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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Kettle’s Yard will be closed Wednesday 24 – Monday 29 December inclusive and Thursday 1 January. We will be open Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December.

Please note that the Kettle’s Yard house will be closed between 5 – 9 January 2026 inclusive for essential maintenance.

Book Tickets

Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Kettle’s Yard will be closed Wednesday 24 – Monday 29 December inclusive and Thursday 1 January. We will be open Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December.

Please note that the Kettle’s Yard house will be closed between 5 – 9 January 2026 inclusive for essential maintenance.

Francine Del Pierre

Born 1913 – Died 1968

Born in Paris, Del Pierre first worked as a journalist. In 1949 she started the Atelier du Triptyque in Vallauris, with Albert Diato and Gilbert Portanier. In 1954 she met Bernard Leach in London, and they subsequently exhibited their ceramics together in Japan. Del Pierre’s work is all coiled and in earthenware.