The Leach Pottery

Home of studio pottery

The Leach Pottery in St Ives was established by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada in 1920. One of the great figures of 20th century art, Leach played a crucial pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters in Britain and around the world.

In March 2008, a £1.7 million capital project was completed, giving new life to the Leach Pottery and enabling it to set up in production and open its doors to the public once again.

Opening Times 2010:

New Year to end February

Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm

CLOSED ON SUNDAYS & MONDAYS

From 1st March to 31st October

Open 7 days a week

Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm

Sunday 11am to 4pm

From 1st November to 31st December

Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm

CLOSED ON SUNDAYS & MONDAYS

CLOSED Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year's Day. OPEN on bank holidays.

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DATES FOR THE DIARY 2010

In the Cube...

HAMADA'S ST IVES:

The Founding of the Leach Pottery 1920

To end March 2010

In our current exhibition, we look through the eyes of Hamada Shoji, the pottery's co-founder, at the very early days of the pottery, the work that he, Leach and their colleagues produced and at the town of St Ives then - already an artists' colony but with an eye to the new world of tourism

Curated by Tamsin Daniel

JANET LEACH: Her Life & Work

April 3rd to July 3rd 2010

A retrospective on the life and work of Janet Leach curated by her long term friend and assistant Joanna Wason

In the Gallery...

WHITE

Christmas Exhibition

28th November to 6th January 2010

Selection of new work by:
Jack Doherty
Kaori Tatebayashi
Rebecca Harvey
Ashley Howard
Carina Ciscato
Susan Disley
Ikuko Iwamoto