The Hepworth Wakefield opened in 2011 in a building by David Chipperfield, a low, faceted concrete pavilion on the south bank of the River Calder that looks as if a series of dark grey blocks has been pushed against each other. The galleries inside, lit only from above, have the calm sequencing of a Roman bath complex.
Forty of Barbara Hepworth's working plasters form the centre of the permanent collection — many of them never publicly shown anywhere else — and changing exhibitions cover other twentieth and twenty-first century sculptors, often with extraordinary range. The cafe is one of the best things to eat in Wakefield, and the museum's outdoor garden runs down to the water. Allow at least two hours, more if a major temporary exhibition is on.