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Reopening this July: A Message from Turner Contemporary

We are temporarily closed and planning to reopen on 22 July 2020 until 6 September 2020.

Entry to our exhibitions will continue to be free.

Find out more about our plans here.

Upcoming Virtual Events

This live online discussion convened by legal expert and scholar Dr Eddie Bruce-Jones brings together five artists and thinkers to address issues related to Black art and radical transformation. Discussion Participants are: Eddie Bruce-Jones, Barby Asante, Rabz Lansiquot, Imani Robinson and Kojo Koram.

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We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South

7 February 2020 – 6 September 2020

Please note this exhibition is temporarily closed and due to reopen on 22 July 2020.

From 7 February 2020, Turner Contemporary is showcasing the work of artists and makers from Alabama and surrounding states in We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South.

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Place, Space and Who

Barbara Walker

Tue 30 Apr 2019 - Sun 6 Sept 2020

Please note this exhibition is temporarily closed and due to reopen on 22 July 2020.

Place, Space and Who is a new artwork by British, Birmingham based artist Barbara Walker, created over a four-month residency at Turner Contemporary. It explores identity and belonging, featuring sound and portraits of five women and girls from the African Diaspora living in Margate and Kent.

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ANOTHER TIME is a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley that explore the experience of being human.

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Information for this autumn

Turner Contemporary will be closed from Monday 7 September 2020 and will not re-open before the end of January 2021.

The closure will allow us to improve the gallery building as well carry out essential maintenance.

It follows research and consultation with visitors and industry experts. Turner Contemporary is working with Kent County Council and Arts Council England who are funding the works.

Find out more here.