Drop-in activity
Summer Makers: A Family Figure
11:00–13:00 & 13:30–15:00
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Included in an annual ticket
About this event
Join us over the summer holidays to take part in creating ‘A Family Figure’, inspired by Henry Moore’s own works on site.
This series of sessions over the holidays will help grow a giant collaborative sculpture. When it’s finished, we’ll display it in the grounds alongside Moore’s monumental bronze works.
After taking part in the on-site making challenge, we’ll give you a small bag of recycled materials to take home, with instructions on how to make your own small sculpture.
Making sessions dates
Join us on the following dates to contribute to the giant collaborative sculpture:
Thursday 24 July
Thursday 31 July
Thursday 7 August
Wednesday 20 August
Thursday 21 August
Wednesday 27 August
Thursday 28 August
The making sessions run in the morning, 11:00–13:00, and again in the afternoon, 13:30–15:00.
Celebrate the finished sculpture
Come back on Saturday 6 September to celebrate the finished collaborate sculpture with us. Pose your home-made figure inside the larger sculpture for a great photo op, just like Moore’s Internal/External Form sculptures!
Practical information
These sessions will get messy!
We’ll be working with messy materials like Modroc, paint, glue and wallpaper paste in these sessions, so please come in old clothes or outfits you don’t mind getting dirty.
Outdoor activity
These sessions will take place outside, so please wear suitable sturdy footwear. Don’t forget to pack sun cream, sun hats and plenty of fluids for hot weather days.
Suggested age 5+
Children must be accompanied by adults, to ensure the safe use of various materials.
Tickets
Entry is included in an annual ticket. This event is drop-in, so there’s no need to book. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- 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
