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Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet
15 November 2025 – 1 March 2026The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will explore two decades of the artist’s videos, performances and projects that have taken place across the world.
About Kettle’s Yard
We are the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary art gallery. Kettle’s Yard is a beautiful house with a remarkable collection of modern art and a gallery that presents modern and contemporary art exhibitions.
2026 Exhibitions
We are delighted to announce details of our exhibitions in 2026. In March we open a very special fundraising exhibition, Artists for Kettle’s Yard, in the lead up to our 70th anniversary in 2027.Works of art on display have been generously donated for sale. This will be followed by Handpicked: Painting Flowers opening in April 2026, showcasing some of the best flower paintings from the 20th and 21st centuries. Finally we close the year with renowned photographs by Sunil Gupta in Life With a Camera, 1970 – Now, which will explore the artist’s pioneering contribution to photography over the last five decades.
Coming Soon
Artists for Kettle's Yard
14 March – 12 April 2026
Artists for Kettle’s Yard will feature artworks generously gifted by donors to support The Jim and Helen Ede Fund Endowment Campaign ahead of Kettle’s Yard’s 70th anniversary in 2027.
Encompassing painting, sculpture, photography, and ceramics this special exhibition will include work by celebrated artists Rana Begum, Antony Gormley, Jennifer Lee, Ben Nicholson, Veronica Ryan, Lucie Rie and Caroline Walker and many others.
Download Our Free Digital Guide
Download our free guide on the Bloomberg Connects app and discover more about Kettle’s Yard before, during or after your visit. Learn about highlight works in the collection, listen to audio from Jim Ede, curators and visitors, and find out about the history of Kettle’s Yard.
Upcoming Events
Lunchtime Talk: Sustainability, Care, and Art Galleries
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.
Exhibition Opening: Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet
Join us for the opening of our latest exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet. Enjoy a drink with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
Exhibition Tour with artist Harold Offeh
Join exhibition artist Harold Offeh for an introduction to the current exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
LATE at Kettle's Yard
Students from Royal College of Art’s MA in Contemporary Art Practice will stage an evening of performance, music, talks, making and more in the context of Harold Offeh’s exhibition Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could be Sweet.
Stopping Time: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm
Join us for a lunchtime talk to mark the recent acquisition by Kettle’s Yard of two poetic polaroids taken there by photographer Dorothy Bohm in 1981. Bohm's daughter, art historian Monica Bohm-Duchen will give an illustrated talk setting these polaroid images in the wider context of her late mother’s life and work.
Explore the Kettle’s Yard House and Collection
Jim Ede's Sitting Room
Attic
Dancer Room
Downstairs Extension
Alfred Wallis
Ben Nicholson: 1934 (relief)
Lucie Rie
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska: The Dancer
Upcoming Concerts
New Music: Eliza McCarthy, piano
Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. To begin the New Music Series, we will be welcoming Eliza McCarthy, piano.
Jim and Helen Ede Concert: Doric String Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we will be welcoming the Doric String Quartet for the Jim and Helen Ede concert.
Cordelia Williams, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Cordelia Williams, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
New Music: Robert Plane and the Gould Piano Trio
Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week, we will be welcoming Robert Plane and the Gould Piano Trio.
Max and Evelyn Forbes Concert: Laura van der Heijden, cello and Jâms Coleman, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we welcome Laura van der Heijden on cello and Jâms Coleman on piano.
Fidelio Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Fenella Humphreys, violin, and Sam Armstrong, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Fenella Humphries, violin, and Sam Armstrong, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Trio Havisham
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Trio Havisham in the Kettle's Yard house.
Aaron Azunda Akugbo, trumpet and Ryan Corbett, accordion
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with newcomers to Kettle's Yard, Aaron Azunda Akugbo and Ryan Corbett.
New Music: Riot Ensemble
Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week, we will be welcoming the Riot Ensemble.
New Music: Rosie Middleton, mezzo-soprano, and Kathryn Williams, flute
Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week, we will be welcoming Rosie Middleton, mezzo-soprano, and Kathryn Williams, flute, with a programme which brings together powerful explorations of body, voice, and sound.
Nash Ensemble
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Nash Ensemble in the Kettle's Yard house.
Petr Limonov, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Petr Limonov, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Solem Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Solem Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.
Carducci Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Carducci Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.
