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Henry Moore Institute
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AB

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Overview

The Henry Moore Institute, an award-winning retro-futuristic black marble building, is a centre for the study of sculpture. With galleries on the ground floor for temporary sculpture exhibitions and a sculpture reference library, the gallery also contains a slide library and archive on the first floor and a seminar room in the basement. Entry is free.

Opening Times
Monday - Sunday: 10am - 5.30pm
Wednesday: 10am - 9pm
Bank holidays: closed

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What's on at Henry Moore Institute

Unfinished Business: A fellowship project by Mark Wilsher - 26th Jul to 26th Oct 2008
This show will focus on images and text from the ’60s and ’70s, subtly altering their original character

Taking Shape: Finding sculpture in the decorative arts - 2nd Oct 2008 to 4th Jan 2009
This ground breaking show brings together two glittering collections of British and continental European artifacts

Sculpture in the Home: Re-staging a post-war initiative - 2nd Oct 2008 to 4th Jan 2009
This exhibition evokes the campaign to bring domestic-scale sculpture into the middle-class homes of Great Britain

Dalou in Britain: Portraits of womanhood (1871-79) - 22nd Nov 2008 to 22nd Feb 2009
This study looks at the motif of the seated woman as one that engages with questions of class, genre and portraiture