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Encounters with Moore

14:00

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

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Meet staff from across Henry Moore Studios & Gardens as they share their personal encounters with Moore, from favourite sculptures or studios to anecdotes about the artist himself.

During these relaxed talks, visitors can learn about the range of collaborators who visited Moore’s rural Hertfordshire home.

Discover Moore’s creative partnerships, friendships, innovative approach to materials and process, and the broader social and political contexts that shaped his work.

Talks in this series

These informal staff talks are held every other Thursday during our 2025 season, starting on 8 May.

A large bronze sculpture, made in two parts, in a grassy field.

Thursday 22 May

Laura Barlow
Senior Curator of Collections & Research

Knife Edge Two Piece
LH 516, 1962-1965

Bronze sculpture of two abstract figures sitting side by side on a bench, in a grassy field with trees behind.

Thursday 5 June

Tom Laver
Digital Collections Assistant

Poems written to Henry Moore about King and Queen
LH 350, 1952-53

Bronze sculpture of a figure holding a shield. They look to have fallen or collapsed onto their back.

Thursday 19 June

Sebastiano Barassi
Head of Henry Moore Collections & Programmes

Falling Warrior
LH 405, 1956-57

Upcoming talk dates

More talks in this series will be announced soon. For now, you can mark these dates in your diary:

Thursday 3 July

Thursday 17 July

Thursday 31 July

Thursday 14 August

Thursday 28 August

Thursday 11 September

Thursday 25 September

Thursday 9 October

Thursday 23 October

Tickets

Entry is included in an annual ticket. These talks are drop-in, so there’s no need to book.

  • 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.

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Encounters
A black and white photo showing two older men smile and applaud each other with delight. They are standing in front of a huge abstract sculpture and a crowd of people in 1970s Dallas.

Encounters

16 April – 2 November 2025

This season at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, we’re celebrating the inspiring and transformative encounters between Henry Moore and the people, objects and ideas in his orbit.

We’ll be holding a series of talks, open archives and film screenings, as well as a daily programme of free creative activities for families.

 

Find out more about this season’s events

Getting here

We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

Our 2025 visitor season runs from 16 April to 2 November. 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

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Henry Moore's sculpture 'Sheep Piece', with several sheep sheltering under the work. In the distance, another sculpture, 'Large Reclining Figure', is visible.