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 1905 – Died 1984
Martin was born in Sheffield. He studied at the Sheffield School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. In 1930 he married the artist Mary Balmford: they rarely worked in collaboration but occasionally exhibited together. Martin’s work was exhibited at the Tate Gallery (1975), the Yale Centre for British Art (1979), the Serpentine (1985) and Kettle’s Yard (1999). In 1971 he was awarded an OBE.
