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Our galleries at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds are currently closed while we install Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir, opening 30 September 2026. The Sculpture Research Library is open as usual.

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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Families gathered around tables making small, egg-shaped sculptures together.

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September

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

Outside Aisled 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, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sketching Sculptures: Reclining Figure: Angles
Part of Sketching Sculptures
Part of Sketching Sculptures

Drop-in drawing activity

Sketching Sculptures: Reclining Figure: Angles

14:00–15:00

Sculpture Gardens
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

Outside Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Recasting Global Modernities and the Making of Shared Worlds: New Perspectives through Henry Moore
Black and white photo of sculptor Henry Moore peering into the central void of one of his large plaster sculptures.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Conference

Recasting Global Modernities and the Making of Shared Worlds: New Perspectives through Henry Moore

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
Mini Moore: Collect, Make, Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Collect, Make, Rearrange

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, last entry 15:30

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

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, last entry 15:30

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: Collect, Make, Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange
Part of Early Years Programme: Collect, Make & Rearrange

Early years activity

Mini Moore: Collect, Make, 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, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Teacher events

Learning Through Making
A blur of people around a central sculpture under construction.

Educator Network event

Learning Through Making

10:00–12:00

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Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sketchbooks as Tools for Transformation
Sketches in the style of Henry Moore.

Symposium for teachers

Sketchbooks as Tools for Transformation

9:30–16:30

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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
A large bronze sculpture made of three parts, sited in a woodland clearing. The two larger parts surround the small on on two sides, acting like a shell or shelter.

Roadworks are currently affecting routes to Henry Moore Studios & Gardens that travel through Green Tye. Access via Bourne Lane or Stansted Hill is unaffected.

If you are travelling to us, please plan your route in advance and allow extra time for your journey. Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to welcoming you soon.