What's on
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What's on
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Our central Leeds venue is a world recognised centre for the study and enjoyment of sculpture. Hosting a varied programme of exhibitions and events, the Henry Moore Institute is also home to an invaluable sculpture research library and archive.
Portable Sculpture
18 May – 29 August 2021
Exhibition in Galleries 1, 2 and 3
This group exhibition will explo...
Rafael Pérez Evans: Handful
18 May – 29 August 2021
Exhibition in Gallery 4
Rafael Pérez Evans presents thr...
Portable Sculpture: Online Research Events
Join us online for a series of talks and interviews with artists and art historians to hear more about our new exhibition, Portable Sculpture.
Fabrication Research Season: Online Events
Artists and fabricators will explore the boundaries between art, craft and industry, in this series of online talks and discussions which make visible the practicalities of making sculpture.
Portable Sculpture: Meet the Artists
This series of short films highlights six of the artists taking part in our latest exhibition, Portable Sculpture.
In-conversation Series: Heather Phillipson
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Live in-conversation event, starting at 6pm. Part of our Fabrication Research Season, looking at Public Commissions and Collaborations.
T. J. Demos in-conversation with Dr Clare O'Dowd
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Interview between art historian and curator, premiered on YouTube, 6pm. Part of our Portable Sculpture events series.
Roundtable Discussion: Engaging Technologies / Emerging Technologies
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Live discussion with artists Alice Channer, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom and Daniel Steegman Mangrané, starting at 6pm. Part of our Fabrication Research Season.
All in the Same Boat: Migratory Passages in Contemporary Sculpture
9–16 June 2021
Lecture by Heather Diack, premiered on YouTube, Wednesday 9 June 2021, 6pm. Live discussion on Zoom, Wednesday 16 June, 6pm. Part of our Portable Sculpture events series.
In-conversation Series: Nicola Ellis
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Live in-conversation event, starting at 6pm. Part of our Fabrication Research Season, looking at Public Commissions and Collaborations.
In-conversation Series: Ivan Clarke and Petra Schmidt
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Live in-conversation event, starting at 6pm. Part of our Fabrication Research Season, looking at Public Commissions and Collaborations.
Claire Ashley in-conversation with Dr Clare O'Dowd
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Interview between artist and curator, premiered on YouTube, 6pm. Part of our Portable Sculpture events series.
Valuing Sculpture: Contemporary Perspectives on Art, Craft and Industry, 1660-1860
27–28 July 2021
Two-day conference with keynote speakers Dr Greg Sullivan and Dr Rebecca Wade. Part of our Fabrication Research Season.
Mohamad Hafez in-conversation with Dr Clare O'Dowd
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Interview between artist and curator, premiered on YouTube, 6pm. Part of our Portable Sculpture events series.
Fold up, pack down or made on the move sculpture
18–25 August 2021
Lecture by Jo Melvin, premiered on YouTube, Wednesday 18 August, 6pm. Live discussion on Zoom, Wednesday 25 August, 6pm. Part of our Portable Sculpture events series.
Bumped Body: Online Creative Activities
We've been working with artists to create a series of inspiring art activities you can do from home.
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Experience Henry Moore's iconic work against the backdrop of the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside with a visit to the artist's former home, studios and sculpture garden.
Following the announcement of new coronavirus restrictions in England, we have decided to reopen the sculpture gardens at Henry Moore’s home on Saturdays and Sundays until Christmas 2020.
2021 at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
31 March – 31 October 2021
Wednesdays to Sundays & Bank Holidays, 11am - 5pm
Visit the sculpture gardens at H...
This Living Hand: Edmund de Waal presents Henry Moore
19 May – 31 October 2021
Explore the role of touch and th...
News from the Foundation
HMF Grants: Spring 2021
Sunday, 7 March 2021
This spring, the Foundation is delighted to announce that it was able to confirm support for 26 projects from around the world, including the forthcoming exhibitions Senga Nengudi: Topologies at Philadelphia Museum of Art; Grinling Gibbons: Centuries in the Making at Compton Verney; and Emii Alrai: Hunting Traps and Other Ensnarements at Eastside Projects.
Sir Alan Bowness CBE
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
We are extremely sad to announce the death of Sir Alan Bowness CBE, former Director of the Henry Moore Foundation.
Gill Armstrong
Monday, 22 February 2021
With great sadness we share that our colleague and friend Gill Armstrong has passed away. Her loss will be felt by so many who have worked with her over the past two decades.
Dissertation Prize 2020 Winners
Henry Moore Institute Research Programme
We're delighted to announce the two winners of our Dissertation Prize, who submitted outstanding pieces of writing on sculpture.
Henry Moore at Leeds School of Art: student notebooks from the Archive
Monday, 19 October 2020
We've linked up with Leeds Arts University to celebrate 100 years since Henry Moore started studying sculpture in Leeds. This display in the Institute's library features Henry Moore's student notebooks and archive images from his time at art school.
Celebrating 80 years of Henry Moore in Hertfordshire
Sunday, 20 September 2020
Marking the 80th anniversary of Henry Moore's move to Perry Green, in 1940.
Artist Award Scheme in focus: Katie Schwab, Leo Fitzmaurice, Liam Fallon and Lilah Fowler
Friday, 18 September 2020
This week, learn more about Katie Schwab's research-based practice into underrepresented histories of domestic and civic design, Leo Fitzmaurice's interest in the everyday, Liam Fallon's exploration of queer culture, and Lilah Fowler's interpretations of the intertwining of digital and material worlds.
Artist Award Scheme in focus: Jasleen Kaur, Jill McKnight, Joanne Masding and Kathryn Ashill
Friday, 11 September 2020
This week we're highlighting Jasleen Kaur's hybrid objects and ongoing exploration of cultural malleability, Jill McKnight's storytelling through sculpture, Joanne Masding's interest in our relationship with cultural objects, and how Kathryn Ashill's work pursues the theatrical in the everyday.
Henry Moore Foundation awards £60,000 to artists across the UK
Monday, 3 August 2020
Find out more about our new Artist Award Scheme, introduced to directly support 40 artists at a time when other sources of income might no longer be available.
Black Lives Matter
Wednesday, 1 July 2020
In response to recent, historic and ongoing injustice, we would like to express our solidarity with the Black community. At the Henry Moore Foundation, we will stand against oppression and inequality. We are committed to contributing to a sector and a society that must become inclusive, anti-racist and free of prejudice.
Dr. Hannah Higham joins judging panel for Royal Academy of Sculptors residency award
Friday, 22 May 2020
Our Curator will help judge a new residency based at Benjamin Britten's former home.
Henry Moore Worldwide
Hundreds of Henry Moore's works can be seen on permanent display in galleries and public spaces across the world. We also help to curate numerous touring exhibitions each year to help bring Moore's work to as wide an audience as possible.
