Reimagining the Gardens

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Eco Lithography
A photo of a lithographic print, showing 17 abstract reclining figures in olive green, grey, yellow and red tones, against a buff / grey background

Drop-in workshop

Eco Lithography

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Collect
A child holding up a sculpture in each hand, made from stones and plasticine.
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Collect

11:00–13:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Texture, Touch, Draw
A close up photo, in black and white, showing hands holding a stone sculpture

Drop-in workshop

Texture, Touch, Draw

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Standing Shells
A small, abstract plaster model of a woman wearing a skirt. The shell that inspired the flow of the skirt is placed next to the model.

Drop-in workshop

Standing Shells

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

June

The Festival of Britain, 1951
An archive photo showing Henry Moore's famous 'Reclining Figure: Festival' in situ on the Southbank during the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

The Festival of Britain, 1951

15:00–16:00

Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Casting Mushrooms
An abstract bronze sculpture, photographed in a studio. The top is smooth, curved and highly polished, while the lower parts and rougher, with scratches and gouges still evident where tools have been used.

Drop-in workshop

Casting Mushrooms

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Helmet Heads
Small bronze sculpture by Henry Moore.

Drop-in workshop

Helmet Heads

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Curator's Tour of The Art and Life of Henry Moore
A black and white portrait of sculptor Henry Moore, pictured in an open necked shirt leaning on a white fiberglass version of his sculpture Locking Piece.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of The Art and Life of Henry Moore

14:30–15:30

Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Animal Heads

Drop-in workshop

Animal Heads

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Carving Plaster
A colour photo showing a middle aged man working on the surface of a large plaster sculpture with a piece of sandpaper
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Carving Plaster

13:30–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Make
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Make

11:00–13:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Internal & External
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep

Drop-in workshop

Internal & External

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

July

Henry Moore’s debut solo exhibition in the USA, 1946
A carved wooden sculpture of an abstract reclining figure.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Henry Moore’s debut solo exhibition in the USA, 1946

15:00–16:00

Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Bones & Stones
A black and white photo showing a sculptural maquette made from a bird's breast bone and plasticine

Drop-in workshop

Bones & Stones

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Carving Wood
A black and white photo showing an older man in shirt and tie working with a mallet and chisel to carve a sculpture from a large piece of wood.
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Carving Wood

13:30–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Open Archive: Behind the Scenes Tour
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Open archive session

Open Archive: Behind the Scenes Tour

14:00–14:30 & 15:00–15:30

Henry Moore Archive
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Creating from Classics: Sculpture & Painting
Henry Moore, wearing a jacket and tie, standing in front of a columned Greek temple

Drop-in workshop

Creating from Classics: Sculpture & Painting

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Rearrange

11:00–13:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Moon Head Making

Drop-in workshop

Moon Head Making

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Collaborative Carving
A black and white photo showing an older man working on a sculpture made from white plaster of paris

Drop-in workshop

Collaborative Carving

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

August

Messy Monoprinting
Ink-on-paper print of a sculpture by Henry Moore. The sculpture has thick black lines, with a wash of blue sky and green grass behind.

Drop-in workshop

Messy Monoprinting

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Summer Makers
Two young girls laughing, one holding a bundle of paper almost as big as she is, with the other holding a roll of masking tape ready to wrap up the paper. Two other, younger children are looking on.

Drop-in workshop

Summer Makers

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Reimagining Natural Objects
Natural objects, including a fir cone, shell, leaves and pebbles, on a sheet of cyanotype paper. The sheet has been left on a lawn in the sun to develop.

Drop-in workshop

Reimagining Natural Objects

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Green Sand Casting & Aluminium Pour
A man in a hard hat, visor and heat-resistant clothing standing next to machinery for casting bronze. Flames are pouring out of the machine in a controlled manner.
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Green Sand Casting & Aluminium Pour

15:00–16:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Creating from Classics: Shadows
A colour photo showing a carved marble head of Mary the Virgin, in a classic style.

Drop-in workshop

Creating from Classics: Shadows

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Wax Modelling & Spruing
Henry Moore, now in his eighties, is working on a plaster maquette. There are various bowls and tools spread out in front of him, and other working models of sculptures behind him.
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Wax Modelling & Spruing

15:00–16:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Bronze Pour
Two people holding a long metal rod with a container at the centre, pouring molten metal into a cast.
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Bronze Pour

13:00–16:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make your own Reclining Figures

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Reclining Figures

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Collect
A child holding up a sculpture in each hand, made from stones and plasticine.
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Collect

11:00–13:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make your own Figure in a Shelter
A group of visitors walk around and between three large pieces of bronze that form Moore's huge sculpture 'Large Figure in a Shelter'.

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Figure in a Shelter

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Makers & Manifestos
A black and white photo showing an elderly Henry Moore working on a drawing in one of his studios in 1982. Moore is wearing a jacket, striped shirt and tie with a fat knot. Behind him a small bronze sculpture of a mother and child is visible.

Drop-in workshop

Makers & Manifestos

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

September

Working with Wire

Drop-in workshop

Working with Wire

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sounds of Sculpture
A studio photo of a small metal sculpture. The work is an abstract form, two points curve around to almost meet above a third peak.

Drop-in workshop

Sounds of Sculpture

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Bronze Finishing & Patination
A colour photo of a older man leaning on a five-bar gate. Behind him is a large sculpture made of bronze.
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Bronze Finishing & Patination

15:00–16:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Stitch & Sculpt
A boy wearing a blue/green t-shirt using sticks, fabric and reclaimed packaging materials to build a sculpture.

Drop-in workshop

Stitch & Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Series: Carving Stone
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques
Part of Sculpture Series: Moore’s Sculptural Processes and Techniques

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Carving Stone

13:30–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Make
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Make

11:00–13:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make your own Ladder Piece
Abstract bronze sculpture by Henry Moore of a woman sat stiffly on a chair with a small child sat on her lap.

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Ladder Piece

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Open Archive: Behind the Scenes Tour
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Open archive session

Open Archive: Behind the Scenes Tour

14:00–14:30 & 15:00–15:30

Henry Moore Archive
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

October

Wax Resist
An illustrated textile design featuring repeating, abstract, reclining figures.

Drop-in workshop

Wax Resist

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Soft Sculpt
Two young children with dark hair are building a structure from foam blocks. One child is playing with a piece of white modelling clay on top of the structure they've built.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Curator's Tour of The Art and Life of Henry Moore
A black and white portrait of sculptor Henry Moore, pictured in an open necked shirt leaning on a white fiberglass version of his sculpture Locking Piece.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of The Art and Life of Henry Moore

14:30–15:30

Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Shelter Drawings into Sculptures
Drawing by Henry Moore in black and white with yellow highlights, showing a tunnel lined with rows of people lying down or sleeping.

Drop-in workshop

Shelter Drawings into Sculptures

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Stories

Drop-in workshop

Sculpture Stories

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sculpture Gardens Tour
A huge bronze upright sculpture, standing in a green field surrounding by grazing sheep
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Guided tour

Sculpture Gardens Tour

15:00–16:00

Visitor Centre
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Rearrange

11:00–13:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Shut-Eye Sculpt
Close up photo of a hand resting on part of a bronze sculpture.

Drop-in workshop

Shut-Eye Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Getting here

We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

Our 2026 visitor season runs from 1 April to 25 October. We’re open Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–17:00.

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Perry Green
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE
United Kingdom

T:  01279 843 333
E:  visitorservices@henry-moore.org

Directions Accessibility

Plan your visit – Studios & Gardens
Henry Moore's sculpture 'Sheep Piece', with several sheep sheltering under the work. In the distance, another sculpture, 'Large Reclining Figure', is visible.

Travel update

There are currently road works near Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, including Green Tye and Much Hadham High Street.

We advise you to plan your route ahead, allow extra time for your journey and follow diversion signs where possible. Thank you for your patience.