Towner Gallery
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If you have fifty minutes to spare take a walk through this gem of an art centre.
Clean, tidy entrance and shop. Large lift to the three floors in use. The special exhibitions are interesting and in my opinion 'modern'. The permanent display of painting and art work include some hidden treasures - check our the paintings and Wedgwood of Eric Ravilious. The whole place is well lit, well run and well worth a visit.
Clean, tidy entrance and shop. Large lift to the three floors in use. The special exhibitions are interesting and in my opinion 'modern'. The permanent display of painting and art work include some hidden treasures - check our the paintings and Wedgwood of Eric Ravilious. The whole place is well lit, well run and well worth a visit.
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This is the best addtion to Eastbourne. Check it out..!
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The Towner is only a few years old, and has frequent changes of display of art both contemporary and old. It is situated next door to the Congress Theater and is about a five minute walk from the Wish Tower cafe on the seafront. It is easy to find, there is a bus stop a few minutes walk away, and you can catch it near the station in Terminus Rd. There is a car park in College Rd which is pay and display, but also on street parking. There are seven spaces for Blue Badge holders in the car park next to the Towner.
It is a huge white building with a gift shop just inside the entrance, next to a large downstairs gallery which has frequently changing displays. There is an enormous lift which can take 80 people, or lots of wheelchairs, and as it rises you can see the Downs through the tall window at the back of it. There are also stairs, and the back staircase overlooks Devonshire Park where the tennis championships are held.
For disabled people it provides no problems at all. The entrance is flat on the pavement and it's such a spacious place that getting around is easy. There are lightweight seats in the galleries that you can carry to sit near whatever you want to look at, and there is an assistant in every gallery to answer any questions, as well as books to browse about the artist whose work is on display.
There is a cafe/bar with spectacular views of the Downs from the balcony. Toilets are nearby.
Entry is free, but some of the exhibitions have a charge of a few pounds. All the staff are friendly and helpful, and it is a very pleasant place to spend an hour or two.
It is a huge white building with a gift shop just inside the entrance, next to a large downstairs gallery which has frequently changing displays. There is an enormous lift which can take 80 people, or lots of wheelchairs, and as it rises you can see the Downs through the tall window at the back of it. There are also stairs, and the back staircase overlooks Devonshire Park where the tennis championships are held.
For disabled people it provides no problems at all. The entrance is flat on the pavement and it's such a spacious place that getting around is easy. There are lightweight seats in the galleries that you can carry to sit near whatever you want to look at, and there is an assistant in every gallery to answer any questions, as well as books to browse about the artist whose work is on display.
There is a cafe/bar with spectacular views of the Downs from the balcony. Toilets are nearby.
Entry is free, but some of the exhibitions have a charge of a few pounds. All the staff are friendly and helpful, and it is a very pleasant place to spend an hour or two.
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Only contemporaryy art work on display, none of the older work that was at the old Towner available when I visited.
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Towner is a small but lovely gallery. We went there because we wanted to see Eric Ravillious's work. We loved it there but were disappointed as we could not make it to the tour of the warehouses which take place on the last weekend of each month on a sat during 3 to 4pm. But we spent quite a bit of money in the shop!!!
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A gem of an art gallery in West Sussex worth a journey in itself. Brand new building opened 2 years ago with current exhibitor of collections from its donated archives (on unit October 2011) and a superb John Piper Exhibition. Well exhibited and no mad hordes of visitors make a delightful hour or so followed by a snack in the restaurant with wonderful views over the Downs.
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