Based in Margate, we present an ever-changing programme of free exhibitions by international artists exploring current issues and ideas. Offering art, events, and workshops to inspire everyone.
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ExhibitionThe Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories
Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025Free entryJoin us this summer to discover The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories, an exhibition by Anna Boghiguian, which will explore global maritime histories and today’s environmental and geopolitical crises.
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Talks & ToursCurator-led tour with Sarah Martin
Thu 3 Jul 2025, 5.30–6.30pm£10Join us for a special curator-led tour with Sarah Martin, Head of Exhibitions at Turner and curator of 'The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories'.
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DisplayTurner 250: Breaking Waves
8 Apr 2025–Apr 2026Free entryJoin us to see JMW Turner’s oil sketch 'Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate (Study for ‘Rockets and Blue Lights’)' at Turner, part of a year-long festival celebrating 250 years since the artist's birth.
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CommissionSunley Gallery Commission 2025
Fri 2 May–Sun 21 Sep 2025Free entryThis summer, artist Cassi Namoda transforms our iconic Sunley Gallery windows overlooking Margate’s beaches and the North Sea.
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ExhibitionYoung Creatives
Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025Free, drop-inExplore paintings, collages, photography, video and installation pieces created by local young artists inspired by the sea.
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ExhibitionChalk Stream
22 Feb–26 Oct 2025Free entryMake your mark in our Clore Learning Studio with the Chalk Stream. Our Clore Learning Studio has been transformed into a Chalk Stream. Designed for play, alongside the children’s art library of over 400 books and regular workshop programme.
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CommissionI 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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