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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. 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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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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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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Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR
Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR
21 November 2026 – 3 May 2027, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s
Ida Ekblad (b. 1980, Oslo) is one of the most compelling artists working today. Based in Oslo, Norway, her work spans multiple mediums, often blurring the lines between painting and sculpture.
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Marc Chagall: The Circus
Marc Chagall: The Circus
21 November 2026 – 3 May 2027, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s
Throughout his prolific career, Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) returned time and again to the vivid imagery of the circus. This exhibition will present Chagall’s celebrated lithographs on this subject, alongside paintings and archival material, both providing an introduction to Chagall’s work and life, and exploring his unique vision and symbology.
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The Hodge Podge: Jarvis Cocker & Kim Sion curate The Hepworth Wakefield
The Hodge Podge: Jarvis Cocker & Kim Sion curate The Hepworth Wakefield
21 May 2027 - 31 October 2027
The Hepworth Wakefield is working with Yorkshire-born musician Jarvis Cocker and his wife, creative consultant Kim Sion, on an exhibition that will bring together a personal selection of artworks across an eclectic range of media and time periods.
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