Tours and Workshops

• Outdoor 60 minute session
• Suitable for all ages, we can adapt the session according to needs.
• £4.50 + VAT per head. Minimum of 10 per group (or minimum cost £45 + VAT). Maximum 30.
• Please inform us of any additional needs of the group.
• Outcomes; mindful well-being, creative skills, curiosity, critical thinking, group work, artist research

Adventure outside of the gallery to experience Margate and the elements through the eyes of landscape painter J.M.W. Turner. During this interactive tour, you will learn about Margate’s local heritage, develop your observational skills, enjoy mark-making and create your own watercolour painting, inspired by the dramatic surrounding scenery. This session is great for creative mindfulness.

This tour is designed to run in all weather conditions. Please ensure everyone is appropriately dressed for the weather and the beach. In extreme weather conditions the tour will be modified to run inside the gallery with shorter elements of outside painting.

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• 90 minute session
• Suitable for KS1 and up, Community/ Adult Groups and Language Schools
• £6.50 per head + VAT. Minimum of 10 per group (or minimum cost £65 + VAT). Maximum 60.
• Please inform us on any additional needs of the group.
• Outcomes; creative skills, motor skills, curiosity, critical thinking, group work, artist research

A fast-paced, hands-on session where your group will be guided through our current exhibition and encouraged to think critically, spark their curiosity and develop their creative skills before taking part in a making activity that explores a key piece in the gallery.

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• 45 minute interactive tour
• Suitable for KS1 and up, Community/ Adult Groups and Language Schools
• £4.50 per head + VAT. Minimum of 10 per group (or minimum cost of £35 + VAT). Maximum 30.
• Please inform us of any additional needs of the group.
• Outcomes; creative skills, curiosity, critical thinking, group work, artist research

A gallery tour but not as you know it! Your group will be guided through our current exhibition and encouraged to think critically, spark their curiosity and develop their creative skills with our unique gallery games.

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• 45 minute session
• Best for EYFS and Reception. Suitable for Key Stage 1, and younger SEND groups.
• £3.50 per head + VAT, minimum of 10 per group (or minimum cost £35 + VAT). Maximum 30.
• Please inform us of any additional needs of the group.
• Outcomes; creative skills, motor skills, curiosity, critical thinking, group work, artist research

Using tactile materials and their imagination, pupils are guided through an interactive tour of the exhibition before making a collaborative response amongst the surrounding artwork with the materials provided.

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• £35 + VAT
• 20 minute introduction
• Suitable for KS1 and up, Community/ Adult Groups and Language Schools
• For a group of up to 33 students and their accompanying adults.
• Please inform us of any additional needs of the group.
• Outcomes; curiosity, critical thinking, artist research

Turner Contemporary is located on the site where J.M.W Turner, one of the most famous artists in the world, came to create. Hear from gallery staff to uncover his story and find out more about the gallery, cultural regeneration, and the current exhibition on display.

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