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14:00–14:30

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

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Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Three women looking at a large sculpture of an open cabinet filled with drawings, feathers and fur.

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Three women looking at a large sculpture of an open cabinet filled with drawings, feathers and fur.
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Join us for a 30 minute introduction to our exhibitions from one of our friendly Information Assistants.

Tours take place every Saturday and Sunday, 14:00–14:30, from 4 January to 16 March.

They’re free and there’s no need to book, just drop in and join our tour guide at the welcome desk.

 

Exhibitions

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.

The Traumatic Surreal

22 November 2024 – 16 March 2025
Sculpture Galleries

Marking the centenary of surrealism, this exhibition brings together work made after 1960 through to the present day to explore the radical appropriation and development of surrealist sculptural traditions by post-war women artists in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

John Hoyland: Imaginary Beings

John Hoyland: Imaginary Beings

22 November 2024 – 16 March 2025
Study Gallery

Brightly coloured and loaded with creatureliness, this exhibition features British artist John Hoyland’s only mature group of sculptures.

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Free exhibition tours: Fragment and Form
A family of five looking at a series of wall-mounted artworks. Two are looking upwards, pointing, while another leans in for a closer look.
Part of Fragment and Form
Part of Fragment and Form

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Free exhibition tours: Fragment and Form

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Embodied Ideals: The Representation of Women in European Public Sculpture (1836-1937)
Group sculpture in white plaster or stone of five life-sized, partially nude women. Three are seated on a bench, and below two are standing, one holding a wreath above her head, the other reading from a scroll.

Symposium

Embodied Ideals: The Representation of Women in European Public Sculpture (1836-1937)

10:00–18:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Curator's Tour of Fragment and Form
A wire armature mounted to a wall displays a sculpture of roughly-made pot, painted with a copper-green patina. On the floor behind is a sculpture made from a driftwood log, with four long, rusted metal spikes reaching out like a breaking wave.
Part of Fragment and Form
Part of Fragment and Form

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Curator's Tour of Fragment and Form

18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Placemaking: The Past, Present, and Future of Public Sculpture and Urban Regeneration
A sculpture made from steel pipes arranged horizontally in all different directions, so that wind passes through them. The sculpture is narrow at the base and fans out much more widely at the top, not unlike a tree.
Part of Bradford 2025: The Power of Public Sculpture
Part of Bradford 2025: The Power of Public Sculpture

Symposium

Placemaking: The Past, Present, and Future of Public Sculpture and Urban Regeneration

10:00–18:00

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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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A three-story building with a black granite facade and steps leading up, with a leafy green tree to the left. Vinyl lettering on the building reads: Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White.