Celebration
Henry Moore’s Birthday
13:00–16:00
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Included in an annual ticket
Join us at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens for a special celebration marking the birthday of world-renowned sculptor Henry Moore, born 127 years ago this July.
On Wednesday 30 July, families, art lovers, and curious minds of all ages are invited to enjoy an afternoon of creativity, cake, and sculpture. Drop in 13:00–16:00 for Flint, Pulp & Sculpt, a hands-on family workshop inspired by Moore’s bold forms and his deep connection to natural materials. Explore texture, shape, and scale as you create your own mixed-media mini masterpiece using paper pulp and flint stones to sculpt something truly unique to take home.
To mark the occasion, we’ll be serving 127 slices of birthday cake – one for every year since Moore’s birth. Enjoy a slice on us with every drink purchased at the Café.
Come and celebrate the life and legacy of one of Britain’s most influential artists in the beautiful Hertfordshire landscape he called home – the very place that inspired his work and where his monumental sculptures still stand today.
Summer of Sculpture
Henry Moore’s Birthday is part of our Summer of Sculpture, with creative activities every day for families.
Make your mark on site by taking part in Summer Makers: A Family Figure, help us to create a giant collaborative sculpture, which will go on display in the grounds in September. Get green fingered in the gardens with Garden & Gather activities, including Lavender Cutting and Potato Printing. Shape your weekends with regular Saturday Soft Sculpt and Sunday Sculpt sessions, exploring sculpting methods and materials in a playful way.
Drop-in activity
Garden & Gather: Mud Painting Session
12:00–13:30
Drop-in activity
Saturday Soft Sculpt
11:00–12:30 & 13:30–15:00
Film screening and talk
Artist Film Screening and In Conversation with Shaun C. Badham and Jes Fernie
14:00–15:00
Book online via Art Tickets
Drop-in workshop
Sunday Sculpt: Self Portraits
11:00–12:30 & 13:30–15:00
Drop-in activity
Family Encounters: Flint, Pulp & Sculpt
13:00–16:00
Staff talk series
Encounters with Moore
14:00
Drop-in activity
Summer Makers: A Family Figure
11:00–13:00 & 13:30–15:00
Drop-in activity
Family Encounters: Flint, Pulp & Sculpt
13:00–16:00
Drop-in activity
Garden & Gather: Lavender Cutting
12:00–13:30
Drop-in activity
Family Encounters: Flint, Pulp & Sculpt
14:00–16:00
Drop-in activity
Saturday Soft Sculpt
11:00–12:30 & 13:30–15:00
Annual tickets
Entry to all our summer events is included in an annual ticket.
- 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.
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
