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Towner Eastbourne

art museum in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

  • TypeMuseums
  • WhereEastbourne, United Kingdom
  • AddressDevonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ
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About Towner Eastbourne

Towner Eastbourne (formerly Towner Art Gallery) is an art gallery located in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. The gallery hosts one of the most significant public art collections in the South of England and draws over 100,000 visitors a year. It was described by ITV News as "the region's biggest art gallery" in 2017.

It was established with a bequest in 1920, from John Chisholm Towner who had served as a local alderman. It was first homed in Manor Gardens, adjacent to Gildredge Park in the Old Town area of Eastbourne. Opening there in 1923, it closed when the building was sold in 2005. In 2009, it re-opened in a purpose-built facility adjacent to the Congress Theatre, near Eastbourne's seafront.

The venue will host the 2023 Turner Prize.

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Built
1923
Visitors a year
2,000
Opening hours
Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00 from OpenStreetMap; check before you go
Official website
townereastbourne.org.uk
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