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About Tate Modern

A visit to London isn't complete without a trip to Tate Modern.

Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary art from around the world is housed in the former Bankside Power Station on the banks of the Thames. The awe-inspiring Turbine Hall runs the length of the entire building and you can see amazing work for free by artists such as Cézanne, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol and Bourgeois.

Facilities

Catering On-site café/restaurant
Provider facilities Toilets
Tours and demonstrations Educational visits accepted
Booking and payment details Free
Groups accepted
Accessibility Ramp/level access
Toilets for disabled visitors

Tate Modern Address

Address:
Bankside, London
London
SE1 9TG
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
Email:
Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/support/corporate/events/tatemodern/

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Entrance for the gallery is free, charges for events/special exhibitions.

 

Location Information for Tate Modern

Address:
Bankside, London
London
SE1 9TG
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
Email:
Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/support/corporate/events/tatemodern/
By Road: Blackfriars: Cross Blackfriars Bridge and turn left along river walk. Southwark: Cross Union Street, turn left at Great Suffolk Street, cross Southern Street, continue on

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Visit London review of Tate Modern

Reviewed by: Visit London
After visiting the extraordinary Tate Modern, take a look at the impressive range of thousands of art books in the shop. There are also many gift items, including exhibiton posters, stationery and t-shirts.
 

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3.5
Based on 50 reviews
Ranked #87

  Latest 5 reviews of Tate Modern

DISAPPOINTING

A pretty boring and uninspired collection. Perhaps the exhibitions for which you had to pay an entrance fee would have been more interesting, but certainly not the free ones. The toilets were also...

A pretty boring and uninspired collection. Perhaps the exhibitions for which you had to pay an entrance fee would have been more interesting, but certainly not the free ones. The toilets were also pretty bad which I often think reflects the whole building. The main cafe was particularly expensive, perhaps because the main building is free. If the exhibitions were alot better, I think most people would be happy to pay an entrance fee. Overall, give it a miss.

 
2.0
12 November 2009
by pculbert, Belfast
 

I love it, keep going back

I find Tate Modern the best modern art museum in the world! I love the permanent collection - which changes quite regularly - as well as the exhibitions which are always extremely interesting even if...

I find Tate Modern the best modern art museum in the world! I love the permanent collection - which changes quite regularly - as well as the exhibitions which are always extremely interesting even if you don't necessarily understand all of it. The restaurants and libraries are also very pleasant. An absolute must!

 
5.0
6 November 2009
by SeverineLondon, London
 

modern art, I will never understand it

Tate is absolutely great if you like modern art, clean, well run and an amazing building I'm not a person who understands modern art but its great to go for a laugh. Would recommend to thoose...

Tate is absolutely great if you like modern art, clean, well run and an amazing building I'm not a person who understands modern art but its great to go for a laugh.

Would recommend to thoose interested in modern art but if not your thing dont go.

 
3.0
2 November 2009
by jonny879, Southampton
 

Fantastic Museum!!

The Tate Modern is housed in an old power station on the south side of the Thames. In front is the Millennium Bridge which allows pedestrians to cross the river. It stays open until 10 PM on Fridays...

The Tate Modern is housed in an old power station on the south side of the Thames. In front is the Millennium Bridge which allows pedestrians to cross the river. It stays open until 10 PM on Fridays and Saturday. I wasn't able to cover the entire museum, but was I did see was absolutely great. I could have spent many more hours there. I just covered the free sections (there are also changing exhibits which charge a entrance fee). It really is one of the world's premier modern art galleries. I posted a little more info on my travel blog if you're interested at: http://adams-travel-blog.blogspot.com/2009/07/london-3.html

The part about the Tate Modern is halfway down the post. Enjoy!

 
5.0
27 July 2009
by WorldRunner100, US
 

Huge gallery!

If You want to see all the artwork at Tate Modern, You'll need almost the whole day to do that. Great place for modern art lovers.

If You want to see all the artwork at Tate Modern, You'll need almost the whole day to do that. Great place for modern art lovers.

 
4.0
25 July 2009
by FINUK, Helsinki, Finland
 

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Events at Tate Modern

  • John Baldessari: Pure Beauty

    Must See!
    Exhibition

    13 Oct 2009 to 10 Jan 2010

    See more than 130 works by Californian artist John Baldessari at a major retrospective at London's Tate Modern. Until 10 Jan

     

  • Pop Life: Art in a Material World

    Must See!
    Exhibition

    1 Oct 2009 to 17 Jan 2010

    Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons at Pop Life: Art in a Material World at London's Tate Modern. Until 17 Jan

     

  • The Appearance + The Interview

    Special event

    29 Nov 2009 to 29 Nov 2009

    Two shorts by Harun Farocki, in 'The Appearance' Farocki goes behind the brand looking at the birth of a company's new advertising strategy. Self-promotion is the subject of 'The Interview' featuring drop-outs, graduates and the long-term unemployed filmed on a course where they learn how to apply for a job.

     

  • Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective

    Exhibition

    10 Feb 2010 to 3 Mar 2010

    An exhibition celebrating one of the most powerful and poetic American artists of his generation. It examines the extraordinary contribution of this seminal figure in abstract expressionism. The retrospective covers Gorky's 25-year artistic career, which was cut short by his suicide in 1949. With an emphasis on his lyrical paintings of the 1940s, it's the most important exhibition of his work for over 20 years.

     
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