What's on

10 Oct–11 Dec 2026, Various times

A four-part exploration of intuition, ritual, writing and performance, culminating in a shared public presentation.

Sat 3 Oct 2026–Sun 24 Jan 2027

This autumn, Turner Contemporary presents 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?', the artist’s first institutional exhibition in the UK in over fifteen years.

Wed 1 Apr–Sun 1 Nov 2026

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.

Sat 22 Nov 2025–2027

We’ve transformed our Clore Learning Studio into a cabinet of curiosities full of inspiration and surprises to make drawing fun.

Apr 2025–2027

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.

Every Saturday from 17 October, 11.30am–12pm

Discover the stories behind the works of art during our fun, hands-on Family Highlight Tours.

Saturdays & Sundays, 2–4pm

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

Since 2017

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

Sundays from 27 Sep–15 Nov 2026, 10am–1pm

An eight-week long-form improv course exploring scene work, collaboration, spontaneity, and performance with The Free Association and Chump’s Comedy.

Sat 3 Oct 2026–Sun 24 Jan 2027

This autumn, Turner Contemporary presents 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?', the artist’s first institutional exhibition in the UK in over fifteen years.

Wed 1 Apr–Sun 1 Nov 2026

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.

Sat 22 Nov 2025–2027

We’ve transformed our Clore Learning Studio into a cabinet of curiosities full of inspiration and surprises to make drawing fun.

Apr 2025–2027

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.

Sun 1 Nov 2026, 2–4pm

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

Saturdays & Sundays, 2–4pm

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