De la Warr Pavilion

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Commissioned by the 9th Earl De La Warr in 1935 and designed by architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff, the De La Warr Pavilion was the UK‘s first public building built in the Modernist style. 

Pioneering in structure as it was in spirit, the purpose of this steel and concrete Pavilion was to provide accessible culture and leisure for the people of Bexhill and beyond and so regenerate the economy of the town and the surrounding area.

Seventy years later, an £8 million restoration and redevelopment project has enabled the De La Warr Pavilion to fulfil its original ambitions whilst creating new aspirations for the building and its visitors. 

Following its re-opening in October 2005, the Pavilion has:

• One of the largest contemporary art galleries in South East England
• A fine auditorium with a capacity of 350 - 1250
• A large, new studio space
• Roof and ground floor terraces, including an award-winning bandstand
• A first-class café, bar and restaurant with outdoor sun terraces
• Indoor and outdoor spaces to sit, relax and enjoy panoramic seaviews.

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