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University of Cambridge

Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that the Garden Kitchen café at Kettle’s Yard will be closed from Tuesday 21 – Friday 24 April inclusive for essential maintenance.

Kettle’s Yard house will close at 4pm on Friday 24 April with last entry to the house at 2.45pm. Please note the shop at Kettle’s Yard will remain open as usual to 5pm.

Book Tickets

Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that the Garden Kitchen café at Kettle’s Yard will be closed from Tuesday 21 – Friday 24 April inclusive for essential maintenance.

Kettle’s Yard house will close at 4pm on Friday 24 April with last entry to the house at 2.45pm. Please note the shop at Kettle’s Yard will remain open as usual to 5pm.

Elizabeth Blackadder

Born 1931 – Died 2021

Blackadder studied at Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art from 1949 to 1954. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy. She was appointed an OBE in 1982 and promoted to DBE in 2003.