The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew will host the world's largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore's work, featuring 30 monumental sculptures across a 130-hectare landscape. This exhibition, titled Henry Moore: Monumental Nature, will celebrate his lifelong fascination with natural forms and materials. Running from May to September 2026, it will also display 90 other exhibits, including carvings and drawings. Moore preferred natural settings over architectural ones, believing his sculptures resonated better with nature. The exhibition is in partnership with the Henry Moore Foundation.
Henry Moore believed sculpture is an art of the open air and that his works should be seen in almost any landscape, rather than in or on the most beautiful building.
The exhibition will reflect his lifelong fascination with natural forms and materials, showcasing monumental sculptures across a 130-hectare landscape.
Moore once observed: 'Nature produces the most amazing varieties of shapes, patterns and rhythms' emphasizing the artist's interpretation over mere imitation.
Sebastiano Barassi noted: '[Moore] had a strong preference for nature over architectural cityscapes because he felt that the organic forms of his sculpture respond better to the organic forms of nature.'
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