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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Aug 11

Introducing Bradford 2025: The Power of Public Sculpture - our next Research Season brought to you in collaboration with ‪@bradford2025.co.uk, the UK City of Culture, taking place across Bradford in autumn 2025.

Find out more and book free tickets at henry-moore.org/bradford-2025

A public sculpture - an elaborately carved tower incorporating many different architectural styles from different cultures sits in an urban landscape amongst greenery and buildings. Stretching high into a blue sky scattered with clouds. Words written over the clouds state: RESEARCH SEASON Bradford 2025: The Power of Public Sculpture, a series of free events taking place across Bradford, autumn 2025. Logos for Henry Moore Institute and Bradford 2025 sit at the bottom.

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Layla Bloom @laylabloom.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thank you @hmileeds.bsky.social team for the activity baskets!

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White is now open.
Our new exhibition brings together three contemporary artists who've transformed the galleries with work that explores heritage, displacement and materials.

Visit Tues - Sun 10am-5pm, free entry
henry-moore.org/whats-on/fra...

A textured green vessel hangs on a metal frame attached to a pinky-brown wall

A large phallic structure hangs from the ceiling by a chain and feeds through an old wooden school desk, dark brown hair cascades out the bottom and runs along the floor.

A metal structure attached to the wall holds seven green coloured vessels, four on one rung at the top and three on a rung below.

A sculptural installation or rusted metal bars, old rope and charcoal is in the foreground while on the wall behind it sits a series of wooden boxes covered in plant printed material encasing silk worms.

Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Jun 23

While the galleries are closed, the Research Library on the first floor is open as usual. Visit Tuesday – Friday, 10am–5pm and Saturdays, 1–5pm to enjoy over 30,000 books on sculpture in our beautiful reading rooms in the centre of Leeds, free entry.

henry-moore.org/henry-moore-...

A woman sits studying at a desk in a library, surrounded by shelves of books, her laptop is open and she has piles of books in front of her on the table.

Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our galleries are currently closed while we install our new exhibitions:

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White
and
Passing Strange: British Land Art Through Time,
both opening 18 July 2025.

Find out more:
henry-moore.org/henry-moore-...

Fragment and Form poster with a close up of an artwork consisting of rusting metal poles and black ink splatters on the floor with the words: 'Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White, opening 18 July 2025' in white text over the top.

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Jun 6

We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Visiting Research Fellows. Manon Awst, Dr Uma Breakdown, Ellie Brown, Alexander Mourant, Dr Émilie Roffidal, Dr Damian Taylor and Dr Christopher Williams-Wynn will spend a month with us developing new sculpture research.

henry-moore.org/discover-and...

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Annaliese Wren @annaliesewren.bsky.social · Apr 24

In November, I shared my research regarding the visual-centric lens UK copyright uses to define sculptural artworks, and the issues this may cause for sensory artists, at the Sensory Innovations and Creativity in the Arts symposium at @hmileeds.bsky.social
Recording: m.youtube.com/watch?v=acze...

Beyond the Visual: Sensory Innovations and creativity in the Arts

YouTube video by Henry Moore Foundation

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Mafwa Theatre @mafwatheatre.bsky.social · Apr 22

We recently visited the Henry Moore Institute with 60+ parents & children from Kuluhenna Drama & Leeds Refugee Forum’s art club!

We explored Roger Ackling’s Sunlight exhibition & got creative on the gallery floor.
Huge thanks to @hmileeds.bsky.social for the warm welcome!

Woman wearing a white cardigan looking closely at a wall of framed trees on brown paper at the Henry Moore Institute.

Art piece displaying small wooden tools arranged in a neat horizontal line against a white gallery wall.

Children and adults sit and lie on the floor drawing on a long sheet of brown paper as part of a creative activity at the gallery.

Smiling Kuluhenna Drama participant in a grey jacket and floral skirt stands outside the Henry Moore Institute

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Apr 15

Easter opening hours:

SCULPTURE GALLERIES & SHOP
Fri 18 April: closed
Sat 19 April: open 10am–5pm
Sun 20 April: closed
Mon 21 April: closed

RESEARCH LIBRARY & ARCHIVE
Fri 18 April: closed
Sat 19 April: closed
Sun 20 April: closed
Mon 21 April: closed

We're open as usual from Tues 22 April 2025.

An exterior view of Henry Moore Institute

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Apr 4

Our new season of exhibitions examining the natural world and sculptural processes are open now:

☀️ S U N L I G H T : Roger Ackling

🗻 Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance

📚 From Dawn to Dust Library Display

🌸 Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist
Leeds Art Gallery

henry-moore.org/hmi

Installation views of SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling at Henry Moore Institute showing details of Down to Earth 2011 © Courtesy the Artist's Estate / Annely Juda Fine Art, London. Photo: Rob Harris

Installation view of Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance at Henry Moore Institute showing Emergency! What Was Is 2025 and Ice Watch (Bietschhorn) 2023. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Rob Harris

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Mar 17

Our galleries are currently closed while we install new exhibitions SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling and Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance. Join us on Thurs 3 April, 6–8pm for our opening party henry-moore.org/whats-on/sun... The Research Library is open as usual Tues – Fri 10am–5pm & Sat 1–5pm, free entry.

One of Roger Ackling's sculptures, a hammer with thin black lines burnt into it. This sits on top of the title for the exhibition: SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling and the words 'Open Party 3 April 2025' at the bottom.

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Hundred Heroines Museum 🏛️ @hundredheroines.org · Mar 5

Good timing for #WomensHistoryMonth

All you ever wanted to know about #FeministArt 💕 Great video from the @hmileeds.bsky.social

#WomenArtists

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZGq...

Renate Bertlmann in conversation with Patricia Allmer

YouTube video by Henry Moore Foundation

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Feb 24

We're hiring a Full Time Assistant Curator
£26,500-£28,500 + 12.5% pension contribution + other benefits
Deadline: 17/03/25

Could you could support us to deliver a varied programme of historic and contemporary exhibitions, displays and publications?

henry-moore.org/jobs/#assist...

#artsjobs

Installation view of The Traumatic Surreal at Henry Moore Institute, until 16 March 2025, showing Ursula, C'est moi / Das bin ich / That's me 1966, courtesy Museum Ludwig and Renate Bertlmann, Blinder Engel / Blind Angel 1987 © Renate Bertlmann / Bildrecht Vienna / DACS 2024. Photo: John McKenzie

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Feb 20

Great! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes we'll make a recording available as soon as we can. It will be on our website and our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HenryMooreF...

Henry Moore Foundation

Subscribe for exciting videos featuring sculpture and artists from around the world, from bite-size documentaries, exhibition previews, interviews and archive footage. Brought to you by the Henry Moor...

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Feb 17

We're hiring a Part-Time Postdoctoral Researcher
2yr, fixed-term contract starting Oct 2025
Deadline: Mon 31 March 2025, 10am

Recent PhD graduate or Early Career Researcher? Develop your research portfolio in a supportive and well-established research environment.
henry-moore.org/jobs/#postdo...

Text over bookshelves from Henry Moore Institute library stating 'We're hiring a postdoctoral researcher'

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Jan 28

Applications are open for this year's visiting research fellowships.

This is your chance to take some time out for focused sculpture research using our facilities and resources in Leeds.

Deadline to apply: Mon 10 March 2025, 17:00.

Find out more: henry-moore.org/visiting-res...

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Jan 5

Please note we are closed today because of the snow. We hope to see you later in the week.

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Dec 17

Curating opportunity:
Art Fund Vivmar Curatorial Trainee

22 months fixed term contract
16 months at V&A in London
6 months at Leeds Art Gallery & Henry Moore Institute in Leeds
£27,548 - £28.500

Application deadline: 24 December 2024, 23:59
vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Slide advertising the role which says:
Curating opportunity
Art Fund Vivmar Curatorial Trainee
22 months fixed term contract
16 months at V&A in London
6 months at Leeds Art Gallery & Henry Moore Institute in Leeds
£27,548 - £28.500
Application deadline: 24 December 2024, 23:59
Logos: V&A, Art Fund, Leeds Art Gallery, Henry Moore Institute

Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Dec 16

'How can surrealism be reimagined as feminist resistance? This is the question that drives ‘The Traumatic Surreal’ at the Henry Moore Institute, an exhibition that unpacks the generational trauma left by Nazism for postwar women.'
Read more in @wallpaper.com
www.wallpaper.com/art/exhibiti...

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Dec 12

Visiting over the holidays?

Our exhibitions & shop will be open Fri 27, Sat 28 & Sun 29 Dec 2024 before we close for new year 30 Dec 2024 – 1 Jan 2025.

The Research Library & Archive will be closed 23 Dec 2024 – 1 Jan 2025.

We will be back to our usual opening hours from Thurs 2 Jan 2025.

A corner of Henry Moore Institute taken from the fairground outside. Photo: John McKenzie

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Dec 9

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - @theguardian.com

If surrealism is your bag, take a dive into the Germanophone women artists responding to WW2 👇

THE TRAUMATIC SURREAL - showing at
@hmileeds.bsky.social until March 2025 and out now in paperback from @manchesterup.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/2s3wmxx6

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Nov 29

Visit our new exhibition The Traumatic Surreal to discover the work of seven women artists from German speaking countries who embraced Surrealism's disruptive potential.

Open Tues – Sun, 10am–5pm until 16 March 2025, free entry.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at our opening party last week.

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Nov 26

⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Guardian

Forbidden Territories at The Hepworth Wakefield / The Traumatic Surreal at Henry Moore Institute review – coal sacks and furry tongues hit West Yorkshire

Read now on The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

And visit Tues–Sun, 10am–5pm, until 16 March 2025, free entry

Forbidden Territories / The Traumatic Surreal review – coal sacks and furry tongues hit West Yorkshire

Showcasing visions of tiny, sinister vipers and unnervingly hairy hearts, a pair of exhibitions celebrate the centenary of the movement that aimed to go beyond the rational and into the realm of dream...

www.theguardian.com

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Henry Moore Institute @hmileeds.bsky.social · Nov 15

Join us to celebrate 100 years of Surrealism at the opening party for our new exhibitions The Traumatic Surreal and John Hoyland: Imaginary Beings on Thurs 21 Nov 2024, 6–8pm, all welcome, free entry.
No need to book but welcome to help us plan the event: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-trauma...

Birgit Jürgenssen, Ohne Titel (Hund) / Untitled (Dog) 1972
© Birgit Jürgenssen, Estate Birgit Jürgenssen / Bildrecht Vienna, 2024 / DACS 2024; Courtesy Galerie Hubert Winter. Photo: Simon Veres

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