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Hulda Guzmán:
Please awake – asked Nature kindly

Sat 23 May–Sun 13 Sep 2026
Free entry, donations welcome

Turner Contemporary presents the first European institutional exhibition of the Dominican artist, Hulda Guzmán.

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Wed 1 Apr–Sun 1 Nov 2026
Free entry, donations welcome

Celebrating the gallery’s 15th anniversary, David Hockney’s Sunley Window focuses on the nature of light and the many ways its effects can be represented pictorially.

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Apr 2025–2027
Free entry, donations welcome

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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Thu 28 May 2026, 5.30–7pm
£10 / £15 / £20

Join us for a special tour of Please awake – asked Nature kindly with artist Hulda Guzmán and Melissa Blanchflower, Senior Curator.

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Thu 4 Jun 2026, 6–8pm. Bar open until 9pm.
£5 low income / £8 standard entry / £11 pay it forward

Everyone is welcome to these monthly relaxed drawing sessions, encouraging you to have a go and express yourself, whether you're new to drawing or a seasoned sketcher.

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A joyful family-friendly pop-up celebrating independent makers, creative kidswear, and sustainable design.

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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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Thursdays, 4 Jun, 9 Jul, 13 Aug, 10 Sep 2026, 11.15am–12.15pm
£1 suggested donation

A free morning of creative fun, exploring a range of crafting activities to learn with your child.

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22 Nov 2025–2027
Free entry, donations welcome

We’ve transformed our Clore Learning Studio into a cabinet of curiosities full of inspiration and surprises to make drawing fun.

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Wednesdays, 3.30pm–4.30pm
Free, drop-in

Fun-filled drawing sessions for little ones!

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Join us for an afternoon of film, conversation and connection at next special screening and mixer events for aspiring filmmakers aged 16-25, in collaboration with Into Film.

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A planting workshop for the whole family.

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Explore how movement and performative techniques can ground the nervous system, heighten sensory awareness and open new ways of feeling and perceiving the body.

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19–21 Jun 2026
Free entry, booking advised

One Ocean 2026 is a weekend of free talks, workshops and screenings on art, adaptation and the future of our oceans. 

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Sun 7 Jun 2026, 10–11am, 1–3pm, 7.30–8.30pm
From £15–£65. Individual events are separately ticketed and priced.

A day of Ethiopian coffee, communal dining, and sound led by Eat Ethio founder Helina Tesega.

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Sun 5 Jul 2026, 10.30–11.45am & 1.30–4.00pm
Children £3.50, Adults £5, Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children) £15

Imaginative film experiences for children and families, featuring playful screenings, sensory cinema, hands-on creative activities, and colourful adventures inspired by light, storytelling, and the magic of film.

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Sundays from 27 Sep–15 Nov 2026, 10am–1pm
£275

An eight-week long-form improv course exploring scene work, collaboration, spontaneity, and performance with The Free Association and Chump’s Comedy.

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Sat 6 Jun & Sat 11 Jul 2026, 12–1pm, 12–1pm
Free, booking advised

Join Jason Redwood for a free British Sign Language tour through 'Hulda Guzmán: Please awake – asked Nature kindly'.

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Wed 8 Jul 2026, 6–7.15pm
£5 / £10 / £15

Join us for a special curator-led tour of Please awake – asked Nature kindly with Melissa Blanchflower, Senior Curator.

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