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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens reopens on 1 April with two brand new exhibitions. Buy an annual ticket.

See & Do

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

Great Easter Flint Hunt
An older woman and toddler playing peek a boo around the base of a bronze sculpture which is standing in a sheep field

Drop-in workshop

Great Easter Flint Hunt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Carve your own Plaster Egg Form

Drop-in workshop

Carve your own Plaster Egg Form

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

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

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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

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
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
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
Texture, Touch, Draw
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.

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

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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

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
Animal Heads
A line drawing in black pen depicting a group of sheep with their baby lambs by the edge of a wood

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

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Carving Plaster

13:30–16:00

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

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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

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.

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Carving Wood

13:30–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
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
Moon Head Making

Drop-in workshop

Moon Head Making

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

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.

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.

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.

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Bronze Pour

13:00–16:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Make your own Reclining Figures
A family of three looking over a five-bar gate at Henry Moore's sculpture Large Reclining Figure, which sits on a hill in the distance

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Reclining Figures

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

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.

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

Live material demonstration

Sculpture Series: Carving Stone

13:30–16:00

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

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
A group of adults and children building sculptural shapes using soft foam blocks and a range of recycled materials. They are all working in a small orchard next to a greenhouse.

Drop-in activity

Soft Sculpt

12:00–16:00

Learning Studios, 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
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

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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.