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Showing: Families

What's in our Garden?

Available during gallery opening hours, Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm, FREE

The What’s in our Garden? sketch book is full of creative looking and drawing activities to help you discover the birds, mini-beasts, plants and trees that live here.

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Explore & Draw kits

Available Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm. Free with an exhibition ticket

Discover artworks in the galleries and garden using our Explore and Draw kits. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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Explore & Draw Stations

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm during term time / Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm during the Wakefield holidays (including bank holidays), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Borrow looking tools, handling objects and drawing materials to discover the exhibitions and create your own works of art. Suitable for all ages, including adults.

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Garden Play

Every Saturday and Sunday during term time (April - October) / every day during the school 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. 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: This is Me

Sunday 25, Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29 May, Sunday 1 June 2025, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Create a life size self portrait and make a story of you inspired by our new exhibition, Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures.

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May half-term

Saturday 24 - Sunday 1 June 2025, 10am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Planning what to do with children over the May half-term holiday? There’s something fun happening every day during the Wakefield school holidays!

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Art Pod

Every Saturday during term-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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Toddler Tuesdays

First Tuesday of the Month, 10.30am - 12pm. £7 for one child with one adult + £2 per additional child/adult

Enjoy a playful morning with your little ones and join specialist early years artists to explore The Hepworth Wakefield. For families with children aged 1 - 4.

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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sunday 8 June, Sunday 13 July, 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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Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 June, Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20, Thursday 21 & Sunday 24 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore textures and shapes in Barbara Hepworth's sculptures and make your own clay artwork to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
T: +44 (0)1924 247360
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