Turner Contemporary

Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town. 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.

Turner Contemporary
Location within Kent
Established16 April 2011
LocationMargate, Kent, England
Coordinates51.389°N 1.380°E / 51.389; 1.380
TypeArt gallery
Collection sizeBritish and international art from 1750 to the present
Visitors3.6 million (2022)
DirectorClarrie Wallis
Public transit accessMargate railway station
WebsiteOfficial website
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