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A Living Collection

A Living Collection

14 March 2026 - March 2027. FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.

A Living Collection continues to showcase art works that have been donated or fundraised for to keep Wakefield’s art collection ‘a living collection’ for future generations to enjoy.
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Modern Art and Modern Life: Highlights from Wakefield's 20th Century Collection

Modern Art and Modern Life: Highlights from Wakefield's 20th Century Collection

21 March 2026 - March 2027. FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.

Modern Art and Modern Life: Highlights from Wakefield's 20th Century Collection will chart a compelling narrative of British modernism shaped by shifting cultural contexts and personal visions.
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Rhythm, Dance and Everything: The Body and Performance from Hepworth to Now

Rhythm, Dance and Everything: The Body and Performance from Hepworth to Now

21 March 2026 - March 2027. FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.

This exhibition unites some of Hepworth’s most iconic sculptures with innovative works by artists working in her legacy, creating a dynamic dialogue around the body, movement, and performance.
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Art Pod

Art Pod

Every Saturday during term time / Every Monday, Friday and Saturday during the Wakefield school holidays. Drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Visit the galleries with your family and join us at the Art Pod to make your own artwork inspired by what you see. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.
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Garden Play

Garden Play

Saturdays in April and My plus Friday 10 April, Monday 4, Monday 25, Friday 29 M, drop in 11am - 4pm, FREE

Come and play in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Stack, build, experiment, draw and imagine with your family in the open air. Be inspired by the garden’s artworks and plants, the weather and buildings around you. No need to book, just turn up and play!
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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sunday 10 May, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Inspired by Hepworth’s carved sculptures try making your own creative carved artwork using soap. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12.
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15th Birthday Party

15th Birthday Party

Friday 22 May, 6-10pm, FREE

We’re having a 15th birthday party and everyone is invited! Celebrate with us as we open new exhibitions Mrinalini Mukherjee: Unbound Forms – Women Sculptors of India and Bangladesh and Lewis Hammond: Crystal in the Shade.
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The Hepworth Makefield Market

The Hepworth Makefield Market

Friday 22 May, 7-10pm / Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 May, 10am-5pm, £2.50 in advance / £3.50 on the day

Celebrate The Hepworth Wakefield's 15th birthday at our brand new market featuring 65 independent makers from Yorkshire. You'll find ceramics, food and drink, homeware, jewellery, prints, textiles and much more all designed and made across the Yorkshire region. 
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Lewis Hammond: Crystal in the Shade

Lewis Hammond: Crystal in the Shade

23 May – 25 October 2026, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s

This exhibition will mark Lewis Hammond’s (b. 1987, Wolverhampton) first museum presentation in the UK, featuring a new body of paintings developed specifically for The Hepworth Wakefield.
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Mrinalini Mukherjee: Unbound Forms - Women sculptors of India and Bangladesh

Mrinalini Mukherjee: Unbound Forms - Women sculptors of India and Bangladesh

23 May – 25 October 2026, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s

This major retrospective at The Hepworth Wakefield will celebrate Indian artist Mrinalini Mukherjee (1949 – 2015), one of the world’s most significant modernist sculptors.
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Future exhibitions

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Our past exhibitions

A guide to our exhibitions programme and collection displays since opening in 2011.