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Plan your visit

We welcome schools, colleges and universities to visit the gallery for inspiring learning experiences. Visits are FREE for pre-booked learning groups.

Types of visits

Teacher-led visits

Lead your group on a teacher-led visit and explore our exhibitions and garden.

We encourage everyone to look, draw, discuss and create in the gallery, and have a range of teacher-led resources available to support your visit.

Cost: Free for all pre-booked learning groups.

Artist-led Workshops

We offer an exciting range of artist-led workshops suitable from EYFS – KS5.

Choose from a range of workshops inspired by Barbara Hepworth including printmaking, clay, sketchbooks, drawing, sculpture and felt making.

Cost: £185, 10% discount for Wakefield district schools.

Pre-visits: We offer free tickets for staff who would like to do a pre-visit. To arrange, contact learning@hepworthwakefield.org.

Ratios: Please adhere to our staff/student ratios of EYFS – 1:4, KS1 & KS2 – 1:10, KS3 & KS4 – 1:15, KS5 – 1:20.

Groups of over 60 students will be asked to stagger entry by 15 mins.

Resources available

Picnic Area: You can book our indoor picnic area for free as part of your visit (up to 30 students per time slot).

Lockers: You will have class-size locker/s for bags and coats. We also have individual lockers for older students.

Teacher-led resources

We have a range of teacher-led resources to support your visit to the gallery and garden, including Exploring Art Kits, Garden Sketchbooks and Sensory SEND Resources.