Turner Contemporary Review

We had a short visit here with my daughter, she was a bit scared of some of the artwork so we spent most of our time in the Cafe. I am planning on visiting again one day.

Always a pleasure and an enlightening experience. Wonderful structure and well worth a visit..

Had time left on parking ticket so pop in to have look was worth the look and would go again but would like to say thank you for all the hard work that many people must off done

What an amazing place. Lovely exhibition on seaside photos and a delicious lunch. All locally sourced and vegetarian

It's awful.. No exibitions on, apart from a few pics from some schools.. Architecture is awful like a concrete shack.. The main hall has been in transition with nothing of any talent even before.. There is more decent artwork in tkmax or the local Indian takeaway.. It would be a disgrace to the art world, if they had any art

Margate is being reborn...thanks to the Turner......big respect to Tracy Emin...helped to put it back on the map

A great gallery in a wonderful location. Really enjoyed the Wasteland exhibition and spotting the Gormley bronze in the sea.

There was a really interesting exhibition about "Animals and Us". And it's free to go in

Relatively small compact gallery which has some excellent exhibitions both modern and classic with an eclectic of artists and style. Right by the beach it is easy to visit during a day at the seaside. Nice cafe serves food and drinks at a reasonable price.

Pleased to have 'finally' visited this art gallery. Social distancing rules quite extreme? Thought provoking exhibition all the same.

If you are arty then place to go. Free entry so go look. Most not obvious to normal people. It is what it is. Mostly large empty warehouse space. Another award winning building that is nothing special.

Why is Google showing, as it's main illustration, a picture of the building on the other side of the road?

My absolute favourite seaside gallery. Great place to visit with or without the family

Friendly and knowledgeable Gallery Staff supporting extremely well designed and curated exhibitions! A fantastic mix of contemporary and fine art make for a wonderful day out.

Such a great gallery! I was lucky that the Turner prize was showing when I visited, but it seems a great trip for any time of the year regardless

Turner Contemporary is one of my favourite attractions on the Kent coast. Not only do the large scale windows of the gallery give a fantastic panoramic view of the Margate coastline but there is so much to see of Turner's work and the gallery also has a very varied set of exhibitions on throughout the year. Staff are always friendly and on hand should you need any assistance too. The gallery shop has a good range of souvenirs and art pieces to suit all budgets too. Overall I would highly recommend paying Turner Contemporary a visit.

I enjoyed my visit here, but I was expecting the gallery to be very much larger than it is. Not a bit larger, a lot: it's just so small. A well chosen range of exhibits, nonetheless. Cafe food is nice, but very expensive. Gift shop is good.

Excellent gallery with a variety of exhibitions throughout the year. Good cafe, too.

Great modern art exhibits in a very nice setting, great views over the sea, and it's free!

Boring and not very good. The current exhibition was the 2019 competition. It was small and not very exciting. There were 4 or 5 ish big rooms to walk into and most of them contained long videos to watch. It s free but also not the best, I wouldn t return

A simple and spacious art gallery. Accessible to all.

Fantastic gallery, good cafe, great seafront location

Cultured, evolving, interesting, informative venue/(event) with a pleasant, inclusive atmosphere.

A too quality gallery in a lovely setting with everything from wonder views and a cafe bar to beautiful modern art and interactive exhibitions. With free exhibitions its an ideal destination or somewhere to pop into before shopping. There's a good amount of space for groups and lots of space outside to enjoy a packed lunch on a sunny day. Make sure to leave a donation to assist them in continuing the good work.

Went to see the 2019 Turner Prize nominees work. So good we went back the next day. Some excellent and inspiring work. Really helpful staff too. There was a real buzz about the place as there was a book festival at the same time. Great views of the harbour and out to sea.
Slightly disappointed in the cafe which had run out of sandwiches at lunch time on Friday. The food we chose was overpriced considering the small portions that arrived at the table and it lacked flavour. Great art but not a great cafe. Lots of good cafes by the harbour though!

Marvellous place. Love it. If you only visit one place in Margate this has to be it.

Nice establishment. Looking forward to the next exhibition.

I found the exhibits to be a bit naff if I'm honest, or maybe I just didn't "get it" , covid precautions in place, felt reasonably safe

Unusual and creative works with a too small collection

Seaside exhibition was really good, busy cafe and nice way to spend an hour or so

It feels as if Turner's name has merely been used to attract attention. I suspect Turner would be laughing if he could see this place. Sure some people like "contemporary art" but at least make some decent tribute to the legendary artist who spent so much time living and painting in this location!
The building looks large from the outside but there is really not much inside. Also as we entered the upstairs exhibition area we were greeted by noisy children's activities. I honestly thought we had gone to the wrong place. We saw others looking confused too. Sure provide entertainment for children but perhaps not make it the first thing that greets you when you believe you are walking into an exhibition.
As for the paintings and installations I certainly was not impressed although a couple made me laugh at least! We were just glad Margate has a nice beach, some interesting little shops/arcades and other small art studios to keep us entertained.

The Turner prize was a complete mystery, but the cafe is very good.

We liked the thematic exhibition dedicated to the famous poem. But in general, the museum is a bit small and the staff is not very friendly. The place can be visited, but rather between times, and not as a special point of the cultural program.

Nice place for a quick visit. No parking on site. Free entry.

Great gallery venue and arts centre. So refreshing.

The light airiness of the foyer, with its huge windows overlooking the sea and the Gormley statue provides an uplifting welcome. There's nearly always a dramatic and thought provoking artwork here.
The galleries upstairs are completely unadorned drawing all your attention to the art, the lighting is perfect to the point where you don't even think about it.
But the most enjoyable part is the gentle, happy, informative staff.

Excited to be in this modern gallery visiting Entangled exhibition. What I would love to see would be some items from the Crochet Coral Reef project .

Interesting new architecture on Margate front.
Sadly when a new exhibition is being installed, which takes several weeks. There is almost nothing to see for those unfortunate enough to turn up on spec. So always plan your visit to make sure it is fully open.
The coffee was good.

Wortwhile museum with temporary exhibitions of modern art

Great free place to visit (although please donate!) Little bits for kids to do. Only enough there for a short visit though but great addition to a Margate day out.

Groovy place with friendly staff and great installations.

Interesting exhibition containing remarkable sculpture of monkeys amongst other things. Well managed space but better signposting required for main exhibition space...

Brilliant collections with engaging installations. Also the food is incredible!