Guided tour
Curator's Tour of The Art and Life of Henry Moore
14:30–15:30
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Included in an annual ticket
About this event
Join our curators Sebastiano Barassi and Laura Barlow for an in-depth tour of our exhibitions, covering the exhibitions’ concept, the selection of works and archive materials.
This tour will cover The Art and Life of Henry Moore, a new permanent exhibition that celebrates the reopening of the Sheep Field Barn, as well as a special display for 2026 on Moore’s Shelter Drawings.
About the speakers
Sebastiano Barassi is the Head of Henry Moore Collections & Programmes at the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire. He regularly curates exhibitions and contributes to publications about Henry Moore and twentieth-century sculpture, and has an interest in the history and theory of conservation.
Laura Barlow is Senior Curator of Collections and Research at the Henry Moore Studios & Gardens. Her curatorial research focuses on the intersection of international modern and contemporary sculpture, public art, and architecture.
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Curator's Tour of The Art and Life of Henry Moore
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Tickets
Entry is included in an annual ticket. This event is drop-in, so there’s no need to book. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- If you already have an annual ticket, just come along on the day and bring your annual ticket with you.
- If you don’t have an annual ticket, you can buy one online or from the ticket desk when you arrive.
An annual ticket lets you return to Studios & Gardens as often as you like, during open season, for 12 calendar months.
What’s on
Find out more about what you can see and do this season at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire.
The Art and Life of Henry Moore
This exhibition in the newly-opened Sheep Field Barn Gallery presents over eighty sculptures made between 1922 and 1986, alongside photographs and archival materials from the Henry Moore Foundation Collections.
Henry Moore: Shelter Drawings
Our special display for 2026 focuses on Moore’s Shelter Drawings. Created during the Second World War, they are among the most powerful and widely recognised works of Moore’s career.
Upcoming events
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Drop-in workshop
Sculpting Mushrooms
12:00–16:00, last entry 15:30
Drop-in drawing activity
Sketching Sculptures: Large Upright Internal/External Form
14:00–15:00
Live material demonstration
Sculpture Series: Carving Plaster
13:30–16:00
Drop-in workshop
Animal Heads
12:00–16:00, last entry 15:30
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
There are currently road works making the route from A414 into Hunsdon road not accessible until 29 May. The alternate route from A1184 to Green Tye is accessible.
If you are travelling from this direction, we advise you to plan your route ahead, and allow extra time for your journey. Thank you for your patience.