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Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard — art museum in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge · 2.4 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Kettle's Yard is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1966. Address: CB3 0AQ. Wikidata describes it as: "art museum in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England". Coordinates: 52.2109°, 0.1146°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kettle's Yard is an art gallery and house in Cambridge, England. The director of the art gallery is Andrew Nairne. Both the house and gallery reopened in February 2018 after an expansion of the facilities.
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Background
History
as it looked before the 2018 redevelopment]] Kettle's Yard House and Gallery lies on the west side of Castle Street, between Northampton Street and St Peter's Church. It was originally the Cambridge home of Jim Ede and his wife Helen. Moving to Cambridge in 1956, they converted four small cottages with the help of Winton Aldridge into one idiosyncratic house and a place to display Ede's collection of early 20th-century art. Ede maintained an 'open house' each afternoon, giving any visitors, particularly students, a personal tour of his collection. In 1966, Ede gave the house and collection to the University of Cambridge, but continued living there before he and his wife moved to Edinburgh…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2109, 0.1146
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Cambridge
- Parish
- Cambridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- CB3 0AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cambridge
- Phone
- +44 1223 355159
- Established
- 1966
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge — 2.4 km
- Opening
- Mo, We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.kettlesyard.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1739999 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kettle's Yard (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kettle's Yard.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kettle's Yard?
- Kettle's Yard is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB3 0AQ), in the parish of Cambridge, unparished area.
- When was Kettle's Yard built?
- Built or established in 1966.
- Who owns Kettle's Yard?
- Kettle's Yard is owned by University of Cambridge.
- How do I get to Kettle's Yard?
- The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CB3 0AQ.
- How busy is Kettle's Yard?
- Kettle's Yard draws around 231,941 visitors a year.