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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens in Hertfordshire is currently closed for winter, reopening in April 2025.

Henry Moore Institute in Leeds will be closed over Christmas from 23 to 26 December and 30 December to 1 January (library and archive closed from 23 December to 1 January).

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What's on

See our current exhibitions and upcoming events at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.

We’re open year round, always free of charge.

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Current exhibitions

Free entry, open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.

Over the holidays our galleries will be closed 23–26 December and 30 December – 1 January.

The Traumatic Surreal
A ceramic sculpture of a brown dog standing upright and staring to the right. Soft cream gauze bandage spills from its stomach and back.

Exhibition

The Traumatic Surreal

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
John Hoyland: Imaginary Beings

Exhibition

John Hoyland: Imaginary Beings

Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Fantastic Juxtapositions in Dada and Surrealism

Library display

Fantastic Juxtapositions in Dada and Surrealism

Sculpture Research Library
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Sculpture Photographed: A View from the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

Exhibition

Sculpture Photographed: A View from the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

Archive Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery, UK
A History of Sculpture in Leeds

Exhibition

A History of Sculpture in Leeds

The Mezzanine
Leeds Art Gallery, UK

Upcoming events

We hold talks, conferences and family-friendly workshops at our venue in Leeds, with partner organisations, and online.

Events respond to our exhibitions, or form part of our current research season.

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Free exhibition tours
A group of people looking at a sculpture of a dog.
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours

14:00–14:30

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Bady Minck in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd
A close up of an open mouth with two front teeth visible and animal fur sticking out, like a tongue.
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Artist in conversation

Bady Minck in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd

18:00–19:30

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Online
Tongueomania: Languages, Animals and Surrealist Anatomies
Two people on bean bags are facing a TV, on which is a close up view of a person's face with the tongue sticking out, covered in fur.
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Workshop

Tongueomania: Languages, Animals and Surrealist Anatomies

10:00–13:00

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The Studio
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Renate Bertlmann in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Artist in conversation

Renate Bertlmann in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd

18:00–19:30

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Online
Curators' Tour of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Guided tour

Curators' Tour of The Traumatic Surreal

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Surrealism in Yorkshire
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Conference

Surrealism in Yorkshire

The Hepworth Wakefield
Blindness and Expanded Sculpture
A ring of metal, roughly 30cm in diameter, hanging on a loop of string. A hand is steadying the ring, while a second hand is poised to strike it with a small, square hammer.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Conference

Blindness and Expanded Sculpture

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Leeds Art Gallery, UK
Collaborative Audio Description
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Workshop

Collaborative Audio Description

10:00–15:30

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Future exhibitions

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Exhibition

SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance

Exhibition

Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance

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Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White

Exhibition

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

See previous exhibitions held at the Henry Moore Institute

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Henry Moore Institute

74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom

T:  01132 467 467
E:  institute@henry-moore.org

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