Turner’s House was delighted to welcome visitors as part of this year’s Open House Festival on Saturday 12 September 2026, opening the doors free of charge to J.M.W. Turner’s former Georgian retreat.
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Turner’s House had the honour to welcome Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy Mayor of London for Communities and Social Justice, and Fiona Sacks, Sanctuary Champion, on Wednesday 12 August 2026 as part of a visit to local organisations supported by the Sanctuary Fund.
What can J.M.W. Turner’s paintings tell us about the changing environment? Many a story. In July 2024, Turner’s House welcomed broadcaster and environmental campaigner Chris Packham CBE, who opened A World of Care: Turner and the Environment, an exhibition exploring Turner’s response to a world undergoing rapid change.
In 1819, at the age of 44, J.M.W. Turner finally made the journey to Italy that he had long dreamed of – a country he would later call the ‘land of all bliss’. Seeing the Light, held at Turner’s House from Friday 7 July until Sunday 29 October 2023, explored this pivotal journey through a selection of watercolours and works tracing Turner’s first impressions of the country that would profoundly shape his art.
London Luminaries is a partnership of historic properties in South West London sharing history and heritage through online talks for everyone to enjoy. We were thrilled to be part of their Spotlight Talks series this year; please enjoy learning about the plans to interpret Turner's House.
We're thrilled to have had international star Ronnie Wood — an artist himself and a Turner fan — here supporting us for the opening of Unfinished Business: The Mystery of Margate and Turner's Bequest.
To mark the 250th anniversary of J.M.W. Turner's birth, furniture designer Love Your Home has launched a three-piece collection inspired by Sandycombe Lodge.
Eileen Cooper RA and Sinta Tantra respond to Turner’s home in a contemporary exhibition of new work.
For the first time in almost forty years rarely seen bird studies will form the star attraction of the first exhibition in a generation devoted to animals and birds painted by J.M.W. Turner. Opening on the artist’s birthday, in his 250th anniversary year, the exhibition takes place at Sandycombe Lodge, the villa near the Thames.
We had a lot of amazing news coverage for our exhibition Between the Sheets: Turner’s Nudes last year.
Turner’s House in Twickenham has been transformed by a multi-media collection of colourful artworks and audio throwing new light on Turner’s practice.
Artist exhibits a very personal response to J.M.W. Turner in his former home in Twickenham.
Turner’s House Trust is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Lockdown may be challenging many local charities and businesses but they are also finding new ways to work together.
In case you have a quiet moment in lockdown we have created the Turner’s House Trust YouTube channel to provide you with some entertainment.
Sir David Attenborough opens ‘Turner and the Thames: Five Paintings’ at the Artist’s House In Twickenham
The first exhibition of J.M.W. Turner’s original work in the house he designed for himself is to open on January 10th, 2020, thanks to a generous loan from Tate.
As part of the Friends of Turner’s House remit to bring Turner to a wider audience, for the past four years, the Friends have awarded prizes to Art and Design Extended diploma Level 3 students at Richmond upon Thames College – aka The Turner Prize.
The new £20 featuring J.M.W. Turner and his work was unveiled today, 10 th October 2019, by The Bank of England, to which Turner’s House Trust has responded by planning a series of events in 2020 to celebrate.
Two new sculptures by Turner’s House artist in residence Nicky Carvell were unveiled today, Sunday 21st July, inspired by the great 19th century artist and the house he designed in Twickenham.
A volunteer at Turner’s House in Twickenham has discovered a very special family connection to their current exhibition of Turner’s illustrations for Sir Walter Scott’s poetry and prose.
Funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, Turner’s House Trust is delighted to offer a 6 month bursary for a Royal Academy Graduate Artist. The aim of this project is to provide an opportunity for an artist to focus on exploring J.M.W. Turner, his time in Twickenham and how it influenced his work.
Turner’s House opens its first exhibition on Friday February 1st 2019, with a selection of Turner’s illustrations for Sir Walter Scott’s poetry and prose, part of the house’s permanent collection.
The critically acclaimed biographer of J.M.W. Turner, Franny Moyle, stopped by the house he designed himself before giving the Turner’s House Trust’s inaugural lecture nearby at York House, Twickenham on Thursday 20th September.
Turner’s House in Twickenham is opening its doors for the first time since its restoration in this year’s Open House on both 22nd-23rd September.
J.M.W. Turner’s country villa, Sandycombe Lodge, reopened its doors to the public in July 2017 following a £2.4 million year-long conservation programme, made possible by National Lottery players, that finally returns Turner to Twickenham, a place beside the Thames that he loved. The launch unveiled a surprise brick exterior, which we now know was Turner’s intention when he built the house c.1813.
Turner’s House have come first in The People’s Award and Highly Commended in the Historic Buildings category.
The conservation architects for Turner’s House in Twickenham have scooped two honours for the recently restored property in this year’s prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects awards.
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