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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.

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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.

Melanie McLaren

Melanie grew up in Cambridge, attending art classes at Kettle’s Yard.

Melanie has spent the past 10 years in the human rights space. She is currently responsible for fundraising at the UK-based charity, Rights of Women. Prior to this, she was Executive Director of the Hong Kong NGO, Justice Centre where she ran the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize, one of Asia’s most prestigious art awards. She was also nominated by the US government as the Hong Kong delegate to the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

Before her career shift to the non-profit world, Melanie spent nine years in finance in London and Hong Kong.