Victoria Pomery awarded OBE
Jun16

Victoria Pomery awarded OBE

It was announced this morning that Victoria Pomery, Director of Turner Contemporary has been awarded an OBE for services to the arts. The award recognises her outstanding contribution over the past 10 years to Turner Contemporary and the wider arts in East Kent. Since 2002, Victoria has overseen the extraordinary development of Turner Contemporary culminating in the gallery’s opening in April last year. In the early years Victoria...

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Turner Contemporary flourishing
Jul20

Turner Contemporary flourishing

How art and culture has turned the tide for Margate – Turner Contemporary reaches 156,000 visits in 3 months Only 3 months after opening Turner Contemporary passed its 12 month target of 156,000 visits. The 156,000th visitor, Edoardo Pacchett from Monza, Italy was congratulated and presented with a bottle of Kentish sparkling wine by Director Victoria Pomery. Ms Pomery said, “It is fantastic to have hit our visitor target so...

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