What's On
See what’s happening in the gallery and community spaces
Current Exhibition
FREE EXHIBITION
Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter
12 July – 2 November 2025
This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists will present new paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Highlights
Lubaina Himid: Making Choices Lecture by Dorothy Price
Panel Discussion: Of Bitterness, Doubt and Neglect: Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska, Kettle’s Yard and History’s Shadows
Join us for a panel discussion with Dr Inga Fraser, Senior Curator of the House and Collection, Patricia Gillies, Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, and Ania Ready, Polish-British photographic artist.
Chance Encounters: Archival Fabulations and Feminist Art History
In Conversation with Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska
Join us for a special event in the Kettle's Yard house where artists Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska will be in conversation with exhibition curator Dr Amy Tobin and Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Habda Rashid, discussing their current exhibition Another Chance Encounter.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Friends Annual Party 2025
Join the Friends for an evening of celebrations at Kettle's Yard.
Guided House Tours
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Chamber Music Concerts
Chamber Music 2025-26 Subscription Ticket
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2025-26 series of Chamber Music concerts at Kettle's Yard. The subscription ticket gives you entry to all fifteen concerts over the year, saving up to £135.
Brodsky Quartet
Join us in the Kettle's Yard house for the first Chamber Music concert of the 25/26 series, with the Brodsky Quartet.
Sylvia Schwartz, soprano and Simon Lepper, piano
Charles Owen, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Charles Owen, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Quartetto Noûs
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we will be welcoming the return of Quartetto Noûs.
Jim and Helen Ede Concert: Doric String Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we will be welcoming the Doric String Quartet for the Jim and Helen Ede concert.
Cordelia Williams, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Cordelia Williams, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Max and Evelyn Forbes Concert: Laura van der Heijden, cello and Jâms Coleman, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we welcome Laura van der Heijden on cello and Jâms Coleman on piano.
Fidelio Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Fenella Humphreys, violin, and Sam Armstrong, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Fenella Humphries, violin, and Sam Armstrong, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Trio Havisham
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Trio Havisham in the Kettle's Yard house.
Aaron Azunda Akugbo, trumpet and Ryan Corbett, accordion
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with newcomers to Kettle's Yard, Aaron Azunda Akugbo and Ryan Corbett.
Nash Ensemble
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Nash Ensemble in the Kettle's Yard house.
Petr Limonov, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Petr Limonov, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
Solem Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Solem Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.
Free Talks
Spotlight Talk: Cornelia Parker in the Kettle's Yard house
Join us for a short spotlight talk in the Kettle's Yard house, taking a closer look at Cornelia Parker's installation on the window in Helen Ede's bedroom. This event is part of the Art History Festival 2025. The Art History Festival 2025 theme is Art & Nature, celebrating the profound connections between art, nature, and emotional and mental wellbeing.
Spotlight Talk: Art, Fossils and Bones
Join us for a short spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at some of the natural objects in the house including fossils, bones and rocks, which Jim Ede carefully placed amongst his collection of modern art. Learn some curious facts about these objects and explore how they influence and are influenced by the collection.
Another Chance Encounter: Exhibition Tour
Join Megan Breckell Curatorial Assistant, for an introduction to the current exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
Spotlight Talk: The Kettle's Yard Garden
Join us for a short spotlight talk at Kettle's Yard, taking a closer look at the cottage garden. We will start in the cottage garden exploring the significance of gardening and nature to Jim and Helen Ede, before heading into the Kettle's Yard house to see some of the floral arrangements and flower paintings.
Lunchtime Talk: Sustainability, Care, and Art Galleries
To celebrate Carbon Literacy Action Day, join Molly Stock-Duerdoth, Learning Host and participatory researcher, for a lunchtime talk about sustainability, care, and art galleries in the Ede Room at Kettle's Yard.
Displays
STAFFROOM
22 – 24 August 2025STAFFROOM celebrates the personal creative practices of current Kettle’s Yard staff. This display will present painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, photography, film, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, jewellery, poetry and artist publications in the Clore Learning Studio and the Ede Room.
Coming Soon
Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet
The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will bring together a selection of works from the artist’s career, revealing ambitious projects that have taken place across the world.
For more than two decades, Offeh (b. 1977, Ghana) has been making playful, provocative performance and video works that explore subjects ranging from pop culture to identity and conformity.
For Families and Young People
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.