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Upcoming Exhibition
Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today
25 April - 6 September 2026Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings such as Cyclamen and Primula (c. 1923) by Winifred Nicholson in the Kettle’s Yard house, Handpicked: Painting Flowers will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries.
This exhibition has been organised with the help of The Kettle’s Yard Community Panel: Bryan Johnson, Abi Moore, Jade Pollard-Crowe, Alan Soer, and Jenny Wood.
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 From 1900 to Today 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.
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
New Music: Rosie Middleton, mezzo-soprano, and Helen Whitaker, 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 Helen Whitaker, flute, with a programme which brings together powerful explorations of body, voice, and sound.
Exhibition Tour - Handpicked
Join us for an exhibition tour with Kettle's Yard Director Andrew Nairne and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
Painting Flowers with Hilary Moreton
Inspired by our current exhibition, Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today, we invite visitors to drop in to the Clore Learning Studio and try your hand at painting flowers with artist Hilary Moreton.
All ages are welcome, but these sessions are particularly aimed at inspiring adults to pick up a paintbrush.
Friends Event: A Celebration of Art, Colour & Flowers with horticulturalist author, Sean A Pritchard
Join the Friends of Kettle’s Yard in the house for a springtime talk and floral demonstration with the talented author, and founder of the award-winning garden design studio, Sean A Pritchard. Ever since the publication of his debut book, 'Outside In' the garden and landscape designer has won acclaim for his floral cultivation and arrangements, beautifully captured in his 17th century cottage in the Mendip Hills.
In Conversation: Flower Painting Now
Join us for an in-conversation with exhibition artists Jai Chuhan, Anna Freeman Bentley, Bianca Raffaella and Charlotte Verity on the theme of flower painting now, chaired by Assistant Curator Naomi Polonsky. The event accompanies our current exhibition Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
LATE at Kettle's Yard
Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, talks, music and making, inspired by our exhibition Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
‘A Modern Arrangement’: A Discussion on Flower Paintings & Modernism
Join us for an in-conversation with art historians Olivia Meehan and Rebecca Birrell on the theme of flower paintings and Modernism with Assistant Curator Meg Breckell. The event accompanies our current exhibition Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
Artists for Kettle’s Yard
Purchase Artworks from Artists for Kettle's Yard
Explore selected artworks from the Artists for Kettle’s Yard exhibition available to purchase through Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Auction on 25 June 2026.
The selling exhibition Artists for Kettle’s Yard was on display at Kettle’s Yard from 14 March – 12 April 2026, and featured artworks generously gifted by donors to support The Jim and Helen Ede Fund Endowment Campaign.
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: Rosie Middleton, mezzo-soprano, and Helen Whitaker, 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 Helen Whitaker, 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.
New Music: Clare Hammond, piano
Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week, we will be welcoming Clare Hammond, piano.
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