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

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June

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

Talk

Open Air Exhibition of Sculpture, Battersea Park, 1948

15:00–15:30

Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sketching Sculptures: Large Upright Internal/External Form
A large, abstract bronze sculpture of a person standing in a protective shell or cocoon. It is displayed on a plinth in a grassy field, with trees behind in the distance.
Part of Sketching Sculptures
Part of Sketching Sculptures

Drop-in drawing activity

Sketching Sculptures: Large Upright Internal/External Form

14:00–15:00

Sculpture Gardens
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Animal Heads

Drop-in workshop

Animal Heads

12:00–16:00, last entry 15:30

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

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, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
The Shelter Drawings in Context
Black and white photo of British artist Henry Moore stood on a London Underground platform, with rows of people taking shelter from the Blitz.
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026
Part of Henry Moore Studios & Gardens research programme 2026

Talk

The Shelter Drawings in Context

17:00–18:30

Book tickets

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, last entry 15:30

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
Sketching Sculptures: King and Queen
Bronze sculpture of two abstract figures sitting side by side on a bench, in a grassy field with trees behind.
Part of Sketching Sculptures
Part of Sketching Sculptures

Drop-in drawing activity

Sketching Sculptures: King and Queen

14:00–15:00

Sculpture Gardens
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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

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
Sketching Sculptures: Locking Piece
A large, abstract white sculpture, looking somewhat similar to vertebral bones, seen through a gap between two trees.
Part of Sketching Sculptures
Part of Sketching Sculptures

Drop-in drawing activity

Sketching Sculptures: Locking Piece

14:00–15:00

Sculpture Gardens
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
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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

September

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
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
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

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, 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: 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, last entry 15:30

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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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.