We celebrate Margate’s unique community, culture, and history with an ever-changing programme of events, opportunities, and free exhibitions by international artists.
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ExhibitionBridget Riley:
Learning to See22 Nov 2025–4 May 2026Free entry, donations welcomeTurner Contemporary presents 'Learning to See', an exhibition by Bridget Riley, conceived in close collaboration with the artist.
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DisplaySimone Leigh: Recent Sculptures
Fri 3 Oct 2025–Sun 15 Mar 2026Free entry, donations welcomeExperience two monumental sculptures by acclaimed American artist Simone Leigh.
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Clore Learning StudioThe Drawing Studio
22 Nov 2025–Nov 2026Free entry, donations welcomeWe’ve transformed our Clore Learning Studio into a cabinet of curiosities full of inspiration and surprises to make drawing fun.
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DisplayI Never Stopped Loving You
Since 2010Outdoor artworkTracey Emin's love letter to her hometown lights up Droit House on the Harbour arm. I Never Stopped Loving You uses Emin's own handwriting moulded in pink neon to reflect her feelings across the main sands to Margate.
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CommissionAntony Gormley: Another Time
Since 2017Outdoor commissionSee one of a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley exploring the experience of being human.
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CommissionYinka Ilori: Slices of Peace
Since April 2024Public commission'Slices of Peace' is a public artwork by artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE installed in Orchard Park – a new public park in Kings Hill, near West Malling in Kent.
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Café and Restaurant: Louie On Sea
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