Open archive session
Open Archive: Inspiration, Sculpture and Our Natural World
14:00–16:30
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Drop-in, no booking needed
Included in an annual ticket
Drop-in, no booking needed
Join the Henry Moore Archive team to explore the development of Henry and Irina’s Moore’s home, studios and the surrounding landscape over nearly half a century.
The archive team have pulled together material from our extensive archive to allow you to delve into several themes inspired by our 2024 season ‘Inspiration, Sculpture and Our Natural World.
Through photographs, letters, articles and Moore’s own writings you can discover how the artist was inspired by his surroundings: the colours, objects, wildlife, trees and shrubs, the skies, light and changing seasons.
Trace how Irina Moore transformed the landscape into an outdoor gallery and how Moore developed the site to enable the production of his works on a grand scale.
Open Archive sessions are included in your annual ticket.
Drop-in, no booking needed.
Stories from the Henry Moore Archive
Discover more of the hidden histories of Moore’s sculptures in these stories from the Henry Moore Archive.
About the Henry Moore Archive
The world’s leading resource on Henry Moore, containing publications, correspondence, photographs and exhibition material.
Visit the archive
We welcome anyone with an interest in Henry Moore, his life and his work.
The archive contains over three quarters of a million objects and documents relating to Moore, dating back to 1914.
You can view material at your leisure in our dedicated, spacious reading room.
Open by appointment year-round, Monday to Friday, 10:00–16:30.
Getting here
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Experience Henry Moore’s iconic work in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside with a visit to the artist’s former home, studios and sculpture gardens.
Perry Green
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE
United Kingdom
T: 01279 843 333
E: ReceptionDTH@henry-moore.org
