Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tom Scott meets art curator Katy Barrett to discover the story behind Barbara Hepworth's surgical sketches. Explore Hepworth's surgical sketches in our online collection collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8662068/barbara-hepworths-surgery-sketchbook-sketchbooks
Fenestration of the Ear (The Hammer), the Hepworth painting inspired by these sketches is part of the Tate collection. See the painting and read more about it at tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hepworth-fenestration-of-the-ear-the-hammer-t02098
This film is part of a series which goes behind the scenes with our curators to uncover fascinating stories from across the Science Museum Group Collection. We’ve teamed up with YouTuber Tom Scott as our presenter for series one.
Explore more of the incredible Science Museum Group Collection at collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk
#ScienceMuseum #TomScott #StoriesFromTheStores
Tom Scott meets art curator Katy Barrett to discover the story behind Barbara Hepworth's surgical sketches. Explore Hepworth's surgical sketches in our online collection collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8662068/barbara-hepworths-surgery-sketchbook-sketchbooks
Fenestration of the Ear (The Hammer), the Hepworth painting inspired by these sketches is part of the Tate collection. See the painting and read more about it at tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hepworth-fenestration-of-the-ear-the-hammer-t02098
This film is part of a series which goes behind the scenes with our curators to uncover fascinating stories from across the Science Museum Group Collection. We’ve teamed up with YouTuber Tom Scott as our presenter for series one.
Explore more of the incredible Science Museum Group Collection at collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk
#ScienceMuseum #TomScott #StoriesFromTheStores
