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Families

There are endless opportunities to spark curiosity and get creative on your visit, with a daily programme of free, engaging experiences.

A teenager with red hair lifts a young toddler up to look more closely at a tall bronze sculpture

Family-friendly activities

From hands-on workshops and interactive sculpture trails to storytelling sessions and outdoor adventures, there are plenty of opportunities for you to explore Moore’s art in new and exciting ways.

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Several adults and children are playing with large pieces of padded material with holes in, putting limbs through holes and using them to join people together.

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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, last entry 15:30

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

Drop-in workshop

What a Relief!

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
Make your own Reclining String Figure

Drop-in workshop

Make your own Reclining String Figure

12:00–16:00, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Maquette Making
A dark haired young girl and a blonde boy stand looking through a window into an artist's studio which is filled with small sculpture models

Drop-in workshop

Maquette Making

12:00–16:00, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Sketching Sculptures: The Arch
Five children of mixed ages photographed in mid air while jumping. They are all in a line under Henry Moore's sculpture 'The Arch'.
Part of Sketching Sculptures
Part of Sketching Sculptures

Drop-in drawing activity

Sketching Sculptures: The Arch

14:00–15:00

Sculpture Gardens
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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

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
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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

Learning Studios, Sheep Field Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Children react to Henry Moore

We asked some younger visitors to answer a few questions about Henry Moore and the sculptures in our gardens.

Watch the full series on YouTube to see what they thought.

See more on our YouTube channel

Facilities & accessibility

We aim to make our exhibitions, collections, facilities and services accessible to the widest possible audience.

Find out more about accessibility

Pushchairs

There are buggy-friendly paths gravel paths from our visitor centre to the studios and other buildings.

Much of our site is grassland, and the ground is more uneven in the sheep fields.

Baby changing

There are baby changing facilities in the visitor centre and Aisled Barn.

Food and drink

There are picnic tables in the gardens, and we serve family-friendly food and drink in our café.

Gift shop

Our shop has a range of child-friendly books, gifts and souvenirs.

Getting here