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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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A group of people standing in an art gallery, looking at sculptures and chatting.
A man looks at a sculpture in a gallery full of people.
Three women looking at a large sculpture of an open cabinet filled with drawings, feathers and fur.
A woman with blond hair and glasses looks into a display case containing a sculpture.

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: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Two visitors looking at the work of Roger Ackling.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

14:30–15:00

Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
A woman in a black dress stood in a gallery, with nine small wooden sculptures on wall-mounted plinths at various heights behind her.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments
Two planks of wood, joined together in a cross, with the silhouette of a hawk-like bird drawn on top in black marker pen.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Symposium

Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Art and Changing Environments

10:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Open Archive: Roger Ackling
A collection of wooden objects that have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun.
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling
Part of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling

Open archive session

Open Archive: Roger Ackling

17:30–18:30

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Sculpture Research Library
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Getting here

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. Vinyl lettering on the facade reads: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling.