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We are open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–5pm, and Bank Holidays.

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Families

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Wednesdays, 3:30pm–4:30pm
Free, drop-in

Fun-filled drawing sessions for little ones!

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Ongoing
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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Since Apr 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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Apr 2025–Apr 2026
Free entry

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

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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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Sat 22 Feb–Sun 1 Jun 2025
Free entry

Curated by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen. Meet the ordinary people who fought for change in an exhibition exploring how protest shaped Britain and photography shaped protest.

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8 Apr 2025–19 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–1 Jun 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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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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Fri 2 May–Sun 21 Sep
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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Fridays until 30 May, 11.30am–12pm
Free entry

Get closer to the exhibition with our free Highlight Tours.

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Saturdays until 31 May 2025, 11.30am–2pm
Free entry

Discover the stories behind the artworks during our fun, hands-on Family Highlight Tours.

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Saturdays & Sundays, 2.30–4.30pm
Free, drop-in

Come and create at our free, drop-in family workshops for ages 12 and under.

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