Four works by the renowned visual artist are on display as part of the Henry Moore and more exhibit alongside contemporary works by international artists.
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The major outdoor sculpture exhibition has opened at Kew Wakehurst in West Sussex, bringing together iconic works by Henry Moore with three pieces by leading contemporary visual artists Rana Begum, Paloma Varga Weisz, and Rafael Pérez Evans.
Henry Moore and more sees four of the English artist’s iconic abstract forms displayed in Wakehurst’s American Prairie, Winter Garden and Mansion lawns, creating a unique outdoor gallery. The sculptures are placed to offer views of the Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion, The Paddock and the national collection of Nothofagus beech trees.
Eva Owen, programme manager at Wakehurst said: “Henry Moore and more embodies our mission to care for and protect the natural world. Our contemporary artists have taken inspiration from Wakehurst as a living laboratory and the vital science and research that takes place through our pioneering Nature Unlocked programme and our globally important Millennium Seed Bank.
“This exhibition is an incredible opportunity to be a living gallery for these exceptional and iconic artworks that explore the profound human connection to nature. We hope our visitors can pause, reflect and experience the joy and awe of connecting with nature framed by these incredible sculptures through each changing season.”
Moore to see
Henry Moore and more at Kew Wakehurst is open to groups now and will run until 23rd May 2027. Access to the exhibit is included in day entry, which is discounted for groups of ten or more. Coach drivers coming onto site with a group receive free entry to the gardens and a catering voucher.
Running alongside it, Henry Moore: Monumental Nature opened at Kew Gardens in London on 9th May and runs until 31st January, 2027. This exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive outdoor showcase of Moore’s work to date, featuring 30 works across Kew’s landscape and inside the iconic Temperate House, the largest surviving Victorian glasshouse in the world.
A dedicated exhibition in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art also features over 90 rarely seen works, exploring Moore’s unique process of ‘thinking through nature’.
Find out more about group visits to Kew Wakehurst at: kew.org/wakehurst/visit-wakehurst/group-visits
