Reclining Figure: Angles 1979 being de-installed from The Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley.

All but one of the works in the exhibition belong to the Henry Moore Foundation but that does not mean that they are held all together in a single location. Working Model for Sheep Piece, 1971 has been touring the United States of America as part of the exhibition, Henry Moore: Sculpting the 20th Century. The exhibition opened in Dallas and moved to San Francisco before heading to its final venue, the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The sculpture was flown directly from America to New Zealand.

Specific security issues had to be taken into account when arranging for the removal of Moore's Figure in a Shelter 1983 from the gardens of the British Prime Minister's country house, Chequers, where for the past fifteen years it has been viewed by eminent political visitors from around the world. It returned to Perry Green so that conservation work could be carried out before it travelled to New Zealand. Reclining Figure: Umbilicus 1984 recently returned from loan to another political venue, the British Embassy in Luxembourg.

Containers with works being loaded onto trucks on their way to Te Papa, Wellington

As complex to organise as the Chequers collection was the removal by crane of Three Piece Reclining Figure No.2: Bridge Prop 1963 from the roof of Leeds City Art Gallery, involving the closure to the public of the whole area in front of the gallery as well as assistance from a host of technical staff from both Leeds and Perry Green. The large Two Piece Reclining Figure: Points 1969-70 (LH 606), 365cm long and weighing 3500 kg when cased, has recently returned from display in Beihai Park, Beijing.

Installation of Figure in a Shelter 1983, and Two Piece Reclining figure: points 1969 - 1970 to Te Papa. (These images may take some time to download as the pages are image-rich).