Tate Gallery
51 29 '28 "N 0 07' 37" W / 51491, -0127
Since 2000 Tate London has two museums:
- Tate Britain (British Art), founded in 1897 ;
- Tate Modern (modern art), founded in 2000.
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Tate Britain
Sir Henry Tate , who made his fortune in the sugar factory, wanted to found a public museum to display paintings and sculptures by contemporary British artists that the National Gallery did not accept. Modern art collector, he offered his collection to the nation and 80,000 pounds for the construction of a building whose land would be offered by the government. The building was built at Millbank on the site of a former prison.
Later, the Tate Gallery was enlarged to receive the national collection of international modern art. For decades, the Tate exhibited both ancient and contemporary rooms without enough power to make all his most famous paintings. Finally, we decided to separate the two halves and transfer the modern collection in another building. The Tate Gallery in Millbank was renamed Tate Britain, is now devoted to the art of the United Kingdom. However, the Tate Britain is hosting an exhibition of Turner Prize.
Tate Modern
Built in a disused power station designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. The old engine room has been converted into a huge hall that is confusing to some quantity that is used to special exhibitions.
Tate Liverpool
Tate is also responsible for two courses beyond the British capital:
- Tate Liverpool (exhibitions), founded in Liverpool in 1988 ;
Tate St Ives
- Tate St Ives (School collection of St. Ives), based in St. Ives, Cornwall in 1993. The artists talk are: Marianne Stokes , John Reinhard Weguelin (1849-1927), James Abbott McNeill Whistler , Naum Gabo , Barbara Hepworth , Patrick Heron , Frances Hodgkins (1869 - 1947), Bernard Leach , Hayley Lever (1876 - 1958), Ben Nicholson , Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981), Alfred Wallis
External Links
- (En) Website
- (In) Pictures from the Collection
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