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

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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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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

Outside Aisled 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

Outside 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

Outside Aisled Barn
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Mini Moore: Collect, Make, Rearrange
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, Make, Rearrange

11:00–13:00

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, last entry 15:30

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, last entry 15:30

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, 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

Outside 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
A young boy in a red sweatshirt looks curiously at a small bronze sundial
A young boy applying ink to an etching plate that he has made.
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
Two women, one older one young, are working at a table using a paint brush to apply colour and metallic coating to a piece of art.
A teenager with red hair lifts a young toddler up to look more closely at a tall bronze sculpture
A boy wearing a blue/green t-shirt using sticks, fabric and reclaimed packaging materials to build a sculpture.
Four children wearing costumes made from brightly coloured fabrics and foam shapes. They are all posing pretending to be sculptures.
A woman and young girl making a sculptural shape by slotting together brightly coloured card pieces.
A young child wearing a baseball cap stretches up to balance a plant pot on top of a sculpture made from packing foam and plant pots. He is working in a garden, with a fence and vegetable plants behind him.
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.
A younger woman talking to a girl, they are both standing at a table which is laid with paper and books illustrated with pictures of plants

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

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
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.