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Tate Britain

The Tate Britain, founded in 1897 by Sir Henry Tate, is located in London, England. It is housed in a grand neoclassical building designed by Sidney R. J. Smith. The museum is renowned for its extensive collection of British art from the 16th century to the present day, featuring works by artists such as J.M.W. Turner, John Constable and David Hockney. Tate Britain focuses on celebrating and preserving British artistic heritage, offering dynamic exhibitions and educational programs, making it a cornerstone of the UK’s cultural landscape. Read more about Museums.

A photographer wearing a gas mask and round protective goggles holds a large camera on a tripod beneath an open umbrella, suggesting the conditions of wartime documentation.

Don’t Miss: “Lee Miller” at Tate Britain

Some of the show’s most powerful images are from Miller’s travels around the Middle East, following her marriage to Egyptian businessman Aziz Eloui Bey.
By Henry Roberts
A booth installation view showing a long orange abstract painting, a row of black and red metal sculptures displayed on white plinths, a hanging mobile, a brightly colored geometric painting on the right wall and a mixed-media sculpture on a pedestal in the corner.

Abu Dhabi Art 2025 Stakes Out Its Vision Ahead of Frieze’s Takeover

Rooted in the U.A.E.’s fast-growing artistic landscape, the fair seems eager to expand its international reach before the megafair takes the reins in 2026.
By Elisa Carollo
A sunlit courtyard at MoMA PS1 filled with people gathering for Warm Up. Groups sit, stand, and chat against the backdrop of a large green wall mural reading “ARTISTS MAKE NEW YORK.”

Raving in the Museum: Institutions Explore New Ways to Develop Audiences and Raise Funds

MoMA PS1’s "Warm Up," Hamburger Bahnhof’s "Berlin Beats," Tate’s "Late at Tate" and Palais de Tokyo's DJ-fueled openings transform the museums into nightlife hotspots.
By Elisa Carollo
An Ithell Colquhoun painting, Scylla (Méditerranée) (1938), shows two towering rock forms rising from clear water with sea plants below and open sea beyond, included in Tate Britain’s exhibition on Colquhoun and Burra.

At Tate Britain, Edward Burra and Ithell Colquhoun Are a Two-for-One Deal

By Simon Coates
A collage of art book covers

Figures, Fantasies and Frontiers: The Art Books Shaping Summer 2025

By Megan Fox Kelly
A man in a business suit is eating a full English breakfast at a café, with his mouth wide open and fork halfway in, while two other similarly dressed men sit nearby eating, one with his eyes closed and the other partially visible in the background; a bottle of ketchup sits on the table, and the scene is captured in bright, flash-lit detail suggestive of 1980s corporate culture.

One Fine Show: “The 80s, Photographing Britain” in London

By Dan Duray
Image of auction specilalists on teh phone bidding at Sotheby's

Uncertainty Abounds, Optimism Abides: Key Findings from the 2025 SML Art Market Talent Report

By Elisa Carollo
Image of a banana hanging from a wall with duck tape.

From Cattelan’s Scandalous Banana to a Duo of Lalanne Camels: 10 Highlights of the November Art Auctions

By Elisa Carollo
A wide corridor in an art museum with arched skylights

Donating Art to Foreign Institutions Is Less Complicated Than Most Collectors Realize

By Daniel Grant
A painting of troops wearing tall fur hats mustering in a snowy field

Tate Britain’s ‘Now You See Us’ Celebrates 400 Years of Underappreciated Talent

By Frances Forbes-Carbines
A portrait of a seated girl in a white dress hangs on a wall with two gowns in glass cases in the background

John Singer Sargent and the Art of Dressing to Impress

By Frances Forbes-Carbines

‘Happy Gas’ at Tate Britain Is an Exhibition Built On Feeling, Not Context

By Ismene Ormonde
Woman stands in museum room with two giant dark red Rothko paintings

Bernard Arnault’s Private Museum to Host Major Rothko Retrospective

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

A Cynic’s Fairy Tale: On the Met’s “Surrealism Beyond Borders”

By Grace Byron

Francis Bacon’s Friend Has Been Accused of Donating Fake Artworks to the Tate

By Helen Holmes

A Gauguin in the Tate Britain’s Collection Could Potentially Be a Fake

By Helen Holmes

Tate Makes Redundancies Official as Workers Pledge to Continue Strike

By Karen Chernick

As Tate Workers Strike, Artists Play a Unique Role for the Picket Line

By Noah Berlatsky

William Blake Was Once Ridiculed for His Art Honoring Britain—Now, a Different Perspective

By Kieran James Cunningham

The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018

By Margaret Carrigan, Juliet Helmke and Guelda Voien
Lubaina Himid, 2017.

Everything You Need to Know About 2017 Turner Prize Winner Lubaina Himid

By Margaret Carrigan
Camille Pissarro, Charing Cross Bridge, London, 1890. Oil on canvas.

Tate Britain Show Explores How French Impressionism Changed London

By Margaret Carrigan
Art Collabs

The Best Artist Collaborations to Give as Gifts This Year

By Juliet Helmke
Laure Provoust

Top 10 Fall Art Exhibitions

By Taylor Dafoe
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