Turner Contemporary

Margate, Kent 🇬🇧

Built on the Margate seafront where J.M.W. Turner once lodged, Turner Contemporary has become one of the most visited galleries outside London since opening in 2011. The David Chipperfield-designed building stages major temporary exhibitions, drawing international artists and significant retrospectives to the Kent coast. The gallery has played a central role in Margate's cultural and economic regeneration over the past decade.

Explore 2 exhibitions on now and 0 coming soon at Turner Contemporary.

Turner Contemporary

David Hockney: Sunley Window 2026

Until Nov 1

FreeDigital ArtInstallationContemporary ArtDavid Hockney

A Normandy sunrise reimagined at architectural scale on the gallery window

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Turner Contemporary

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

Until Jan 24, 2027

FreePhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallationConceptualism

Calle's first UK institutional show in over fifteen years

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Past Exhibitions

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Turner Contemporary

Hulda Guzmán: Please awake – asked Nature kindly

Ended Sep 13

PaintingContemporary Art

First major European show of Guzmán's vibrant, dreamlike paintings

4/5 from 1 rating

"They're pretty paintings, but a bit laboured and indulgent. Guzmán is way better out in nature, where the landscape becomes the main character, where the jungle explodes into life."

The Guardian

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Turner Contemporary

Bridget Riley: Learning to See

Ended May 4

Drawing & Works on PaperPaintingOp ArtBridget Riley

Six decades of Riley's Op Art surveyed against Margate's coastal light

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