AttractionEasy45 to 75 minutes
Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden
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About
Trewyn Studio, where sculptor Barbara Hepworth lived and worked from 1949 until her death in 1975, preserved by the Tate as she left it. The walled garden, which Hepworth designed with help from composer Priaulx Rainier, still holds many of her bronzes in the positions she originally set them, making it one of the most intact artist's-studio experiences in Britain.
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Highlights
- ✓Hepworth's actual studio and working tools, preserved in place
- ✓A walled sculpture garden she designed herself
- ✓Bronzes positioned where Hepworth originally set them
- ✓Run by Tate alongside Tate St Ives, a short walk away
Tips
- →Combine with Tate St Ives, a short walk downhill, but budget a separate ticket for each.
- →The garden is at its most photogenic in late spring when planting is fullest.
- →Under-18s go free.
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