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Tate Modern
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Tate Modern
Bankside
London
SE1 9TG
England
Collection details
Archives
Film and Media
Fine Art
Performing Arts
Photography
Facilities
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Contact details
Public Events and Courses bookings (Tel)
:
020 7887 8888
Family Events and Schools bookings (Tel)
:
020 7887 3959
Recorded information (Tel)
:
020 7887 8008
Minicom (Tel)
:
020 7887 8687
General information (Fax)
:
020 7887 8007
Bookings
:
ticketing@tate.org.uk
Website
:
www.tate.org.uk
Open
Open Sunday-Thursday, 10.00-1800 and Fri & Sat 10.00-22.00
Closed
Closed 24-26 December
Admission charges
Collection displays - free
Exhibitions - various
Discounts
International Council of Museums
Description
Tate Modern is Britain's national museum of modern art.
Housed in the former Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day.
Collections description
Tate Modern's collection displays include major works by Dalí, Picasso, Matisse, Rothko and Warhol as well as contemporary work by artists such as Dorothy Cross, Gilbert & George and Susan Hiller.
Key artists and exhibits
Barnett Newman
;
until 5 January 2003
;
£7.50, £5.50 concessions. Free to Tate Members
;
Eva Hesse
;
until 9 March 2003
;
£5, £4 concessions. Free to Tate Members
;
The Unilever Series: Anish Kapoor
;
until 6 April 2003
;
Admission free
Articles
Gimme Shelter - Punters Tackle Tate's Latest Turbine Hall Experiment
Iconic Rothko Seagram Murals Reunited At Tate Modern
Anish Kapoor Opens London's New 'Gallery Without Walls'
Cy Twombly - Cycles And Seasons At Tate Modern
MGM 2008 - A Museum of Me - Sandy Nairne
News In Brief - Week Ending April 27 2008
£125m d'Offay Private Art Collection Transferred To Public Galleries
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Foreign language audio guide available
Guided tours
Collections
General guide to collections available
Public access available to collections information
Disability Access
Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
General audio-guide available
Parking for disabled available
Sign language interpretation available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
General audio-guide available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Schools Education
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Auditorium
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
General audio-guide available
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop
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