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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.

William Scott

Born 1913 – Died 1989

Scott was born in Greenock, Scotland. After training at the Belfast School of Art, in 1932 he moved to London to study at the Royal Academy. While in the city, he became associated with Abstract Expressionism. After war service he moved to Somerset, but kept in touch with those artists who were developing an abstract style in St. Ives, notably Heron, Lanyon and Hilton. From the mid-1950s he received many large-scale commissions. These, together with influences from North America, further developed the abstract side of his art.