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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note: On Wednesday 29 July the Garden Kitchen café will be operating a reduced offer due to bereavement. They will be serving drinks and cakes before closing at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Kettle’s Yard house will be closed on Friday 18 September as we prepare for the opening of our next exhibition.

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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note: On Wednesday 29 July the Garden Kitchen café will be operating a reduced offer due to bereavement. They will be serving drinks and cakes before closing at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Kettle’s Yard house will be closed on Friday 18 September as we prepare for the opening of our next exhibition.

Simon Nicholson

Born 1934 – Died 1990

Simon was the son of Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth. Born in London, between 1953 and 1957 he studied at the Royal College of Art, London, and the University of Cambridge. In 1964-71 he taught at the University of Berkeley, California. His work is characterised by an interest in the texture of different surfaces and materials, often taking the landscape as its starting point. Nicholson showed his work on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the 1960s and 70s.