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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that the Kettle’s Yard house will be closed between 5 – 9 January 2026 inclusive for essential maintenance.
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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that the Kettle’s Yard house will be closed between 5 – 9 January 2026 inclusive for essential maintenance.

It’s Friends Membership Week! Join the Friends of Kettle’s Yard between 25 – 30 November for a free tote bag.

What's On

See what’s happening in the gallery and community spaces

For Adults

'In the presence of a common object'

This new display of works from the Kettle’s Yard collection explores how artists have used photography to see the world anew. 

'In the presence of a common object'
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Artist Harold Offeh posing in front of an orange wall.
For Adults

Audio-Described Tour: Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet

Join us for an audio described tour of the first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in the UK. This tour is suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors.

Audio-Described Tour: Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet
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For Adults

Guided House Tour

Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Guided House Tour 13/12/2025
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Exhibition Tour with Curatorial Assistant Megan Breckell

Join Curatorial Assistant Meg Breckell for an introduction to the current exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet.

Exhibition Tour 22/01/26
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LATE at Kettle's Yard

Students from Royal College of Art’s MA in Contemporary Art Practice will stage an evening of performance, music, talks, making and more in the context of Harold Offeh’s exhibition Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could be Sweet.

LATE at Kettle's Yard Harold
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For Adults

Stopping Time: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm

Join us for a lunchtime talk to mark the recent acquisition by Kettle’s Yard of two poetic polaroids taken there by photographer Dorothy Bohm in 1981. Bohm's daughter, art historian Monica Bohm-Duchen will give an illustrated talk setting these polaroid images in the wider context of her late mother’s life and work.

Stopping Time: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm
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In Conversation and Book Launch: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet

Join us for an in conversation with Harold Offeh to celebrate the publication of Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, it Could Be Sweet.

In Conversation and Book Launch: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet
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Exhibition Tour with Curator Guy Haywood

Join Exhibition Curator Guy Haywood for an introduction to the current exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet.

Exhibition Tour 26/02/26
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For Adults

Day of Performances

Join us for a day of performances at Kettle's Yard by artists Samra Mayanja, Harold Offeh, and others, as you explore the exhibition Harold Offeh: Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet. The day will include a discussion in the galleries around evolving performance practices.

This event is held in collaboration with Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge.

Day of Performances
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Kemji Umeda

This display in the Kettle’s Yard Research Space will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside a set of prints and correspondence between the artist and Jim Ede, recently gifted to the Kettle’s Yard Archive by the Umeda family.

Kenji Umeda
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