Towner is the contemporary art museum for South East England. Admission is free.

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Current exhibitions

Gibson / Martelli, where the bears are sleeping, 2010 - production still (detail)

Gibson / Martelli (igloo) – VISITOR

28 January - 1 April 2012 (free)

Inspired by the icy mountains of the Canadian Rockies, VISITOR is an interactive installation by BAFTA nominated artists Bruno and Martelli. Encountering a life size replica of a trappers' cabin in our Exhibition Gallery, you are invited inside to explore a virtual, frozen other world... You will navigate through the eerie wilderness using a combination of physical motion and cutting edge video game technology. Read more »

Tacita Dean, Palais Jacques Coeur (A Bag of Air), 1995. Courtesy of the artist, Frith Street Gallery, London and

New Eyes: Six artists explore the collection and reflect on the creative process

22 October 2011 - 22 April 2012 (free)

Inspired by the Marcel Proust quote "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes", six artists from local artist network Bluemonkeynet have curated a new collection display. Artists include Tacita Dean, Eduardo Paolozzi, Eric Ravilious and Pablo Picasso.  Read more »