| Turner Contemporary | |
| Map Type: | Kent |
| Coordinates: | 51.389°N 1.38°W |
| Location: | Margate, Kent, England |
| Type: | Art gallery |
| Collection: | British and international art from 1750 to the present |
| Visitors: | 3.6 million (2022) |
| Director: | Clarrie Wallis |
| Publictransit: | Margate railway station |
Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town.[1] [2] The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, who went to school there, and visited throughout his life.[3]
The building was designed by David Chipperfield,[4] whose design for the 3-storey, 20m (70feet) high[5] gallery opened on 16 April 2011,[6] 14,000 people visited in the first weekend[7] and 500,000 in its first year.[8] In August 2013 the gallery received its millionth visitor.[9]
On 20 February 2020, Turner Contemporary became the first contemporary building to feature on a Bank of England note.[10]
Turner Contemporary is the largest dedicated visual arts venue in Kent.[11] It is a registered charity under English law.
In November 2011, the venue received an award from the British Guild of Travel Writers, for an outstanding tourism project. Queen Elizabeth II visited Turner Contemporary on 11 November 2011, as part of a wider trip to Margate.[12]
| 28 September 2024 – 26 January 2025 (Current) | Anya Gallaccio: preserve | Turner Contemporary presents 'preserve', the largest survey exhibition to date of British artist Anya Gallaccio.[13] | |
| 25 May 2024 - 1 September 2024 | Ed Clark | The first institutional exhibition in Europe dedicated to pioneering artist Ed Clark (1926–2019) | |
| 3 February 2024 - 6 May 2024 | Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950-1970 | This exhibition features art from 50 female artists working within abstract art. Artists included in the exhibition are Bridget Riley, Louise Bourgeois and Agnes Martin.[14] | |
| 7 October 2023 - 14 January 2024 | In the Offing | A group exhibition edited by Mark Leckey around themes of the seaside, nostaligia and esoteric views of the future. Featured a number of video and sound installations as well as traditional painting.[15] | |
| 27 May 2023 - 10 September 2023 | Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias | A solo exhibition by Beatriz Milhazes, a leading figure from the Brazilian abstract art movement Geração Oitenta (1980s Generation)[16] |