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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is currently closed for winter, reopening in April 2026.

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Guided tour

Free exhibition tours

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.
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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.

More events at the Henry Moore Institute

Free exhibition tours: Beyond the Visual
An exhibition guide in a bright yellow 'Beyond the Visual' top leads a tour for two blind visitors, one with a guide dog and the other holding a cane. They are all touching a bronze sculpture on a plinth.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours: Beyond the Visual

11:00 & 14:30

Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Fiona Crisp: Wrongfooting

Book launch

Fiona Crisp: Wrongfooting

17:30–18:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Photographic Objecthood: Construction, Presence, and the Sculptural Encounter
Two large-format black and white photos are hung on a white gallery wall, with a blurred figure walking between them. The photos show car interiors, seen from the back passenger seat.

Symposium

Photographic Objecthood: Construction, Presence, and the Sculptural Encounter

9:30–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
David Johnson and Emilie Louise Gossiaux in conversation
A man and a woman using hand tools to carve digestive biscuits from plaster. Behind them is a large pile of finished plaster biscuits and a large desk vice.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

David Johnson and Emilie Louise Gossiaux in conversation

18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Getting here

Christmas opening dates

Our galleries will be closed 24 – 26 December, and 29 December – 1 January.

The library and archive are closed 24 December – 2 January.

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 Christmas tree and fair in front. Vinyl lettering on the building reads: Beyond the Visual.