26 Sep 2026 – 28 Mar 2027
The 2026 Turner Prize at MIMA
The Turner Prize exhibition comes to the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
23 May – 31 Oct 2026
Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Playshapes: Castle Constructors
A giant, colourful building-block installation inspired by Vanbrugh, for children and adults to build with
Six metre-high coloured cubes break down into steps, triangles, cylinders and prisms that visitors can rebuild into their own towers, follies and castles, an invitation to experience Vanbrugh's architecture through play.
Other events coming up
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Guided social walk from YHA Whitby
A 7.9-mile loop with the Cleveland Way team: Cinder Track, Larpool Viaduct and the cliff path back past the abbey