What’s On

The current display features local landscapes by Eric Ravilious alongside animal sculptures, drawings and prints by artists including Chris Drury, Elisabeth Frink, Roland Jarvis, Henry Moore, John Skeaping and more.

Gerard Byrne’s Jielemeguvvie guvvie sjisjnjeli - Film inside an image (2015-16) will be presented at Towner for the first time since it was acquired for the Towner Collection through Art Fund’s Moving Image Fund.

Drawing the Unspeakable is a curation of works by David Dimbleby and Liza Dimbleby, exploring how the medium of drawing can express complex and difficult human emotions

200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition.

Towner presents a selection of sculpture, prints and drawings by internationally renowned artist Nigel Hall (b.1943), including some of his earliest American desert landscape sketches from the late 1960s and new sculptural works.

Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Ridley) and Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, The Cher Show) lead a stellar cast in a sizzling new 5-star production of Kiss Me, Kate, filmed live at the Barbican in London especially for the big screen.

Ireland, 1985: In the months leading up to Christmas, coalman and family man Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the local convent.

Adapted from the bestselling Robert Harris novel, Conclave depicts one of the world’s most mysterious and ancient events – the selection of a new pope.

A romantic drama with a bleeding edge, Anora is a thrill ride and an emotional whirlwind about the currencies of life – love, sex, money, and green cards – and their cross-cultural appeals.

A woman nurtures wounded hummingbirds amid the glamour of Hollywood in this miraculous, captivating tale of healing and transformation. 

*The last remaining tickets for this event are reserved for those with access needs. There are more tickets available for general admission for the Bavard Bar Christmas Special on Friday 13 December.

An informal festive celebration of a year of creativity for Blue Monkey Network members.

Lit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.

A delightful blend of TED, comedy & Radio 4. Sort of.

Lit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.

Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store.  Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.

Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life.

Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store.  Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.

Paul Giamatti gives a Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated performance in the funny, rueful, and deeply pleasurable new comedy-drama from Alexander Payne (Sideways, Nebraska, The Descendants) that feels like a future classic, and has been nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, and seven BAFTAS, including Best Film and Best Director.

The quintessential Christmas film, Oscar-winning director Frank Capra’s masterful drama features Jimmy Stewart as frustrated, compassionate everyman George Bailey; on the brink of suicide when a guardian angel (Henry Travers) arrives to show him how his community and loved ones would have fared without him. 

Lit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.

He’s back! Paddington in Peru sees our duffel-coated, marmalade-infused hero venture out of London and return to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy.

Explore your responses Drawing the Unspeakable with Towner staff member Christian Bergmann.

The untold story of the witches of Oz. After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes a spectacular arrival on the big screen, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and directed by Jon M. Chu.

Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the G7 summit. Becoming spectacles of incompetence, these so-called leaders must contend with increasingly surreal obstacles as night falls in the misty woods and they suddenly realise… they are alone. 

The first Indian film to win the Cannes Grand Prix paints a transcendent picture of love and sisterhood. Three women's stories, challenges and joys intertwine in this soulful, melancholic film, a symphony of the city exploring the unspoken layers of yearning that weave through life in a glittering nocturnal Mumbai.

Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store.  Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Art in London.

Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store.  Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.

Climate Café is a chance for you to share how the climate emergency and related biodiversity crisis are affecting you in a safe and hospitable environment.

Blue Monkey Network is delighted to have been given out of hours access to the current Drawing the Unspeakable exhibition at Towner.

Join artist Alison France on a tour of Drawing the Unspeakable, curated by David Dimbleby and Liza Dimbleby

Climate Café is a chance for you to share how the climate emergency and related biodiversity crisis are affecting you in a safe and hospitable environment.

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare’s MACBETH, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

A delightful blend of TED, comedy & Radio 4. Sort of.

Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa in this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

This six–week course offers an introduction to modern British art by exploring a selection of predominantly British artists and artistic movements, and their response to the dramatic societal changes which occurred during the first half of the 20th- century. Themes and artists have been included to tie in with selected works from the extensive Towner Collection.

Climate Café is a chance for you to share how the climate emergency and related biodiversity crisis are affecting you in a safe and hospitable environment.

A question time – but not as you know it! David Dimbleby surrenders his role as host to be a panelist with his daughter Liza and others in this special question time answering audience questions about the exhibition themes.

A delightful blend of TED, comedy & Radio 4. Sort of.

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.

Create bespoke hanging decorations and little gift toppers, decorated with festive foliage!

This spring, the first major exhibition of Paule Vézelay’s work in over 40 years will tour to Towner, after its 2025 debut at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) in Bristol.

Spanning from the late nineteenth century to the present, Sussex Modernism interweaves painting, sculpture, film, textiles, literature and music, bringing together artists not usually included within the story of modernism.