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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sat 7 & Sun 8 Nov 2026, 11am–4pm
Free entry

Unique, handmade pieces created by local independent makers, artists and craftspeople.

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A curated contemporary design event where exceptional makers and visitors connect, collect and commission original work

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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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Join us for an intimate afternoon of luxury wreath-making where you'll be guided on how to make a show-stopping festive wreath from scratch.

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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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A carefully curated, unique event showcasing independent designers and artisans in Margate.

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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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Join us for an intimate afternoon of luxury wreath-making where you'll be guided on how to make a show-stopping festive wreath from scratch.

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A creative writing workshop exploring our relationship with the sea throughout the seasons

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A creative writing workshop exploring our relationship with the sea throughout the seasons

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