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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.
Henry Moore: Configuration
17 Sep 2021 – 23 Jan 2022
Exhibition in Gallery 4
A rare opportunity to see Henry ...
Sculpture & Poetry Research Season: Online Events
We celebrate the connections between sculpture and poetry in this six-month research season, in partnership with Corridor8 and the University of Leeds.
Material Poetries: Simone Fattal & Maggie O'Sullivan
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Live discussion, starting at 6pm. Part of our Sculpture & Poetry Research Season, developed in partnership with Corridor8 and the University of Leeds.
Media Poetries: Luis Camnitzer & Tan Lin
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Live discussion, starting at 6pm. Part of our Sculpture & Poetry Research Season, developed in partnership with Corridor8 and the University of Leeds.
Sculpture & Poetry
23–24 February 2022
Two day online conference. Part of our Sculpture & Poetry Research Season, developed in partnership with Corridor8 and the University of Leeds.
Britain's #BLM Statue
Podcast series by Dr Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman. Episode 1 and 2 are out now, with the third instalment, 'Sturge Before Scarman', due to be released on 26 January 2022. Part of our Monuments Research Season.
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.
News from the Foundation
Going Bananas
Friday, 1 October 2021
Find out how our sculpture team tackled an unexpected conservation problem at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens.
Acquisition of Ben Nicholson's Quai d'Auteuil for Wakefield's art collection
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Quai d'Auteuil, considered to be one of the most important 'white reliefs' by the pioneering British artist Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) and of immense importance to the development of British Modernism, has been acquired by The Hepworth Wakefield with assistance from the Henry Moore Foundation.
Grant to commission new writing on sculpture given to Holt/Smithson Foundation
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Holt/Smithson Foundation's Scholarly Text Program was conceived to commission and publish new writing on sculpture. Lisa Le Feuvre, Executive Director of the Holt/Smithson Foundation, explains how this grant from the Henry Moore Foundation helped to commission nine new essays on works by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson.
Leeds Arts University appoints artist Katrina Cowling to new sculpture fellowship
Wednesday, 8 September 2021
Bradford-based artist, whose work spans sculpture and installation with a focus on materiality, process and the body in space, awarded two-year post based within the University.
Yorkshire Sculpture International Summer 2021 programme
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Yorkshire Sculpture International announces Summer 2021 programme of commissions and projects across Leeds and Wakefield.
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 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.
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.
The Sculptor's Drawing: Henry Moore
Museo Novecento
18 January – 22 August 2021
Henry Moore returns to Florence ...
Sense-Perception: artist talk by Tania Kovats
Royal Society of Sculptors
Friday, 6 December 2019
Lecture at 6pm, Royal Society of Sculptors, Dora House, South Kensington, London
Sculptural Citizens: Henry Moore's Harlow Family Group
Gibberd Gallery
10 August – 26 October 2019
An exhibition exploring the hist...
Henry Moore at Houghton Hall: Nature and Inspiration
Houghton Hall
1 May – 29 September 2019
A summer exhibition at Houghton ...
Henry Moore: The Helmet Heads
The Wallace Collection
6 March – 23 June 2019
An exhibition showcasing Moore's...
Henry Moore in Florence
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Friday, 15 February 2019
Henry Moore beside Square Form with Cut 1969 (LH 598) at the Forte di Belvedere, Florence.