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.
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.
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Born 1948 – Died 2019
Umeda was born in Japan. While studying in Cambridge, in the early 1960s he helped Jim Ede with the cleaning of Kettle’s Yard. After working as a painter, he became interested in sculpture, following a visit to Carrara, the home of marble.
