Guided House Tour
Saturday 14 June, 11am – 12pm
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Created by Jim and Helen Ede, the house combines their collection of twentieth-century art alongside furniture, textiles, ceramics and natural objects in what Jim Ede described as ‘a space, an ambience, a home’.
On this guided tour, get to know the story behind the creation of Kettle’s Yard, gain fascinating insights into some of the artworks and objects on display, and learn about the relationships between the Edes and the many artists in the collection.
Guided tours last around 45 minutes and visitors are welcome to stay and continue exploring the house after the tour finishes. Recommended age for tours is 12 years plus.
Important information
- Please arrive promptly at 11am to check in for your tour. If you arrive late we cannot guarantee entry to join the tour after it has begun.
- No bags, including handbags, are allowed in the house. Please leave bags at home where possible. We have limited space for visitor bags whilst visiting the house only, and we have no locker facilities on site.
- The tour of the house includes steps in multiple areas. For access information please visit our access page online. You can also email us at mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk or call 01223 748100 if you have any questions about access before booking.
- Visitors aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
- No food or drink are allowed in the house and galleries.
- Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. If you are unable to come to your booked tour, we suggest you gift your tickets to friends or family.
Find out more
Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle's Yard Artists
In this first biography of the creator of Kettle’s Yard, Laura Freeman reveals the life of a visionary who helped shape twentieth-century British art. The lives of Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard artists represent a thrilling tipping point in twentieth-century modernism: a new guard, a new way of making and seeing, and a new way of living with art.
Explore our website
Learn more about the history of Kettle’s Yard ahead of your guided tour. Explore the collection database and see which artworks you recognise as you make your way through the house.
Exhibition
Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival
After your guided tour of the house, visit our galleries to explore our current exhibition, Here is a Gale Warning. This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or taking singular positions, each artist in this exhibition explores broader conditions of domination and conflict, as well as horizons for survival.
