Henry Moore touring exhibitions
Collaborate with us
The types of exhibitions we can offer are numerous, and each can be tailored to the specific requirements of your institution.
From working in partnership to craft new exhibitions, to loans of single works or curated thematic shows, our team is well-equipped to meet your needs.
Curate new, bespoke exhibitions
Work in partnership with our curatorial team to craft new exhibitions, tailored to your exact requirements.
The richness and diversity of the Foundation’s collection gives us the ability to generate complete exhibitions based on large and representative groups of work.
Loans of individual works
Our collection contains thousands of works by Moore, from monumental sculpture to maquettes, drawings, graphics and textile works.
Take a single sculpture on loan, or show works by Moore alongside other artists in group exhibitions.
Take a complete exhibition on tour
We’ve worked on hundreds of critically acclaimed Henry Moore exhibitions over the years.
We can offer pre-curated exhibition packages based around different topics, themes and materials, suitable for indoor or outdoor display.
About the Henry Moore Collection
The Henry Moore Foundation holds one of the largest and most comprehensive single-artist collections in the world.
First formed in 1977, when Moore donated the artwork still in his possession to the Foundation, the collection has grown over the years by further gifts and acquisitions.
Today our collection consists of around 15,000 works by Henry Moore, including sculpture, maquettes, drawings, prints, tapestries, textiles and studio materials.
Sculpture
Our collection of sculpture comprises around 1,200 works, including bronzes, carvings and plasters of all sizes.
Drawings
Our extensive works on paper collection holds over 4,000 individual works in a variety of media, as well as complete sketchbooks.
Graphics
Over 8,000 items, including complete sets of all lithographs and etchings, portfolios and numerous states, proofs and plates.
Textiles
We own many examples of Moore’s textiles and a series of ten large-scale tapestrie, translated by skilled weavers from original drawings by Moore.
Studios
We are the custodians of Moore’s former studios, including tools, unfinished maquettes, found objects and other materials.
Archive
The Henry Moore Archive is home to over one million items, including publications, images, correspondence and other artefacts.
Previous exhibitions
If you’re looking for inspiration, check out our archive of past Henry Moore exhibitions.
O’Keeffe and Moore
30 September – 31 December 2023
Albuquerque Museum, USA
A one-of-a-kind exhibition, O’Keeffe and Moore compares the work of two iconic modernists: American painter Georgia O’Keeffe and British sculptor Henry Moore.
Henry Moore: Drawing in the Dark
9 May – 26 August 2023
Danum Gallery, Doncaster, UK
Drawing in the Dark is the largest exhibition to date of Moore’s coalmining drawings, completed in 1942 for the War Artists’ Advisory Committee.
Henry Moore in Florence
16 September 2022 – 31 March 2023
Piazza Signoria and San Miniato Abbey, Italy
Fifty years after the memorable exhibition at the Forte di Belvedere in 1972, Henry Moore returns to Florence.
Commercial licensing and merchandise
We can provide a variety of merchandising options to compliment any exhibition on Moore.
We have dozens of books exploring the many different facets of Henry Moore’s life and work, as well as themed gifts, homeware, fashion items and much more.
Conducting new research
We can help facilitate new research into Henry Moore. Our archive contains over three-quarters of a million items, from press and publications to audio, film and photographic material.
Henry Moore Archive
With an unparalleled collection of published and unpublished resources, the Henry Moore Archive documents the global impact of Moore’s work, his interests and legacies.
Much of our material is searchable through the online catalogue, and you can also book a visit to view items at your leisure in our spacious Reading Room at Perry Green.
Online collections
Our online catalogue is an ongoing project that so far details over 13,000 works by Moore from our collection and around the world.
Image and video licensing
We have photographic records of Moore’s life and work, including nearly all of his artworks and exhibitions, as well as thousands of photographs of Moore himself. Images are available for research or to license for publication.
We can also provide you with video footage to assist in making promotional films, from archive footage of Moore to contemporary high-definition footage of his life and work at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens.
Get in touch
If you’d like to discuss working with us on an exhibition, or just have questions, we’d love to hear from you.
Please contact Sebastiano Barassi, Head of Henry Moore Collections & Programmes: sebastiano.barassi@henry-moore.org