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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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Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

Sunday 15 March, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, £45 / Members £40.50

Treat a loved one to Mother’s Day afternoon tea at The Hepworth Wakefield.

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Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Sunday 15 March. 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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Curator's Tour: Playing with Fire

Curator's Tour: Playing with Fire

Saturday 21 March, 1pm, £5

Join The Hepworth Wakefield's Curator, Dr. Abi Shapiro for a guided tour of Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto.

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The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair

The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair

Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 March 2026, 10am - 5pm, £2.50 in advance / £3.50 on the day / FREE for Members and under 18s

The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair returns in March 2026 and brings together work by around 70 ceramic artists and potters working across the UK. You'll find contemporary or traditional ceramics, homeware, sculptural pieces and jewellery - with all sales supporting independent artists and makers.

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Family Workshop: Sculpt in Ink

Family Workshop: Sculpt in Ink

Sunday 8 February, Sunday 22 March. Drop-in 11am - 3.45pm (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Play and create with ink inspired by art works in the galleries. Explore Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures and transform an ink and string print into a Hepworth-style paper sculpture to take home.

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Garden Play

Garden Play

Saturdays in April and May. Plus Fri 3, Mon 6, Fri 10 April. Mon 4, Fri 8 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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Lewis Hammond

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

Mrinalini Mukherjee

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 – April 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 – April 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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