Towner Eastbourne
Art gallery Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Rd, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ, United Kingdom:
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Address: Devonshire Park, College Rd, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ, United Kingdom
Website: townereastbourne.org.uk
Phone number: +44 1323 434670
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Raul Avila
Excellent purpose built art gallery in Eastbourne. It’s definitely the highlight of the town and for some arguably the only one. The gallery is spread over three floors with separate rooms allowing for different themed exhibitions. There’s also a nice cafe. Entrance is free although donations are requested.
2 months ago
Laili Saleh
The Towner Art Gallery hosts a number of fantastic art exhibitions, the most recent exhibition which I visited was put together by a local politician who was head of the green party. She chose out of there 5000 paintings and sculptures the best ones which represent climate change. She captured it perfectly with the pictures she chose. She put together pictures that represented what we as a race are doing to our planet. The Towner Art Gallery also has a lovely cafe which serves a range of coffees, teas and assorted cold refreshments. The cafe also offers sweet treats like cake and millionaire shortbread. The Towner also has more than exceptional lavatories and a lovely gift shop, perfect for souvenirs. All in all I love the Towner Art Gallery and would definitely recommend if you are in the area.
11 months ago
niyla Taylor
Beautiful contemporary and modern art gallery! A fantastic addition to Eastbourne
1 month ago
Kate Crossgrove
Great gallery, can't wait to visit again.
1 month ago
Jasmyne Traylor
The David Nash exhibition is really worth the visit, it's set across 2 floors and shows the progression of his work from early to most recent.
I especially enjoyed the piece downstairs made from raw Cedarwood, the smell and size hits you twice - on the nose and on the eyes.
1 month ago
Clyde Garland
Extraordinary building with an ideal set up for exhibitions. The Binnie sisters were in residence with their work displayed up stairs. The covid procedures were painless so I enjoyed my visit. A sophisticated modern museum rightly rewarded as a museum of the year.
9 months ago
Yolanda Turner
Great little gallery with a study space, gallery spaces, and cafe. Carefully designed to take in the view of its surroundings and add a punch of colour ( if the retain the amazing commissioned wall mural).. Great cafe with balcony too.
10 months ago
eric mckenzie
A lovely large space but there didn't seem to be much art to look at. Some if the Ravilious work was in drawers that had to be opened one by one by a member of staff when there was plenty of room to display it. The shop was also a little lacking.
9 months ago
Nina Herndon
I always enjoy visiting the Towner. Its a most uplifting & fascinating venue... Must try & visit more often!!
7 months ago
Trevor Dinsmore
NOT my thing...cafe was pleasant though.
Also the staff were pleasant,but had little knowledge about exhibits on display.
8 months ago
Randy Wigginton
Exhibitions are good and varied. Also the same day offers free and paying choices , with private cinema room . The cafeteria has a excellent food goods .
4 months ago
Alicia McConkey
Loved seeing The Binnie Sisters' curated exhibition. Love how they decorated the walls and chose the paintings!
9 months ago
L Davis
Fantastic gallery and exhibitions. Superb staff. Do not miss it!
1 week ago
The Blumes
Visited the David Nash exhibition which was excellent. Great gallery space over three floors with lively cafe. Free entry but donation recommended.
1 month ago
eric mckenzie
Great modern art gallery in the heart of the theatre district of Eastbourne. Currently showing an excellent exhibition by David Nash.
2 weeks ago
Elisha BOYD
I have the impression that the exhibiting artists get more enjoyment from their work than the visitors.
8 months ago
Rashid Iqbal
Great gallery nice staff good lication and interesting exhibitions.
9 months ago
phillip b
First time visit for me despite having lived locally for years.
Really impressed by the Covid precautions taken by the gallery. Felt safer here than any other venue (be it pub or restaurant etc) that I've visited recently.
My art knowledge is very limited but I very much enjoyed my visit. My girlfriend who is much more knowledgeable really enjoyed the experience.
For me the Hassan Palestine/Israel border crossing installation (I hope I got that right) was the highlight and very moving.
While we didn't pay to see the David Hockney collection, the free galleries are more than enough and I will be revisiting soon to get the whole experience.
11 months ago
Sudipta Das
Great art gallery, looks fabulous from the outside (although I have heard locals complaining about that design, but it comes down to personal taste, doesn't it). Entry is free of charge, super nice cafe on the top, fantastic fuse box to relax inbetween. The exhibitions are changing and once again, are subject to personal taste. I liked it a lot.
1 month ago
Kendra Elaine
Great exhibition, met David Nash who was passing through. Lovely staff and awesome cake and coffee stop.
2 months ago
Josefina Perea
I love the gallery & coffee shop but was not overly keen on the exhibition today.
9 months ago
JARED CATES
Towners cafe was super.
Good food relaxing atmosphere
9 months ago
Sandra Bittmann
Beautiful building, perfect for photoshoot.
3 months ago
Mark C
The Towner gallery is well worth a visit if you're in Eastbourne. A lovely modern space for art, and mostly free of charge. You will be asked to pay for special exhibitions, the sole purpose of my visit was to see the Alan Davies / David Hockney early works exhibition which on until 31 May 2020. It was a beautifully curated exhibition and if you are a fan of either or both of the artists or if you enjoy and appreciate abstract expressionism then you won't be disappointed. If you need sustenance there is a reasonably priced cafe. The gallery is on several floors with lots of stairs but there is a lift and easy wheelchair access to all the exhibition space and facilities. I can't comment on the permanent collection as I only had time to do the Davie/Hockney.
6 months ago
Glenn Tavares
Perfect place to take your children or visit yourself. Lots of exhibitions to explore for hours and if you need a break, there's also nice cafe upstairs. Some of exhibitions are free but some need tickets.
2 weeks ago
Zerrin Oskay
Great gallery. Free admission. Exhibitions over 3 floors. Pay for parking in parking lot close to Lawn Tennis Club.
2 months ago
Sharma Aldridge
Lovely art gallery that turned out to be a stone's throw from where we were staying. On the ground floor were some artists including (this week, at least) a sound artist called Heledd Evans who had a studio set up for kids to make noise with, which was popular with my 7yr old. Elsewhere is some nice art and a sensory room that had a lot of very little ones in when we visited. Also has a lift for *80* people which also impressed my son.
2 months ago
Anthony Jones
Fabulous gallery and cinema - very Covid secure
7 months ago
ripika kapoor
Stunning wall. Better than the Berlin Wall
11 months ago
June Lite
Treasures that were not even on your radar as well as the fabulous international artists. Staff are perfect
9 months ago
Dave Lane
The Towner art gallery is great, free admission. good exhibitions and a decent cafe! The exhibitions are different every time and it's a great place to go every so often. The gift shop offers unique products, although a little pricy as usual with these sorts of places. Overall, a pretty good stop if you're near the seafront...
7 months ago
Adrienne Chandler
Lovely artwork, beautiful interiors but not to my taste. Although I definatly recommend to anyone to try it out and have a look around as it's free. It's a nice thing to do on a day out
6 months ago
Jessy Wylie
It was a really nice and modern art gallery. Definitely exceeded my expectations. A separate kudos for the experience of riding the grand lift! I've never saw one this huge!
2 months ago
Mystery Girl
Amazing art gallery in beautiful Eastbourne. Exquisite collection and top exhibitions. There's a playroom for kids, Caffè on top floor and a small gift shop. Easy to access and just a short walk from multi stories car park . About 10 min walk to train station and a 5 min or less walk to the seafront. Free entrance .had the chance to see some fascinating paintings from Patrick Caulfied which I absolutely adore. The awe bit was definitely Holden son and father's exhibition about bird's nests ,
2 weeks ago
Amethyst Rose
A nice gallery. Decent but expensive cafe, overall good place. I enjoyed my stay in Eastbourne and this was the last place i visited.
4 weeks ago
Demetrius Williams
A wonderful gallery, now displaying work by David Nash, also home to an excellent permanent collection. Just go.
6 months ago
Eddie Williams
What a brilliant Art Gallery to visit in Eastbourne. It's looking very bright and smart now! Wow!
2 months ago
Abner Barajas
Great Space...if somewhat expensive for the size of exhibits.
10 months ago
Lee Sanders
The Royal Society of Sculptors hosted a pop-up sculpture workshop for adults and children, at the Towner today. Had fun making sculptural willow forms. A well organised event and the participants were clearly enjoying the opportunity to play with form and let inspiration flow.
I hope the Towner have similar events in the future.
2 months ago
Dylan Manz
Excellent. Great exhibitions David Nash sculptor and Ravilious and enjoyed the tea and cakes on terrace at the cafe.
2 weeks ago
Xiomara Castro
A contemporary art gallery with large studio space to devoted to all types of art including the more bizarre... definitely thought provoking.
Unusually, this art gallery includes a library area which provided space to study, reflect and read many of the books about the artists. We really enjoyed our trip and learning about the local artist Eric Ravilious and the small exhibition of his work. Lovely cafe on the second floor too!
1 month ago
Tom Wendling
A lovely gallery containing a large collection of Eric Ravilious paintings. For Me, Ravilious is a recent discovery and I can't recommend him highly enough. What a talent and his early death could partly explain why he is not more widely known.
2 months ago
Shantal Brown
Good for groups and friendly staff
9 months ago
Usman Umer
A little gem. Free. Friendly staff. Three floors. Child friendly
3 months ago
Anna Lane
Even with Urban Ground ceasing the sale of my favoured Pastrami flatbread, I have to provide 5 stars for what is always a great escape from the crowds and weather. A safe haven with much to see and enjoy. Oh.. and some nice architectural details.
9 months ago
VIKASH KUMAR
Very interesting with many different exhibits gift shop were you can buy a variety of stuff that will remind you of your visit. You can relax and have a coffee and cake. Nice setting. Exhibits change so you can return it will be totally different. Staff are warm.and friendly very helpful and knowledgeable. Very good place to visit.
6 months ago
Doug Harvey
Outstanding contribution to UK Art destinations. Do not miss a quick visit to this museum with a unique and important art collection all of its own always hosting some visiting pieces and international contemporary art importance. Get up to speed, get involved you will come out seeing something you didn't expect.
2 months ago
PP QOS
Took the kids here to educate them, the art definitely impressed! A delightful building, well laid out, no pressure from the staff who were happy to let us just wander round. Stumbled across a stage with a karaoke set up that the kids spent ages on, I was even tempted to sing myself! All in all,a wonderful way to spend a few hours!
5 months ago
Candy Hooper
Some great gallery spaces, loved the special Hockney exhibition. Overall a really nice gallery.
2 weeks ago
Candice Marty
Lovely modern open plan architecture. Lifts to all floors. Great little cafe using local supplier.
Some very interesting permanent art work and some very interesting temporary exhibits. Lots of support for local events and amateur artists which I love.
Fairly newly opened theatre generally showing fringe films. Nice gift shop with some interesting gifts.
My only criticism but it is a significant one is that I don't think that the Towner has a broad enough appeal. It is a fabulous building, with some great exhibition space but in my view the gallery tries to hard to show the things that you wont see else where. Not everyone wants to keep seeing fringe, contemporary art, often of a local quality.
Sometimes it would be good to attract art with a wider appeal.
A good place for an hour or two and a coffee.
Public parking either on street or some pay parking 200 -300 metres away.
6 months ago
