The Tate Gallery

Is an art museum with the richest collection of British Art in the world

The number of its masterpieces is more than 60 thousand

The Tate Gallery consists of 4 branches

The Tate Britain

The Tate Modern

The Tate Liverpool

The Tate St. Ives

The Tate Britain

Henry Tate – a sugar magnate and a major collector of Victorian Art, who laid the foundation stone in 1897

The building

The director of the Tate is Nicholas Serota

Is a notable example of transformation from industrial behemoth to cultural superstar in the shape of the Tate Modern

The Tate Modern was opened in 2000, 11th of May by the Queen Elizabeth II

The space is divided into two parts:

* The right side – 7 levels of exhibition halls + staff rooms

* The left side – empty and spacious

The latest news!!!

The development is priced in 215 millions of poundsThe new building will be started in 2010 and will have been finished by 2012The creation of its web-site is expected

Working hours: Sun-Thur:10 am-6pm

Fr-Sat: 10 am-10pm

The admission is free except for special exhibitions

The ways to get to:

A Tate Boat - every 40 minutes

By the underground railway – stations Southwark (the line Jubilee) and Blackfriars ( the lines District and Circle)

By bus : RV1, 45, 63, 100, 381, 344

Tel. +44(0)20 7887 8008

+44(0)20 7887 8687

E-mail: information.desk@tate.org.uk

The site: www.tate.org.uk

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