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- But on its one year anniversary, it will now be renamed from Switch House (in reference to its history as a power station) to the Blavatnik Building. In honour of philanthropist Len Blavatnik, the change follows a donation of over £50 million made back in 2011.
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May 4, 2017 · As well as donations from Mr Blavatnik and other philanthropists, the building project has received public funding of £50m from the government, £7m from the Greater London Authority and £1m...
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A new extension to Tate Modern will open to art lovers in...
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May 4, 2017 · The Tate Modern Project was made possible by a number of significant donations from public funders including a £50m investment from the Government, £7m from the Greater London Authority and £1m from Southwark Council as well as a number of private individuals, trusts and foundations.
May 4, 2017 · Tate Modern's extension renamed Blavatnik Building after record £50m donation. Ukrainian-born American businessman Len Blavatnik's gift is the largest-ever financial contribution to a UK...
In 2011, Blavatnik donated more than £50 million to the Tate Modern gallery in London – the largest donation in the gallery's history. In 2017, the gallery named their new £266 million extension building the Blavatnik Building.
In 2017, the Foundation provided over £50 million for the expansion of the Tate Modern, Britain’s national gallery of international modern art. The gift is the largest donation by any contributor in Tate’s history and the Blavatnik Building was named in recognition of the gift.
His donation, the single largest ever to a British museum, was revealed on the eve of the opening of the Blavatnik Hall, which cost him about £5 million, at the Victoria & Albert Museum. He has also handed £75 million to Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government.
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May 5, 2017 · The new Blavatnik Building has been named in recognition of the donation from Blavatnik’s family foundation, which pledged a reported £50 million ($65 million) gift to the Tate in 2011.
