Since opening in 2011, Turner Contemporary has now welcomed 2.8 million visits to the gallery, bringing world-class art to Margate, offering unique learning opportunities, and putting over £67 million into the local economy. The gallery has drawn audiences from Kent, London and beyond, attracting thousands of British and international tourists, with 39% of visitors citing Turner Contemporary as their motivation for visiting Margate. In the past year, the gallery successfully installed a human-sized statue by Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley in the sea, and brought Tracey Emin’s famous My bed to Margate. Artworks have travelled across the globe from Cambodia and MoMA in New York. In Spring Turner Contemporary worked with members of the community to deliver a pioneering exhibition, Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’, which saw local people curate the show, selecting the artworks and designing the layout. The exh
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