Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard
Castle Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0AQ
England
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Telephone
01223 748100
Fax
01223 324377
Kettle's Yard is a house with a permanent collection of 20th century art and a gallery showing a changing programme of 20th century and contemporary art exhibitions.
Kettle's Yard House was created by Jim Ede, once a curator at the Tate Gallery. It is more than an art collection, the building and the way in which the art and other objects are displayed are unique. In many ways Kettle's Yard House retains the characteristics of a real home and visitors are welcome to sit in the chairs, read the books and enjoy the art works.
Kettle's Yard Gallery enjoys an international reputation for its innovative exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. A wide variety of exhibitions are shown every year including major retrospectives of modern artists as well as first UK showings by contemporary international artists.
** Please note that during 2012/3, Kettle’s Yard is undergoing building work related to construction and development of a new Education Wing. As a result, the opening hours and viewable space of the Gallery and the House are at times restricted (the opening hours are as now stated). During the building work, the gallery will be showing a series of displays of selected works from the House collection. Familiar works will be presented in new ways and with contextual material from the archive and the reserve collection that is not normally available to the public. **
Venue Type:
Gallery, Historic house or home
In the Kettle's Yard House there is a collection of 20th century art including paintings by Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis and David Jones and sculptures by Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Constantin Brancusi and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. For a list of all the artists represented in the collection see our website. Also on show in the house are the furniture, ceramics and natural objects collected by Jim Ede.
Collection details
Music, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Archives, Architecture
Key artists and exhibits
- Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Alfred Wallis, David Jones, Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, William Congdon, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Constantin Brancusi, Naum Gabo, George Kennethson, Joan Miro (represented by one work), Lucy Rie, Italo Valenti, William Staite Murray, Elisabeth Vellacott.
Lunchtime Talks
House Guests
Dr Mark Elliot, Curator for Anthropology, Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and students from the Critical Writing Programme at the Royal College of Art.
Please note there is limited capacity for the House Guests talks, attendance will be on a first come first served basis.
Suitable for
- 18+
- 16-17
When
1:10-1:40pm
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Lunchtime Concerts at St Giles
Performed by University of Cambridge students.
Sasha Millwood (piano)
works by Debussy and Prokofiev.
When
1:10-1:50pm
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Lunchtimes Talks
House Guests
Heather Lane, Librarian & Keeper of Collections, The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute and students from the Critical Writing Programme at the Royal College of Art.
Please note there is limited capacity for the House Guests talks, attendance will be on a first come first served basis.
When
1:10-1:40pm
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The practice sessions
Reflect on the idea of collections and collectors with our House Guests project and artist Janine Woods.
Drop in post-work, pre-pub £8 per session, pay on the door.
Start your weekend with an informal evening of art-making, short tours, music and performance. Each month we will offer a different combination of artforms and ideas for you to sample. No need to book in advance, admission includes one drink (then pay bar).
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
6-8pm
Admission
£8 per session
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