Turner Contemporary
This controversial gallery for the visual arts is set to open in 2010 after a hefty 25 million pound investment. The state of art gallery is a collaboration of Norwegian architects, Snohetta and Stephen Spence. It aims to provide galleries, a creative space, cafe and shop with changing exhibitions from contemporary artists. Beckoning from the far side of the seafront, the Visitor Centre for Turner Contemporary welcomed 38,000 visitors in its first three years. The centre's ethos is 'to embrace JMW Turner's pioneering, challenging approach through a diverse and changing programme of exhibitions, events and activities.' JMW Turner, one of the greatest painters of seascapes was educated in Margate and lived here with his mistress and landlady Sophie Booth between 1827 and 1847. Here, he said, he could paint, 'dawn clouds to the east and glorious sunsets to the west...the loveliest skies in Europe'.Location
Address: Stone Pier
Postcode: CT91HB [Street Map]
Town/City: Margate
County: Kent
Phone: 01843 294208
Website: http://www.turnercontemporary.org
