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Saturdays until 25 October 2025, 11.30am–12pm
Free entry

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

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Sun 14 Sep 2025, 12–1pm
Free entry

Join Jason Tennant for a free British Sign Language tour through Resistance: How protest shaped Britain and photography shaped protest.

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Thu 18 Sep 2025, 5.30–6.30pm (doors open 5.20pm)
£10

Join Anna Boghiuian and Nabila Abdel Nabi for a conversation discussing the themes of Anna's current exhibition The Sunken Boast: A glimpse into past histories.

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

Get closer to the exhibition with our free Highlight Tours.

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Sat 11 Oct 2025, 10.30–11.30am
£8 + booking fee

Join crime fiction writers GD Wright, LV Matthews and Naomi Williams discuss their approaches to the chilling genre, in conversation with Academy FM presenter Paul Rutters.

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Sat 11 Oct 2025, 12–1pm
£8 + booking fee

Join award-winning author and screenwriter David Whitehouse and novelist and screenwriter Lisa Owens as they discuss his latest book, Saltwater Mansions, a real life mystery centering on the disappearance of a Margate woman named Caroline Lane.

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Sat 11 Oct 2025, 1.30–2.30pm
£8 + booking fee

Join Margate-based poets Raymond Antrobus and Victoria Adukwei Bulley as they talk through their careers, in conversation with author Jacqueline Crooks.

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Sat 11 Oct 2025, 3–4pm
£12 + booking fee

Join award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster Jay Rayner share stories from his 25 year career as a restaurant critic, in conversation with Sophie Haydock.

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Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10.30–11.30am
£8 + booking fee

Join us for the launch of this year’s edition of 14 Magazine.

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Sun 12 Oct 2025, 12–1pm
£8 + booking fee

Writer and journalist, Adam Weymouth, shares the story behind his latest book Lone Wolf.

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Sun 12 Oct 2025, 1.30–2.30pm
£8 + booking fee

Join authors Xiaolu Guo and Jacqueline Crooks for a lyrical and thought-provoking conversation on migration, creativity, and coastal life.

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Sun 12 Oct 2025, 3–4pm
£8 + booking fee

Led by The School of Life, The Secrets of Successful Friendships offers a thoughtful exploration of why friendship is both more complex and more rewarding than we typically imagine.

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