Huddersfield Art Gallery

Creative Tourist Last Updated 11 September 2023

The Huddersfield Art Gallery permanent collection includes paintings, works on paper and sculptures by internationally renowned artists such as Francis Bacon, L.S. Lowry and Henry Moore. Although the permanent collection is not currently on display, many of these works can be seen in galleries across the UK.

Huddersfield Art Gallery has temporarily relocated to Unit 7 in the Piazza Shopping Centre whilst significant building works take place on the current Library and Art Gallery building. Huddersfield Art Gallery: Unit 7 continues to deliver an acclaimed and vibrant temporary exhibitions programme, featuring established and emerging artists.

Unit 7, Huddersfield Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra WalkHuddersfieldHD1 2RS View map

Email: info.galleries@kirklees.gov.uk Telephone: 01484 221964 Visit Now

What's on near Huddersfield Art Gallery

Sculpture of a nude woman with the head of a cow placed on top of the woman's head

Until 27 Apr

ExhibitionsWakefield

Bharti Kher: Alchemies at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park welcomes a retrospective from Bharti Kher, a leading contemporary artist known for her innovative approach to sculpture.

from £0.00

Black and white drawing of a sycamore tree

Until 13 Jul

ExhibitionsWakefield

Tony Wade: Keepers of Time at YSP

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from £0.00

David Hockney creating a joiner of the National Science and Media Museum , Bradford 19 or 20 July 1985.

Until 18 May

ExhibitionsBradford

David Hockney: Pieced Together at the National Science and Media Museum

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4 Mar

LiteratureWest Yorkshire

Poetry at the Dusty Miller

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Until 31 Aug

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from £10.00

Helen Chadwick posing with a sculpture called Piss Flowers taken during the exhibition Helen Chadwick: Effluvia, held at the Serpentine Gallery, London, in 1994

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ExhibitionsWakefield

Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures at the Hepworth Wakefield

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from £0.00

A painting of an easel positioned in a cave in front of a landscape of hills and mountains

Until 21 Apr

ExhibitionsWakefield

Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield

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from £0.00

Until 21 Apr

ExhibitionsWakefield

Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents at The Hepworth Wakefield

Manchester-based artist Louise Giovanelli presents a new body of work that investigates contemporary worship through luminous paintings.

from £0.00

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