Galleries · South West England
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden — sculpture museum in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- St Ives · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1976. Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Named after Barbara Hepworth. Address: TR26 1AD. Wikidata describes it as: "sculpture museum in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.2136°, -5.4814°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th-century sculptor Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there. She purchased the site in 1949 and lived and worked there for 26 years until her death in a fire on the premises in 1975.
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Background
History
The studio, known as Trewyn Studio, was purchased by Barbara Hepworth in September 1949. Her living room is furnished as she left it, while the workshop remains full of her tools and equipment, materials, and part-worked pieces. The museum was opened by her family in 1976, after Hepworth had left instructions to this effect in her will. It is the largest collection of her works that are on permanent display. The sculptures featured at the museum (mainly in the secluded garden) were some of her favourites. Her workshop also includes a queue of uncut stones that one visitor has described as "still waiting for their moment in the shadow of her workshop". In 1950 she acquired two huge blocks of…
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- Coordinates
- 50.2136, -5.4814
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Ives
- Postcode
- TR26 1AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Phone
- +44 1736 796226
- Established
- 1976
- Nearest railway station
- St Ives — 0.6 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-17:20
- Official site
- www.tate.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1930870 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Barbara Hepworth Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Barbara Hepworth sculpture garden, St Ives - geograph.org.uk - 1208421.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden?
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR26 1AD), in the parish of St. Ives.
- When was Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- Is Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden a listed building?
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden a protected site?
- Yes — Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden?
- The nearest railway station is St Ives, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR26 1AD.