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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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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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May half-term

May half-term

Saturday 23 - Sunday 31 May, 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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Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Sunday 24, Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Sunday 31 May, 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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Members Morning: Summer Exhibitions

Members Morning: Summer Exhibitions

Saturday 30 May, 10am - 12pm

To launch our summer exhibitions programme, we are inviting Members of The Hepworth Wakefield to join us for complimentary breakfast refreshments and exclusive before-hours access to our exhibitions.
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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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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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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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House of Makers: Yorkshire Pantry

House of Makers: Yorkshire Pantry

Sunday 7 June, 5 July, 2 August & 6 September, 10am - 5pm, FREE

Join us in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden to stock-up on fresh produce, groceries, provisions and store cupboard essentials from some of our favourite Yorkshire providers. 
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The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair

The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June, 10am - 4pm, £2.50 in advance / £3.50 on the day / FREE for Members & under 18s

The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair – the go-to place to buy affordable art and explore all things print – returns this summer. Discover over 60 artists, printmakers and galleries from across the UK plus family activities, street food and discounted exhibition entry.
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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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