Gallery closures during exhibition changeover period
15 - 25 May 2012
Thursday 3rd May 2012
From Tuesday 15 to Friday 25 May, Turner Contemporary's upper floor gallery spaces will be closed to the public for the installation of She Lay Down Deep Beneath...
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Tracey Emin in conversation with Stephen Fry
SOLD OUT
Tuesday 1st May 2012
SOLD OUT: Tracey Emin in conversation with Stephen Fry
8pm Friday 22 June
Turner Contemporary
Due to the high demand for tickets, we have now sold...
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Due to the high demand for tickets, we have now sold...
Important day for gallery and Margate
Art Fund Prize judges visit Turner Contemporary
Friday 20th April 2012
Today, the Art Fund Prize judges visited Turner Contemporary as part of their UK-wide tour of nominated organisations, which will help them decide which 4 organisations make it onto...
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WE ARE ONE
Turner Contemporary's 1st birthday
Monday 16th April 2012
Turner Contemporary reaches its first birthday today Monday 16 April 2012, 495,000 visitors have passed through the doors, more than treble what was predicted for the first year of operation.
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Watch our Aniwalk animation
See the animation made by families who came to the gallery this Easter holiday
Thursday 12th April 2012
On 4 and 5 April 2012, lots of families helped us to create a fantastic walking animation inspired by our current exhibition Hamish Fulton: Walk, as part of our...
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New Vacancies
Temporary Catering Staff positions
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
We are looking to recruit dynamic and skilled temporary staff to work at Turner Contemporary Café and various gallery functions, to start immediately until mid-end September 2012.
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Easter at Turner Contemporary and WE ARE ONE
WE ARE ONE Turner Contemporary’s 1st birthday celebrations
Monday 2nd April 2012
To celebrate our first birthday we have planned a weekend of events for the town to enjoy.
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Tracey Emin comes home to Margate with exhibition of new works at Turner Contemporary
She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea: Tracey Emin at Turner Contemporary
Friday 23rd March 2012
Tracey Emin’s first exhibition in her home town will open at Turner Contemporary on 26 May 2012.
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Olympic torch route announced
Olympic flame comes to Margate and Cliftonville
Monday 19th March 2012
The Olympic torch route and torchbearers through Thanet have been unveiled today.
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Turner Contemporary’s inaugural ‘Turner Lecture and Dinner’
Turner Lecture and Dinner
Monday 12th March 2012
Special guest Simon Schama, CBE historian and art historian, University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University and best known for writing and hosting the 15-part...
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Watch our new Turner Skies film
See 'the loveliest skies in all Europe' as filmed from our roof
Wednesday 7th March 2012
To celebrate our current exhibition Turner and the Elements, we've put a camera on the top of the gallery's roof and will be filming the elements as they...
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Civic Trust Awards commendation
Turner Contemporary receives commendation from Civic Trust Awards
Monday 5th March 2012
We are delighted to receive a commendation at the .
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