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Sophie Calle:
Something Missing?

Sat 3 Oct 2026–Sun 24 Jan 2027
Free entry, donations welcome

This autumn, Turner Contemporary presents 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?', the artist’s first institutional exhibition in the UK in over fifteen years.

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Sophie Calle
Turner Contemporary, Margate
October 2026

Sat 9 Nov 2026, 12–1pm
Free, booking advised

Join Jason Redwood for a free British Sign Language tour through 'Hulda Guzmán: Please awake – asked Nature kindly'.

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Wed 1 Apr–Sun 1 Nov 2026
Free entry, donations welcome

Celebrating the gallery’s 15th anniversary, David Hockney’s Sunley Window focuses on the nature of light and the many ways its effects can be represented pictorially.

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Every Friday from 16 October, 3.30–4.15pm
Free, booking advised

Experience 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?' through an interactive tour designed to encourage deep looking and drawing.

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Apr 2025–2027
Free entry, donations welcome

Join 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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Fri 23 Oct 2026, 6–8pm
£12 low income / £15 standard entry / £18 pay it forward

Join acclaimed writer, critic and curator Martin Gayford for a special evening exploring the life, work and ideas of David Hockney.

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Every Saturday from 17 October, 11.30am–12pm
Free, booking advised

Discover the stories behind the works of art during our fun, hands-on Family Highlight Tours.

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Fri 27 Nov 2026, 6pm–midnight
£65

Bring your team to Turner for a festive evening with a difference.

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Thu 3 & Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7–10pm
£80 including welcome drink

Explore festive traditions, art, food and folklore with Louisa Mokadem.

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Since 2017
Outdoor commission

See one of a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley exploring the experience of being human.

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Thu 29 Oct, Thu 19 Nov, Thu 17 Dec 2026, Thu 7 Jan 2027, 11.15am–12.15pm
£1 suggested donation

A free morning of creative fun, exploring a range of crafting activities to learn with your child.

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Sat 22 Nov 2025–2027
Free entry, donations welcome

We’ve transformed our Clore Learning Studio into a cabinet of curiosities full of inspiration and surprises to make drawing fun.

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Sundays from 27 Sep–15 Nov 2026, 10am–1pm
£275

An eight-week long-form improv course exploring scene work, collaboration, spontaneity, and performance with The Free Association and Chump’s Comedy.

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Sophie Calle
Turner Contemporary, Margate
October 2026

Sun 13 Dec 2026, 10am–11am
Free entry, booking encouraged

Our Relaxed Hours are a chance to visit our exhibition 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?' in a calmer environment.

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