Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne

Devonshire Park
College Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4JJ
England

Website

www.eastbourne.gov.uk/towner

E-mail

towner@eastbourne.gov.uk

Telephone

General Enquiries

01323 434660

Front Desk/Event Bookings

01323 434670

Room Hire

01323 434682

Fax

01323 434699

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
New Art Gallery
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Towner presents a unique programme of major exhibitions of contemporary and historical visual art alongside displays from the important Towner art collection.

Towner offers a range of award winning development and activity programmes for people of all ages, backgrounds and interests so that everyone can take part in this exciting new organisation.

Venue Type:

Gallery

 Opening hours

Tue-Sun 10.00-18.00

Mon - closed (except Bank Holidays)

 Admission charges

Free entry
(One fee paying exhibtion per year)
Events and workshops - fees on application

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • English Heritage
  • British Association of Friends of Museums
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Loan service
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Public entry to Collection Store by appointment.

Devonshire Park
College Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4JJ
England

Website

www.eastbourne.gov.uk/towner

E-mail

towner@eastbourne.gov.uk

Telephone

General Enquiries

01323 434660

Front Desk/Event Bookings

01323 434670

Room Hire

01323 434682

Fax

01323 434699

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

4,000 strong historical, modern and contemporary collection. Strengths in the representation of work by Modern British artists and images depicting 'the landscape'. Also, holds the broadest public collection of work by the artist/designer Eric Ravilious.

Collection details

Archives, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • Blue on Blue; William Scott
  • Berwick Church Designs; Vanessa Bell
  • Berwick Church Designs; Duncan Grant
  • Storm Approaching the Coast; Thomas Jones
  • River Landscape; Joseph Wright of Derby
  • The Forked Forest Path; Olafur Eliassion
  • End of Land I; Wolfgang Tillmans
  • Test of Courage I & II; Rut Blees Luxemburg
  • The Green Ray & Bag of Air; Tacita Dean
  • Preserve; Anya Gallaccio
  • Hertsmonceux Church, Proud Lillies; Cedric Morris
  • Judd's Farm; William Nicholson
  • Various holdings; Victor Pasmore
  • Extensive and various holdings; Eric Ravilious
  • Bronze Ballet; Edward Wadsworth
  • Various holdings; David Bomberg
  • SeaGate; Alan Davie
  • Various holdings; William Gear

Collections services

  • Specialist publications on collections available

Devonshire Park
College Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4JJ
England

Website

www.eastbourne.gov.uk/towner

E-mail

towner@eastbourne.gov.uk

Telephone

General Enquiries

01323 434660

Front Desk/Event Bookings

01323 434670

Room Hire

01323 434682

Fax

01323 434699

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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