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Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
22 October 2024 - 16 February 2025Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.
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.
2025 Exhibitions

We are delighted to announce details of our exhibitions in 2025. In February we will host Paint What Matters!, an open call exhibition highlighting the talent of young people in our local community. From March – June a group show, Here is a Gale Warning, will feature contemporary artists from around the globe, followed by solo exhibitions by Lubaina Himid and Harold Offeh opening in July and November.
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.

Chamber Music Concerts

Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano to the Kettle's Yard house.

Astatine Piano Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.

Castalian Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.

Peter Donohoe, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Peter Donohoe to the Kettle's Yard house.

Adrian Bradbury, cello and Andrew West, piano
Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle's Yard house.

Heath Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome the Heath Qaurtet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Upcoming Events

Paint What Matters! Open Studio
Join artist Jacqui Campbell for this fun drop-in studio session. Be inspired by the artworks in Paint What Matters! and join our artist to discover new techniques and share what matters to you!

Panel Discussion: Young People and Art Today
Join us for a panel discussion on young people and art today for our current exhibition Paint What Matters!

An Evening of Folk and Jazz
Join us for an evening of pop, jazz and folk featuring top student instrumentalists and singers and will include performances from Garbhán McEnoy, indie folk singer-songwriter and musicians from Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra.

Lecture by David Boyd Haycock - Brilliant Destiny: The chequered life of Augustus John
Join the Friends at Kettle’s Yard for an illustrated, entertaining and insightful talk by David Boyd Haycock.
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
