Gulbenkian is the University of Kent’s Arts Centre offering innovative, engaging and high quality arts activity for the public, staff and students. It provides a key role in delivering the University commitment to public engagement and has a particular focus on the creative empowerment of children and young people.
Gulbenkian houses a theatre, a cinema and a café which incorporates an informal cabaret style space for live music, comedy and slam poetry. They programme over 1,000 events including music, comedy, theatre, dance and film per year, enjoyed by more than 100,000 people.
Its Gulbenkian Uncovered project gives students the chance to get behind the scenes, develop new skills and run events at Gulbenkian.