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Jun 3, 2011 · Explore the very best of British art. Tate Britain is free to visit. Our new collection displays explore 500 years of British art and its many stories and voices. Discover much-loved favourites alongside new contemporary artworks, from the Pre-Raphaelites to David Hockney, Bridget Riley and Lubaina Himid.
Almost 60 of Sargent’s paintings will be on display, including major portraits that rarely travel. Several period garments will also be showcased alongside the portraits they were worn in. The show examines how this remarkable painter used fashion to create portraits of the time, which still captivate today.
Guided art tours at Tate Britain or Tate Modern galleries in London. plan your visit.
Tate Britain. 29 May 2024 – 26 January 2025. Free. Explore exhibitions, events, tours and workshops at Tate's four galleries. These pages are updated continually.
Tate is a family of art galleries in London, Liverpool and Cornwall, known as Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives and Tate Liverpool + RIBA North. Tate art museum houses the UK's collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art.
Tate Britain is home to the largest collection of works by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851). Described as the ‘father of modern art,’ Turner shocked with his unique brushwork and use of colour. His portrayals of the modern world were unlike any seen before.
Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in England, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives.
Tate Britain is located in the London borough of Westminster, in an area called Millbank. The name 'Millbank' is from the mill for Westminster Abbey, which is to the east of the gallery. From 1816–1842 the site where Tate Britain stands was a reformatory prison, where prisoners were given education, training, and social rehabilitation.
Tate Britain is home to the world’s largest collection of works by JMW Turner, one of Britain’s best-loved artists. Norham Castle, Sunrise (1845) is an unfinished painting created late in his career.
May 23, 2023 · Today Tate Britain opens a complete rehang of the world’s greatest collection of British art, the first time in ten years that the gallery’s free displays have been presented anew. Visitors can now discover over 800 works by over 350 artists spanning six centuries.
