Henry Moore Foundation 2010 Visitor Season:
Experience Moore in year of Tate exhibition
Open 30 March - 30 August 2010
11.02 2010
Perry Green, Hertfordshire SG10 6EE
The Foundation, based around the former home of artist Henry Moore in Perry Green, Hertfordshire, has announced its 2010 Visitor Season highlights, below. Public interest in Moore's work is stronger than ever as Tate Britain prepares to open Henry Moore on 24 February.
EXHIBITION: SHEEP FIELD BARN GALLERIES
Henry Moore deluxe: books, prints & portfolios
This beautiful new exhibition, curated by David Mitchinson, will surprise and delight visitors. The prints featured include much-loved subjects - Mother and Child for example, or Animals in the Zoo, as well as lesser-known ones like Stonehenge and Shakespeares's The Seven Ages of Man. The exhibition is accompanied by an important book by Mitchinson, Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios (Patrick Cramer, Geneva, March 2010).
VIRTUAL TREASURE HUNT
Win a bottle of 1964 Mouton Rothschild, label by Henry Moore.
This season, guess the location of our hidden bottle of vintage wine by marking our map when you visit.
EASTER ACTIVITIES
Sheepish Shapes and Quiz Trail, Easter Monday 5 April.
Book for Easter Monday to take part in our fun activities. Enter our Sheepish Shapes drop-in craft activity, or do the Quiz Trail round the grounds and studios.
HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
Create your own original prints and a deluxe book to take home.
Our popular workshops run this year in June and August. Book early 01279 843333, as places go fast.
CATERING & SNACK KIOSK
While we refurbish The Hoops Inn, we are offering a pre-booked lunch option for groups in our Aisled Barn. Other visitors will be able to buy snacks from our kiosk, or bring a picnic to eat in our covered seating area.
BOOK YOUR VISIT NOW 01279 843333 OR GO TO WWW.HENRY-MOORE.ORG/PG.
Open Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 10am - 5pm.
For more information please contact Annabel Friedlein, Henry Moore Foundation Communications Officer, on + 44 (0)1279 844108 or + 44 (0)7989 657677, or email annabel@henry-moore.org
The Henry Moore Foundation maintains the artist's home, studios and grounds in Hertfordshire, as well as the world's largest collection of Moore's sculpture, drawings, graphics, textiles and tapestries. This collection is managed from Perry Green by the curatorial staff who are actively involved in the research, support and curating of Moore's work worldwide. www.henry-moore.org
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Press enquiries
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Annabel Friedlein
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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds:
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