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Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

22 November 2025 – 4 May 2026

Artist and author Edmund de Waal has curated the first major exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist Axel Salto, considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art.

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Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus

22 November 2025 – 4 May 2026

The first major solo exhibition of Kira Freije’s work in the UK comprising 20 life-size figures arranged in small groupings in various states of action.

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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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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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The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

On permanent display. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

The Hepworth Family Gift consists of 44 full size, rarely seen working models - surviving prototypes in plaster and aluminium made in preparation for the works in bronze Hepworth executed from the mid-1950s to the end of her career.
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Play Pavilion

Play Pavilion

22 November 2025 - 4 May 2026, 10am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore the Play Pavilion as part of your visit to the exhibition Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto. In this space you will find books, drawing materials, natural objects, stamps, and creative activities that invite you to explore, touch and create.
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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 May / Friday 10 April, Monday 4, Monday 25, Friday 29 May. 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: Print

Family Workshop: Print

Sunday 19 April, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Make colourful monoprints insired by the textures and shapes in Barbara Hepworth's scultpures.
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Slow Down - Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Slow Down - Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Every fourth Wednesday of the month*, 10.15 - 11.45am, FREE

Slow down, look and connect at The Hepworth Wakefield. Spend time looking and drawing in the gallery with guided exercises.
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Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Every fourth Wednesday of the month*, 1.30 - 3.30pm, FREE

The Hepworth Wakefield invites people living with dementia, their carers, friends and family to talk, make and imagine with us inspired by our exhibitions and art collection. No need to book, just drop in.
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Future exhibitions

Find out what’s coming up at The Hepworth Wakefield

Our past exhibitions

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

The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
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