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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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House of Makers: Easter

House of Makers: Easter

Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 5 & Monday 6 April, 10am - 5pm, FREE

Join us for our House of Makers event to celebrate Easter. A showcase of independent makers selling artisan drinks, homeware, jewellery, prints and textiles inspired by the season.
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Garden Play

Garden Play

Saturdays in April and May* / Friday 3, 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: Spring Drawing

Family Workshop: Spring Drawing

Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, Thursday 9, Sunday 12 April. FREE with an exhibition ticket.

Move through the learning studio to create a 'garden of drawings' featuring birds, plants and trees. Join in with large drawing activities and try out new materials and techniques or make your own drawings to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12.
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Toddler Tuesdays

Toddler Tuesdays

First Tuesday of the Month*, 10.30am - 12pm. £11 for one child with one adult + £5 additional adult/£4 additional child. (Ticket includes free parking in our main car park and 50% discount off gallery entry on the day.)

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: 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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Family Workshop: Stringed Sculpture

Family Workshop: Stringed Sculpture

Sunday 26 April. Drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1.30-2pm). FREE with an exhibition ticket.

This fun workshop is perfect for families to explore, experiment and make together. Working with card, reflective paper and string, you will make your own three dimensional art work taking inspiration from Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red.

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House of ReMakers

House of ReMakers

Saturday 2, Sunday 3 & Monday 4 May, 10am - 5pm, FREE

Inspired by our current exhibition, Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus, this new event in our fairs and markets calendar focuses on makers who reuse, recycle and repurpose materials. 
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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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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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