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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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Artist Sagarika Sundaram standing next to her large fabric 'Glossolalia', which is made up of several yellow 'limbs', each trailing strands of yellow material.
Part of Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir
Part of Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours: Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir

11:00 & 14:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
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Two people standing looking up at Sagarika Sundaram's large fabric spiral-shaped sculpture 'Dancer'.
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Part of Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
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A man wearing a yellow jumper communicating through sign language .
Part of Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir
Part of Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir

BSL guided tour & workshop

British Sign Language tour of Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir

11:00–14:00

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Sculpture Galleries and The Studio
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Stokes’ Objects
Marble relief sculpture of the Madonna and Child, with angels to either side.
Part of Adrian Stokes, Inside Out
Part of Adrian Stokes, Inside Out

Conference

Stokes’ Objects

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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, with a leafy tree to the left. Vinyl lettering on the building reads: 'Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir'.