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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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Apr 2025–Apr 2026
Free entry

Celebrating 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner. #Turner250

View programme

Fri 3 Oct 2025–Sun 15 Mar 2026
Free

Experience two monumental sculptures by acclaimed American artist Simone Leigh.

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Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025
Free entry

Explore paintings, collages, photography, video and installation pieces created by local young artists inspired by the sea.

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Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025
Free entry

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.

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Fri 7 Feb-Sun 1 Jun 2025
Free entry

Come and meet this giant commission by Lily Mixe, alongside Young Creatives X RNLI.

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8 Apr 2025–Apr 2026
Free entry

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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22 Feb–26 Oct 2025
Free entry

Make 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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Fridays until 24 October 2025, 11.30am–12pm
Free entry

Get closer to the exhibition with our free Highlight Tours.

Take the tour

Join writer and tutor Dominic from Creative Writer UK for a full-day workshop designed to get words flowing—whether you’re a total beginner or deep into a draft.

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Sat 13 Dec 2025, 1pm–4pm
£65

Make your own wild-fermented champagne, and create unusual, exciting, and innovative edible sculptures in this workshop with food artist Barney Pau.

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