Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.
From Tuesday 4 – Friday 14 November, our galleries will be closed as we install our next exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet. The house, café, and shop will be open as usual.
On Friday 14 November, last entry to the Kettle’s Yard house will be at 2.45pm.
Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.
From Tuesday 4 – Friday 14 November, our galleries will be closed as we install our next exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet. The house, café, and shop will be open as usual.
On Friday 14 November, last entry to the Kettle’s Yard house will be at 2.45pm.
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Born 1891 – Died 1976
Ernst was born in Bruehl, near Cologne, Germany. After studying philosophy in Bonn, in 1913 he went to Paris, where he met many of the leading avant-garde artists. Ernst was instrumental in the development of Surrealism in Germany, following its beginnings in Switzerland and Paris. He helped to organise the first Surrealist exhibition in Paris in 1925 and became one of the group’s internationally known members. After World War II he moved to the United States.
