Tennis screening and art-making activities
Wimbledon Weekends at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Included in an annual ticket
To celebrate Moore’s love of tennis, Henry Moore Studios & Gardens will be screening the Wimbledon Championships throughout both finals weekends.
Having played local double competitions in his youth, Henry Moore was a life-long tennis fan. When Wimbledon came around each year, a line would appear in his diary to “keep free” – especially over finals weekend.
Visitors can enjoy the matches on a big screen in the visitor centre, with Wimbledon-inspired treats available in the café and views over the sculpture gardens.
There will also be drop-in family activities throughout both weekends, including art-making inspired by Moore’s fascinating shut-eye drawings of Wimbledon players. He created these sketches with his eyes closed. A technique that allowed him to capture the energy and movement of the game, rather than its precise detail. His Wimbledon I and Wimbledon II drawings – made using felt-tipped pen on handmade Fabriano paper – reflect his instinctive response to the sport he loved.
Whether you’re a tennis fan, an art lover, or just looking for a unique day out, head to the Studios & Gardens for a weekend of sport, creativity and summer atmosphere in the Hertfordshire countryside.
“… I amused myself on occasions by drawing without looking at the lines I was making on the paper and this led to drawing an idea with my eyes closed – a simple subject – say a woman reading or a mother holding a child – a man smoking – with one’s eyes closed only the essentials of a subject stand out and the details disappear and although the rationalistic proportions go wrong – yet as in a good caricature, the peculiar character is emphasised.”
Henry Moore
Tickets
Entry is included in an annual ticket. This event is drop-in, so there’s no need to book.
- 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
