Tate Britain

London is one of the most celebrated cities in the world and a favourite European tourist destination. Millions of tourist every year enjoys the famous London attractions and sightseeing. One of the well- known London attractions is the Tate Britain. Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art. Located in London, it is one of the families of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. The other three galleries are Tate Modern, also in London, Tate Liverpool, in the north-west, and Tate St Ives, in Cornwall, in the south-west. The entire Tate Collection is available online.
 
Tate Britain has become a major London tourist destination which attracts more visitors from all round the world Tate Britain is the world centre for the understanding and enjoyment of British art and works actively to promote interest in British art internationally. The displays at Tate Britain call on the greatest collection of British art in the world to present an unrivalled picture of the development of art in Britain from the time of the Tudor monarchs in the sixteenth century, to the present day. In your London visit, a visit to Tate Britain is a must. Our London guided tour provides you an opportunity to see all these.

The Collection comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and international modern art. Some of the highlights of the Tate collection of British art include rich holdings of portraiture from the age of Queen Elizabeth I; of the work of William Hogarth, sometimes called the father of English painting; of the eighteenth-century portraitists Gainsborough and Reynolds; of the animal painter George Stubbs; of the artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood who revolutionised British art in the nineteenth century; and in the twentieth century of the work of Stanley Spencer, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon and the Young British Artists (YBAs) of the 1990s. The very latest contemporary art is presented through the Art Now programme and the annual Turner Prize exhibition. The London bus tours are the perfect way to sit back, relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of London.

Special attention is given to these three outstanding British artists from the Romantic age. Blake and Constable have dedicated spaces within the gallery, while the unique Turner Collection of about 300 paintings and many thousands of watercolours is housed in the specially built Clore Gallery.

Tate Britain organizes collection displays, special exhibitions, events and educations, gallery tours and group visit, symposia, courses and workshops, School programme, family visit, corporate events etc.

Collection Displays

The displays at Tate Britain feature selections from the Tate collection of British art arranged in a broad chronological sweep from 1500 to the present. Within this chronology individual rooms explore particular themes or show one artist in depth. In order to show the full riches of the collection, displays are changed on an annual basis. These changes are made possible by the support of BP. Each room has an introductory text and each work has a short introductory caption.

Special Exhibitions

- Current Exhibitions
- Future Exhibitions
- Past Exhibitions

The displays of the permanent collection are complemented by a continuous programme of temporary exhibitions exploring broad themes of British art as well as the work of individual artists.

Events & Education

Tate Britain has extensive and innovative interpretation, education and events programmes. Interpretation begins with texts in each room about the display and a caption for each work. Captions can be read online in the Collection or in Explore Tate Britain. There is also a multimedia guide (audio & visual) to selected highlights of the collection displays.

There is also a wide range of talks, lectures, free and paid-for gallery tours, symposia, seminars, courses and workshops, as well as film, music, performance, schools, family and community programmes and online events

Tate Britain tells the story of British art through works drawn from the world-famous Tate Collection. The oldest works date from around 1500 and go right up to contemporary art from the present day. This means you can see old masters and Pre-Raphaelite paintings in the same building as work by modern and contemporary artists, such as Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Rachel Whiteread. Highlights include Millais's Ophelia, Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott and Norham Castle by Turner. The Collection is free to see all year round and the displays change regularly so there is always new work to see as well as old favourites.

Tate Britain conducts a range of activities in Schools. School groups are very welcome at all four Tate galleries, and there is discounted entry to many of Tate's exhibitions. Tate’s vast collection of historic, modern and contemporary art features work by Pablo Picasso, William Blake, JMW Turner, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and many others.

Family events at Tate Britain

There are many things to do in London with children also, like visiting famous Tate Britain which offers a range of activities for children and adults to explore together. These include any-time activities for families with children, plus drop-in and ticketed special activities for weekends and school holidays.

In your London sightseeing tour, visiting the Tate Britain would give you with an indepth knowledge about the British art and works.


Visitor Information:


Entry is free except for major exhibitions

Open every day 10.00–18.00
Last admission to exhibitions 17.15

Open until 22.00 on the first Friday of each month for Late at Tate Britain.

Closed 24, 25, 26 December (open as normal on 1 January)