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See our current exhibitions and upcoming events at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.

We’re open year round, always free of charge.

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Our galleries are currently closed while we’re installing new exhibitions.

Our research library and archive are open as normal during this changeover.

Beyond the Visual
Close up of hands holding a plaster digestive biscuit with braille text and lettering reading 'comma'. Many more biscuits are on the table in front, featuring a variety of different words.

Exhibition

Beyond the Visual

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Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
The Lost Landscapes of Ian Hamilton Finlay
A watercolour landscape painting, with the words

Library display

The Lost Landscapes of Ian Hamilton Finlay

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

On display

While we’re installing new exhibitions at the Henry Moore Institute, you can still see two displays we’ve curated in Leeds Art Gallery.

A History of Sculpture in Leeds

Exhibition

A History of Sculpture in Leeds

Archive Gallery
The Mezzanine
Leeds Art Gallery, UK

Upcoming events

We hold talks, conferences and family-friendly workshops at our venue in Leeds, with partner organisations, and online.

Events respond to our exhibitions, or form part of our current research season.

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Free exhibition tours: Beyond the Visual
An exhibition guide in a bright yellow 'Beyond the Visual' top leads a tour for two blind visitors, one with a guide dog and the other holding a cane. They are all touching a bronze sculpture on a plinth.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours: Beyond the Visual

11:00 & 14:30

Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Take the Biscuit! Make plaster biscuits with David Johnson and Emma Dickson
Close up photo of a man holding a plaster digestive biscuit in one hand and a carving tool in the other, which he is using to smooth out the edges of the sculpture.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Family-friendly workshop

Take the Biscuit! Make plaster biscuits with David Johnson and Emma Dickson

10:30–12:30 & 14:00–16:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake
A gallery space with an abstract white marble sculpture in the foreground, a metal ring installation to the right, and rectangular bronze works attached to the wall in the background.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake

11:00–12:30

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Art Social: Secret Language of Flowers
A group of adults sketching together in a large gallery space.

Teacher CPD session

Art Social: Secret Language of Flowers

17:00–19:00

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Leeds Art Gallery, UK
Curators' Tour of Beyond the Visual
Three people standing in an art gallery next to a colourful sculpture hanging from the ceiling.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

Curators' Tour of Beyond the Visual

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Wales in Venice: Manon Awst, Dylan Huw and Steffan Jones-Hughes in conversation
A man wearing a black t-shirt and a woman wearing a white blouse sitting behind a large, old wooden desk.

Artist in conversation

Wales in Venice: Manon Awst, Dylan Huw and Steffan Jones-Hughes in conversation

14:00–16:00

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The Studio
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
British Sign Language tours of Beyond the Visual
A mean wearing a yellow jumper touching a small stone sculpture with the back of his hand.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

British Sign Language tours of Beyond the Visual

Tours start at 11:00, 14:00, 15:00 & 16:00

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators
Wooden teardrop-shaped pendants hang from metal chains against a textured wooden post and white wall.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators

18:00–19:15

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Electronic Music Showcase with Rian Treanor and Rotherham Sight and Sound
Three blind participants sit at small desks inside a large, wood-framed, open structure. It is criss-crossed with long poles that make moving around difficult, and has purple strip lights scattered around at different heights.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Performance

Electronic Music Showcase with Rian Treanor and Rotherham Sight and Sound

13:00–15:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Art Social: Material Explorations with Serafina Min
A group of adults sketching together in a large gallery space.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Teacher CPD session

Art Social: Material Explorations with Serafina Min

17:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min
A family sat at a table together making small sculptures from modelling clay.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Family-friendly workshop

Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min

10:00–12:00 & 13:30–15:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Collin Van Uchelen in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators
A man holds an audio device to his ear while touching a pink-lit acrylic panel illuminated with a dahlia firework with arching trails.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Collin Van Uchelen in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators

18:00–19:15

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Future exhibitions

Beyond the Visual
Close up of hands holding a plaster digestive biscuit with braille text and lettering reading 'comma'. Many more biscuits are on the table in front, featuring a variety of different words.

Exhibition

Beyond the Visual

Learn more

Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

See previous exhibitions held at the Henry Moore Institute

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Henry Moore Institute

74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom

T:  01132 467 467
E:  institute@henry-moore.org

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A three-story building with a black granite facade and steps leading up. Vinyl lettering on the facade reads: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling.