3+3+London: Tate Modern
Operating Hours:Daily: 10:00 - 18:00. Friday - Saturday: 10:00 - 22:00
The Vibe:A decommissioned power station, now the world's art gallery.
Herzog & de Meuron's conversion of the Bankside Power Station opened in 2000 and transformed London's contemporary art scene. Its Turbine Hall hosts a new monumental commission each year; its galleries trace international modern art from 1900 to today.
The Turbine Hall soars five storeys; voices echo off industrial brickwork. The Blavatnik Building's viewing gallery shows London across the Thames; footsteps resonate on polished concrete.
- • The world's most visited modern art gallery, with over 6 million annual visitors
- • Opened in 2000 in the converted Bankside Power Station
- • Free admission to permanent galleries
- • Houses Rothko, Warhol, Picasso, Hockney and Matisse's Snail among highlights
Persona Fit
- 👨👩👧 Families: The Turbine Hall commissions engage children instinctively
- 💕 Couples: Friday late openings with live music and bars across the galleries
- 👵 Seniors: Full step-free access; benches throughout
- 📸 Photographers: Millennium Bridge approach and Turbine Hall's dramatic scale
Highlights
- Turbine Hall — 35-metre-high entrance hall with annual monumental art commissions
- Hyundai Commission — the yearly Turbine Hall installation, changes each October
- Matisse's The Snail — cut-paper collage from the artist's final years
- Rothko Room — dedicated space for the Seagram Murals
- Blavatnik Building viewing terrace — free panoramic London views from Level 10
- Natalie Bell Building — original power station with its brick industrial façade preserved — Hidden Gem
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