The Hepworth Wakefield
The Hepworth Wakefield is a newly built art museum opened in May 2011 in Wakefield , West Yorkshire , England . The building was designed by the English architect David Chipperfield . Construction costs were approximately £ 35 million and were raised through funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund , state and municipal grants, the European Regional Development Fund and private donors.
Building
The museum building consists of ten trapezoidal blocks that are placed close to one another and lie directly on the water. The blocks are covered with a brownish-silvery concrete cladding that seems to reflect the gray of the old industrial and commercial city. The location on the old inland harbor points to the earlier flour mills of the industrial age in Wakefield.
Inside, the upper floor is illuminated through recesses in the roof, which enable indirect lighting of the rooms. As you walk through the gallery in a loop, windows offer a view of the landscape and hills of Yorkshire.
The museum was named Regional Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2012.
collection
1,600 m³ of exhibition space is available in the museum. Among other things, 44 models made of plastic and aluminum by the eponymous sculptor Barbara Hepworth from Wakefield will be shown there.
The town's art collection, which includes works from the 16th century onwards, includes works by Henry Moore , who was born nearby in Castleford . Works by Ben Nicholson , Graham Sutherland , Paul Nash , Jacob Epstein , Walter Sickert , Anthony Caro , Ivon Hitchens , LS Lowry and David Hockney will also be exhibited. Exhibitions on contemporary art and ancient art are planned. As part of a partnership with Tate Plus , an exchange of works from the holdings and collections of other museums is planned.
Exhibitions
- 2014: Franz West : Where is My Eight?
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 53 ° 40 ′ 33.6 " N , 1 ° 29 ′ 27.6" W.