The Hepworth Wakefield is an art gallery.

The Hepworth Wakefield’s Visual Story

There is accessible parking next to the gallery on Gallery Walk.

To get to the gallery from our main carpark on Thornes Lane you have to cross the road and follow our footbridge over the river.

This is the entrance to the gallery. The gallery is free and you won’t need a ticket to come in.

In the foyer there is an information desk. When you enter there may be other people or groups in the foyer too.

ToiletsCafé Galleries

Picnic Area andLearning Studios

Shop

Info Desk

Our Visitor Experience Assistants can help if you have any questions. They wear a uniform like this.

Sometimes people eat their lunch in the Picnic Area.There might be workshops taking place in the Learning Studios.

This is the shop.

This is the café. They play music and it can sometimes be busy and noisy in here, particularly between 12pm and 2pm.

On the ground floor there are male, female, accessible toilets and a changing room. There is also an accessible toilet on the first floor in

Gallery 6.

The galleries are all upstairs. You can use the stairs or lift.

In the gallery people can walk around, look at artworks, read information, ask questions, discuss, look, draw, take photos and tell

stories. You are not allowed to touch the artwork.

Most of the artworks change so they might be different when you visit. Sometimes rooms will be closed. You can find out what is on when you visit

here.

The exhibitions in Gallery 4 and 5 are permanent and are about the artist Barbara Hepworth.

We have a playground outside that you can play on.

For full access information about the gallery please visit our website.

If you would like any more information about the gallery please contact us on hello@hepworthwakefield.org or 01924 247360.

We hope you enjoy yourself at the gallery.