Henry Moore: Monumental Nature

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Henry Moore: Monumental Nature

9 May 2026 to 31 January 2027

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The largest ever presentation of Henry Moore's outdoor sculptures, featuring 30 works installed throughout Kew's botanical gardens, plus 90+ indoor pieces including drawings, models, and sketchbooks.

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From this spring, discover towering sculptures and smaller-scale artworks by Henry Moore, one of Britain's most renowned artists, in what is the largest ever presentation of outdoor artworks by Moore. Set across Kew's iconic landscapes and world-renowned botanical collections, the Henry Moore: Monumental Nature exhibition brings art and nature together on an extraordinary scale, blurring the boundaries between sculpture and living form....

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Selected Works

Reclining Mother and Child

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Reclining Mother and Child, 1975

bronze

Trail stop #3.

Two Piece Reclining Figure: Points

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Two Piece Reclining Figure: Points, 1969

bronze

Trail stop #12.

Large Reclining Figure

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Large Reclining Figure, 1983

fibreglass

Trail stop #13.

Large Two Forms

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Large Two Forms, 1969

bronze

Trail stop #16.

Sheep Piece

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Sheep Piece, 1971

bronze

Trail stop #17.

Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge

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Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge, 1961

bronze

Trail stop #29.

Reclining Figure: Arch Leg

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Reclining Figure: Arch Leg, 1969

bronze

Trail stop #30.

Critic Reviews (3)

The Telegraph

Francesca Peacock

Aliens at Kew Gardens? No, it's Henry Moore's magnificent sculptures

"In parts of the show, Moore's love of natural forms seems to run counter to the Victorian splendour of Kew. One of his bone-like pieces, Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae (1968-69), sits in front of the Palm House. Moore's irregular, undulating tripartite form seems to echo – or mock – the pane-glass and wrought-iron symmetry of the older building."

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The Times

Laura Freeman

Henry Moore at Kew review — spectacular, this is the show of the summer

"Surely this is the show of the summer? Pack a picnic, lace your boots, wear sunscreen. There will be crowds, but Kew and Moore will weather them."

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Financial Times

Jackie Wullschläger

A startling, stunning summer meeting

"But Kew Gardens, which this week opened the ambitious, startling, imaginatively installed Henry Moore: Monumental Nature, his largest ever outdoor exhibition, isn't "any landscape": it is the most curated, manicured landscape in Britain. In the open air here Moore, the best-known British 20th-century artist, manages to surprise."

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