Kettle's Yard Ticket Portal

Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Join us for a lecture with Dorothy Price, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art and Critical Race Art History at The Courtauld, London, on the artist Lubaina Himid to accompany the current exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.

Join us for a special event in the Kettle's Yard house where artists Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska will be in conversation with exhibition curator Dr Amy Tobin, discussing their current exhibition Another Chance Encounter.

Join us for a panel discussion with Dr Inga Fraser, Senior Curator of the House and Collection, Juliette Bretan, writer and researcher, Patricia Gillies, Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, and Ania Ready, Polish-British photographic artist.

In an essay about Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska, Jim Ede admitted his difficulty representing the story of her life when writing his biography of her partner, collection artist Henri Gaudier-Brzeska – whose works formed the start of Ede’s collection and make up a large part of the permanent displays at Kettle’s Yard today.

Explore the life and work of Polish-born writer Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska (1872-1925), including her fiction, poetry and biographical writings in archives in the UK and France, as well as her legacy in the context of Kettle’s Yard.

Join us for an audio described tour of new and recent work by Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter. This tour is suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors. The tour is delivered in person, by members of the Kettle’s Yard Learning team and will include time within the exhibition spaces and a short complimentary practical hands-on session in the Clore learning studio.

If you require any further information, please get in touch with us by emailing mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk or by phoning 01223 741800

Join us for an audio described tour of selected items in the Kettle’s Yard house. This tour is suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors. The tour is delivered in person, by members of the Kettle’s Yard Learning team.

Join us for an audio described tour of the first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in the UK. This tour is suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors. The tour is delivered in person, by members of the Kettle’s Yard Learning team and will include time within the exhibition spaces.

Join us for a short spotlight talk at Kettle’s Yard, taking a closer look at the cottage garden. We will start in the cottage garden exploring the significance of gardening and nature to Jim and Helen Ede, before heading into the Kettle’s Yard house to see some of the floral arrangements and flower paintings.

Important Information 

• No bags, including handbags, are allowed in the house. Please leave bags at home where possible. We have limited space for visitor bags whilst visiting the house only, and we have no locker facilities on site.
• Please note that the house is not fully wheelchair accessible. For access information please visit our access page online or call 01223 748100.
• No food or drink are allowed in the house and galleries.
• Photography is encouraged but we ask that you do not use flash. Commercial photography and filming is not allowed unless advance permission is given.
• There are steps leading up to the cottage garden.

Join us for a short spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at Cornelia Parker’s installation on the window in Helen Ede’s bedroom.

Important Information 

• No bags, including handbags, are allowed in the house. Please leave bags at home where possible. We have limited space for visitor bags whilst visiting the house only, and we have no locker facilities on site.
• Please note that the house is not fully wheelchair accessible. For access information please visit our access page online or call 01223 748100.
• No food or drink are allowed in the house and galleries.
• Photography is encouraged but we ask that you do not use flash. Commercial photography and filming is not allowed unless advance permission is given.
• There are steps leading up to the cottage garden.

To celebrate Carbon Literacy Action Day, join Molly Stock-Duerdoth, Learning Host and participatory researcher, for a lunchtime talk about sustainability, care, and art galleries in the Ede Room at Kettle's Yard. 

This talk will look at how sustainability and care link objects, people, and the planet. Inspired by the connection between museum practice and the climate emergency, we will discuss histories of care and repair at Kettle’s Yard through its work with collections and communities. We will think together about how galleries can foster social and environmental sustainability through hopeful climate action.

Join us for a short spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at some of the natural objects in the house including fossils, bones and rocks, which Jim Ede carefully placed amongst his collection of modern art. Learn some curious facts about these objects and explore how they influence and are influenced by the collection. 

Important Information 

• No bags, including handbags, are allowed in the house. Please leave bags at home where possible. We have limited space for visitor bags whilst visiting the house only, and we have no locker facilities on site.
• Please note that the house is not fully wheelchair accessible. For access information please visit our access page online or call 01223 748100.
• No food or drink are allowed in the house and galleries.
• Photography is encouraged but we ask that you do not use flash. Commercial photography and filming is not allowed unless advance permission is given.
• There are steps leading up to the cottage garden.