Opening night
Phantasmagoria opening celebrations
15:00–16:30 & 18:00–20:00
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
We warmly invite you to join us for the opening of Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age and Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library.
All welcome, free entry
Refreshments will be served inside and Fennell’s small batch ice-cream will be available outside.
Tickets
Booking for this event is not essential, but an RSVP is useful to help us plan.
Afternoon session: 15:00–16:30
Evening session: 18:00–20:00
If you would prefer a more relaxed and spacious experience, please book a place on the afternoon session, or call +44 (0)113 246 7467.
About the exhibitions
Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age
Discover a new generation of artists exploring how digital technologies are reshaping what sculpture can be, and how they can be used to tell stories about our past, present and future.
The exhibition includes sculpture, moving image, performance, video games and installation by Jürgen Baumann, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Nina Davies, Joey Holder, Joe Moss, Most Dismal Swamp, Steph Linn and Philip Speakman, Isaac Lythgoe and Rustan Söderling.
Including Infinite Customisation V outside the Institute, 18:00–20:00
Joe Moss in collaboration with SATTIRE, Yokomuki UK and Side Events present Infinite Customisation V, a modified car meet for the opening night, extending Phantasmagoria into the street.
Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library
The Sculpture Research Library on the first floor of the Institute holds over 30,000 books, catalogues, journals and audio-visual materials dedicated to sculpture. Among them, artists’ books – conceived as artworks in their own right – form a distinctive and growing part of the collection, often developed through close collaboration between artists and curators.
This display focuses on five rare bookworks by Japanese artist Yoko Terauchi (b.1954) from our artists’ book collection.
Exhibition
Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age
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Exhibition
Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library
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Accessibility
We understand that opening nights can be busy and confusing, which is why we’re limiting capacity and staggering arrival times to offer a more relaxed experience.
If you would like to talk to us about any access concerns before the event, you can email us at institute@henry-moore.org, or call us on 01132 467 467.
Step-free access
Our accessible entrance is on Cookridge Street, with a lift (doors 100cm wide) bringing you onto the ground floor of the building. There…
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Step-free access
Our accessible entrance is on Cookridge Street, with a lift (doors 100cm wide) bringing you onto the ground floor of the building.
There is an internal passenger lift (doors 72cm wide) to all floors of the building.
Braille & large print
Braille and large print versions of descriptive text about our exhibitions are available at the welcome desk.
Audio guide
We produce audio guides with descriptions of the artworks in our exhibitions. Due to some exhibitions having many artworks, we can’t guarantee that…
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Audio guide
We produce audio guides with descriptions of the artworks in our exhibitions. Due to some exhibitions having many artworks, we can’t guarantee that there will be audio descriptions for all the works on display.
You can pick up a handheld audio player and headphones outside the sculpture galleries, or use your own device by scanning the QR codes next to the artworks.
Induction loops
There are induction loops at the welcome desk on the ground floor, library reception and in the seminar room. There is a portable…
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Induction loops
There are induction loops at the welcome desk on the ground floor, library reception and in the seminar room.
There is a portable induction loop available for visitors to use in the galleries (please ask at the welcome desk).
Seating
Seating is always available in our shop and welcome area. You can also pick up a portable seat here to take with you…
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Seating
Seating is always available in our shop and welcome area. You can also pick up a portable seat here to take with you in the galleries.
While we try to always include seating in our exhibition spaces, due to the changing nature of our exhibitions we cannot always guarantee this.
Quiet space
There is a quiet space available in a room off from The Studio on the second floor of the building. Please ask a…
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Quiet space
There is a quiet space available in a room off from The Studio on the second floor of the building. Please ask a member of staff if you would like to use this space at any time during your visit.
Quiet times to visit
If you’d prefer a quieter, more relaxed visit, then we recommend visiting on a Tuesday between 10:00 and 12:00. Occasionally we have school…
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Quiet times to visit
If you’d prefer a quieter, more relaxed visit, then we recommend visiting on a Tuesday between 10:00 and 12:00.
Occasionally we have school groups booked to visit then, so feel free to contact us beforehand to check if that is the case when you are planning to visit.
T: 01132 467 467
E: institute@henry-moore.org
Toilets
Outside the seminar room on the basement level we have three gender-neutral superloos (self-contained cubicles with a toilet and sink). Additionally, there is…
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Toilets
Outside the seminar room on the basement level we have three gender-neutral superloos (self-contained cubicles with a toilet and sink).
Additionally, there is one gender-neutral, accessible superloo, and one superloo with baby changing facilities.
The closest Changing Places toilet is located in Leeds City Museum, which is approximately a 350m walk from us over a mostly flat and pedestrianised route, with one pelican crossing. See here for Leeds City Museum opening times and contact details.
Guide dogs
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other badged assistance dogs are welcome in our galleries and at our events. There is a small grassy…
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Guide dogs
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other badged assistance dogs are welcome in our galleries and at our events.
There is a small grassy area just outside the Institute, suitable for spending. The nearest larger green space is Park Square.
A water bowl for dogs is available, please ask a member of staff at the welcome desk who will fetch it for you.
Getting here
Find us next door to Leeds Art Gallery on Victoria Gardens, in the centre of Leeds. Our step-free entrance is on Cookridge Street.
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom
T: 01132 467 467
E: institute@henry-moore.org
Visual Guide: Directions from Leeds Train Station to Henry Moore Institute
A step-by-step guide with photos to help you navigate from Leeds Train Station to Henry Moore Institute.
Walking this route takes around ten minutes. It is mostly flat, with a slight uphill incline in places. Crossing some roads is necessary, but these all have pedestrian crossing in place.