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Event Quiet Time
Thursday 7 December, 9.15 to 10.00am

Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.  


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Event Turner Prize Curator Talk

Wednesday 13 December, 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Free, drop-in

Join a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.


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Event Art Store Tour

£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members

Sunday 19 November, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

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, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.


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Event Quiet Time
Sunday 17 December, 5.15pm to 6.00pm

Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.  


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Event Lunchtime Conversation: Barbara Walker

Thursday 21 December 2023, 1.30pm

Free, drop-in

Towner’s Conservator Dr Corinne Farmer will be shedding insight on Turner Prize 2023 nominee Barbara Walker’s impressive drawing technique.


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Event Art Store Tour
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 31 December, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

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, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.


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Event Turner Prize Curator Talk

Wednesday 10 January, 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Free, drop-in

Join a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.


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Event Art Store Tour
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 14 January, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

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, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.


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Event Blue Monkey Network: Turner Prize out of hours

Thursday 18 January, 6.00pm to 8.00pm

Free, drop-in

A chance to network with Blue Monkey Network members and visitors before a walk & talk through Towner's galleries


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Event Turner Prize Curator Talk

Saturday 27 January, 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Free, drop-in

Join a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.


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Event Art Store Tour
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 28 January, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

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, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.


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Event Artist Event: Rory Pilgrim

at The Birley Centre

3 February 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00

Join Turner Prize artist Rory Pilgrim, at an event shaped in response to Pilgrim's practice.


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Event Art Store Tour
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 11 February, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

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, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.


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Event Turner Prize Curator Talk

Wednesday 14 February, 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Free, drop-in

Join a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.


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Event Ghislaine Leung: Questions

at The Birley Centre

24 February 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00

In her ongoing Questions talks, Ghislaine Leung takes the structure, and demand, of the artist talk to task, stipulating the requirement for no presentation to be given but there instead only be questions asked, to which Leung will respond accordingly.


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A person with bright red hair stands in Towner's Art Store, looking at a label attached to a painting. The painting hangs with many others on a large metal rack.
Event Art Store Tour
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 25 February, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

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, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.


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Event Artist Event: Jesse Darling

at The Birley Centre

16 March 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00

Join Turner Prize artist Jesse Darling, at an event shaped in response to his practice.


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Event Turner Prize Curator Talk

Wednesday 30 March, 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Free, drop-in

Join a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.


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Event Barbara Walker: In-conversation

at The Birley Centre

6 April 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00

Join Turner Prize artist Barbara Walker, at an event shaped in response to her practice.


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Event Turner Prize Curator Talk

Saturday 13 April, 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Free, drop-in

Join a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.


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