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Kettle's Yard was originally the Cambridge home of Jim Ede and his wife Helen. Moving to Cambridge in 1956, they converted four small cottages 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 a personal tour of his collection.

In 1966, Ede gave the house and collection to the University of Cambridge, but continued living there before moving to Edinburgh in 1973. In 1970, the house was extended, adding an exhibition gallery in a contrasting modernist style.

Today, 'the house' is preserved as the Ede's left it, making a very informal space to enjoy the permanent collection and live music. 'The gallery' has longer opening times and displays a programme of visiting exhibitions, principally by 20th century and 21st century artists.

1 Permanent Collection

The permanent collection is composed of paintings, sculptures and objects collected by Ede. It is largely based on associations and friendships formed when Ede was curator at Tate Gallery, as such it is biased towards works from the British avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century.

Notable artists represented in the collection are;

• Ben Nicholson
• Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
• Barbara Hepworth
• Henry MooreThis article is about the sculptor. For the governor of New York, see Henry Moore (governor). Henry Spencer Moore ( July 30, 1898— August 31, 1986) was an artist and sculptor. Born into a poor mining family in Leeds, he became well known for his large sca
• Winifred Nicholson
• Christopher WoodChristopher Wood is a contemporary Scottish abstract landscape painter. Born 1962 in Edinburgh, he received a Bachelor of Arts at Edinburgh College of Art, specialising in drawing and painting. He is an active proponent of the FareShare program for donati
• Alfred WallisAlfred Wallis ( 18 August 1855 29 August 1942) was an English fisherman and artist. Details of Wallis' early life are uncertain, but he settled in St. Ives, Cornwall, in 1890. In 1912, he retired from a lifetime working as a deep sea fisherman. Following
• Constantin BrancusiConstantin Brancusi ( February 19, 1876 March 16, 1957), originally Constantin Brancui is the most famous Romanian sculptor, born in Hobia, Gorj, near Targu Jiu, where he placed his sculptural ensemble with The Table of Silence The Kiss Gate and The Endle
• Joan MiróJoan Mir ( April 20, 1893 December 25, 1983) was a painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Drawn to the artistic community gathering in Montparnasse, in 1920 he moved to Paris, where, under the influence of Surrealist poets and

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