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The Hepworth Wakefield

Wakefield, West Yorkshire 🇬🇧

Named after sculptor Barbara Hepworth, who was born in Wakefield, this David Chipperfield-designed gallery sits on the city's historic waterfront. Opened in 2011, it presents major international exhibitions alongside a permanent collection of modern British art featuring work by Hepworth herself, Henry Moore, and L.S. Lowry. One of the most architecturally distinguished galleries to open in the UK in recent decades.

Explore 3 exhibitions on now and 4 coming soon at The Hepworth Wakefield.

Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel SaltoEnding Soon
The Hepworth Wakefield

Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

Until May 4

Edmund de Waal curates the first major UK show of Danish ceramicist Axel Salto's organic stoneware

Kira Freije: Unspeak the ChorusEnding Soon
The Hepworth Wakefield

Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus

Until May 4

Twenty life-size aluminium and steel figures arranged in emotionally charged groupings

Lewis HammondComing Soon
The Hepworth Wakefield

Lewis Hammond

Starting May 23

Hammond's first UK museum show — dark, mythological oil paintings exploring home, belonging and dislocation

Mrinalini MukherjeeComing Soon
The Hepworth Wakefield

Mrinalini Mukherjee

Starting May 23

First UK retrospective of Indian modernist sculptor Mukherjee — fibre, bronze, ceramic across 40 years

Rhythm, Dance and Everything: The Body and Performance from Hepworth to Now
The Hepworth Wakefield

Rhythm, Dance and Everything: The Body and Performance from Hepworth to Now

Until Mar 1, 2027

Hepworth's iconic sculptures in dialogue with contemporary artists exploring body, movement and identity

Marc Chagall: The CircusComing Soon
The Hepworth Wakefield

Marc Chagall: The Circus

Starting Nov 21

Chagall's celebrated circus lithographs alongside paintings — acrobats as metaphor for human joy and sorrow

Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHORComing Soon
The Hepworth Wakefield

Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR

Starting Nov 21

Ekblad's first major UK solo — layered oil paintings and monumental glass and bronze sculptures

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