
Stay well
Engage with art and improve your wellbeing.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
We’re closed for visits during the lockdown period.
You can still join our online events programme, or view our collection.
See you all again very soon!
Our new book explores the depth and diversity
of this unique collection.
Available to buy now.
We’re delighted to announce our exhibition
Derek Jarman Protest! will open on 21 May 2021
and run until 31 October.
Engage with art and improve your wellbeing.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
And get creative.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
And learn more about our collections and the artists who have exhibited here.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
Engage with art and improve your wellbeing.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
And get creative.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
And learn more about our collections and the artists who have exhibited here.
27 March 2020–28 March 2021
Can one make oneself happy or unhappy?
19 January, 11am–12.30pm
30 minutes, 2 art works, your opinions and ideas
20 January, 12.30pm–1.10pm
Take a deeper look into a history of exploration, commerce, deception and exploitation illustrated through the Trading Station exhibition.
23 January, 4pm–5pm
Can one make oneself happy or unhappy?
19 January, 11am–12.30pm
30 minutes, 2 art works, your opinions and ideas
20 January, 12.30pm–1.10pm
Take a deeper look into a history of exploration, commerce, deception and exploitation illustrated through the Trading Station exhibition.
23 January, 4pm–5pm
Discover thousands of pieces of art within our new collections,
ranging from paintings to porcelain, there’s plenty to discover!
Jan 14 2021
Dec 18 2020
Dec 17 2020
Modern Nature, narated by Rupert Everett, is Derek Jarman’s chronicle of life in his remote cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness in the years after his HIV diagnosis. Facing an uncertain future, Jarman found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants.
Originaly broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019, Modern Nature is available to listen to in full until September 2020.
Wellbeing Manager Louise Thompson is offering a weekly mindfulness session, starting here with a gentle introduction to what mindfulness actually is.
During its 250-year lifespan Platt Hall has been a domestic house, an art school, a police headquarters, a tea room, accommodation for European refugees, a work camp for WW1 conscientious objectors and, from 1947-2017, the Gallery of Costume, the world’s first dedicated museum of dress.
Now it’s changing again. Platt Hall Inbetween is a project to explore what the Hall’s next chapter could be. Visit www.platthall.org or @mag_platthall for project updates, collection stories, and an enchanting peep behind the scenes.