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Screen off, imagination on! Summer holidays at The Hepworth Wakefield

Screen off, imagination on! Summer holidays at The Hepworth Wakefield

Saturday 18 July - Monday 31 August 2026, drop-in from 11am each day, FREE for Kids

Join us every day during the Wakefield school holidays and get creative as a family.

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Lewis Hammond: Crystal in the Shade

Lewis Hammond: Crystal in the Shade

23 May – 1 November 2026, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s

Lewis Hammond’s first museum presentation in the UK featuring new paintings made 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 – 1 November 2026, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s

This major retrospective celebrates artist Mrinalini Mukherjee and the women sculptors of India and Bangladesh.

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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.

Highlights from Wakefield's 20th Century Collection of modern British art including Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.

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The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth at Work

The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth at Work

On permanent display, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s

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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Family Workshop: Summer Drawing

Family Workshop: Summer Drawing

Sunday 16, Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 August, Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September. drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Move through the learning studio to create a 'garden of drawings' featuring birds, plants and trees.

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Garden Play

Garden Play

Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Wakefield summer holidays, 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. No need to book, just turn up and play!

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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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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sunday 28 June, Sunday 23, Tuesday 25, Thursday 27 August, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Inspired by Hepworth’s carved sculptures try making your own creative carved artwork using soap.

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Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Wednesday 26 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket.

Transform yourself into a sculpture! Explore the galleries and draw Barbara Hepworth-inspired shapes before making a wearable sculpture hat from colourful card and string.

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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.