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 1911 – Died 1975
Hilton studied at the Slade School of Art, London, between 1929 and 1931 and later at the Academie Ranson in Paris. He became a leading figure of British Abstract painting. In 1965 he settled in St. Ives after visiting Patrick Heron. His work since the war has been mainly associated with the Cornish School, maintaining a balance between the figurative and the abstract.
