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Kettle's Yard

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Kettle's Yard
Castle Street
Cambridge
CB3 0AQ
Cambridgeshire
England

Collection details
Architecture
Archives
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art
Music

Facilities

Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes

Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01223 748100
General information (Fax) : 01223 324377
E-mail : mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk
Website : www.kettlesyard.co.uk

Open
Tues-Sun
Gallery 1130-1700
House 1400-1600 (extended opening in summer)
Bank holiday Mondays
Gallery 1130-1730
House 1330-1630

Closed
Mondays

Admission charges
Free

Description
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 exhibitoins.

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 internatonal reputation for its innovative exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. A wide variety of exhibiton are shown every year including major retrospectives of modern artists as well as first UK showings by contemporary international artists.

Collections description
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 web site. Also on show in the house is the furniture, ceramics and natural objects collected by Jim Ede

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

Articles
The Oil Paintings Of Roger Hilton At Kettle's Yard Cambridge
Arts Council Re-Thinks Some Cuts With Funding Announcement
Edmund De Waal At Kettle's Yard In Cambridge
Ikon And Kettle's Yard Explore The Surreal World Of Arturo Herrera
WE The Moderns - Gaudier-Brzeska At Kettle's Yard Cambridge
News In Brief - Week Ending November 26 2006
Cambridge Hosts Cutting Edge Art At Kettle's Yard Open

Events
Saturday Drawing  Workshop or activity session
Saturday Drawing  Workshop or activity session
Paul Coldwell: I called while you were out  Exhibition (temporary)
The artists of Kettle's Yard  Workshop or activity session
Course: The Artists of Kettle's Yard  Lecture; Workshop or activity session
Tuesday Studio  Workshop or activity session
Music: Friday Lunchtime Concerts
Glitter and Glue Drop-In Sessions  Workshop or activity session
Family Workshops: Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination  Workshop or activity session
Music: Thursday Evening Subscription Series  Performance
Lunchtime Talk  Lecture
Kettle's Yard Open 2008  Exhibition (temporary)
Lunchtime Talk  Lecture
Space for 10 artists' Saturday talk  Lecture; Workshop or activity session
Lunchtime Talk  Lecture
Lunchtime Talk  Lecture
Wednesday Club  Workshop or activity session

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Guided tours Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance) Disability Access
Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan Children and Families
Events and resources for children and families General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available Facilities
Auditorium
Facilities for private functions and events
Library
Library with public access
Mail order service available
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
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