What’s on

Since 2017

See one of a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley exploring the experience of being human.

Since April 2024

'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.

Since 2010

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.

Apr 2025–Apr 2026

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

Since April 2024

'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.

Since 2010

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.

Apr 2025–Apr 2026

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

8 Apr 2025–Apr 2026

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.

Fri 7 Feb-Sun 1 Jun 2025

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

Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025

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.

Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025

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

Fri 3 Oct 2025–Sun 15 Mar 2026

Experience two monumental sculptures by acclaimed American artist Simone Leigh.