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Young People

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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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Apr 2025–Apr 2026
Free entry

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

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Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025
Free, drop-in

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

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Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025
Free entry

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.

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Fri 2 May–Sun 21 Sep 2025
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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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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8 Apr 2025–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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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 5 & Sun 6 July 2025, 11am–4pm
Free

Draw and doodle on giant canvases on the Terrace, part of Oscar Murillo's Social Mapping project, a celebration of collective spirit anchored by the exercise of drawing and mark-making.

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Artist Harun Morrison invites you to join an environmentally focused workshop exploring the cultural, industrial, religious, and meteorological significance of water.

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Sun 27 Jul, Sun 31 Aug, Sun 14 Sep 2025, 10am–12pm
Free entry

Our Relaxed Hours are a chance to visit our exhibition 'The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories' in a calmer environment.

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Wed 30 Jul 2025, 10am–12.30pm & 1–4pm
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Join artist Will Ford for a puppet-making workshop and help create a giant butterfly and mini caterpillars for the Margate Pride parade.

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