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Join 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.
Fri 2 May–Sun 21 Sep 2025
Free entry
This summer, artist Cassi Namoda transforms our iconic Sunley Gallery windows overlooking Margate’s beaches and the North Sea.
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Apr 2025–Apr 2026
Free entry
Celebrating 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner. #Turner250
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Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025
Free, drop-in
Explore paintings, collages, photography, video and installation pieces created by local young artists inspired by the sea.
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Since April 2024
Public 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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Saturdays, 5.30pm–sunset
Free
Enjoy music and aperitivo every Saturday evening at Louie On Sea.
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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 3 Jul 2025, 5.30–6.30pm
£10
Join 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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Sat 23 Aug 2025, 2–4pm
Free entry
Artist Samara Scott leads an afternoon of making in Turner Contemporary’s Clore Learning Studio.
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Since 2010
Outdoor artwork
Tracey 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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Wed 23 Jul 2025, 6–8pm
Free entry
Artist Harun Morrison invites you to join an environmentally focused workshop exploring the cultural, industrial, religious, and meteorological significance of water.
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Sat 19 July 2025, 10.30am–4.30pm
£100
Learn the key skills of pattern cutting in this one-day workshop focusing on a modern design classic: The Workwear or Chore Jacket.
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Sat 5 Jul 2025
£40
For one night only, The Adobros—an award-winning Filipino catering outfit based in London, headed up by chef Mark—are coming to Margate for an evening of fantastic beats and delicious eats, with friends Louie On Sea and DJ Pinoy Grooves.
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Sun 6 Jul 2025, 4–6pm
From £6
Wineyl by Stefano Cazzato combines a lifelong passion for music and an insatiable thirst for wine.
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