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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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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 will showcase makers who reuse, recycle and repurpose materials.

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Family Workshop: Salto Clay

Family Workshop: Salto Clay

Sunday 29, Tuesday 31 March, Wednesday 1, Thursday 2, Sunday 5, Monday 6 April, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Create your own clay art work inspired by the Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto exhibition. Suitable for families with children aged 2-12. FREE with an exhibition ticket.

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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: 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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15th Birthday Party

15th Birthday Party

Friday 22 May, 6-10pm, FREE

We’re having a 15th birthday party and everyone is invited! Celebrate with us as we open new exhibitions Mrinalini Mukherjee: Unbound Forms – Women Sculptors of India and Bangladesh and Lewis Hammond: Crystal in the Shade.

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The Hepworth Makefield Market

The Hepworth Makefield Market

Friday 22 May, 7-10pm / Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 May, 10am-5pm, £2.50 in advance / £3.50 on the day

Celebrate The Hepworth Wakefield's 15th birthday at our brand new market featuring 65 independent makers from Yorkshire. You'll find ceramics, food and drink, homeware, jewellery, prints, textiles and much more all designed and made across the Yorkshire region.

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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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Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Sunday 24, Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Sunday 31 May. Drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). 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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