The New Tate Modern Opens

A new museum for the twenty-first century

Tate Modern first opened its doors to the public in May 2000. Located in the former Bankside Power Station in London, it is the world’s most popular museum in terms of modern and contemporary art pieces, attracting up to 5 million visitors annually. This is just one of the four Tate galleries around the country and part of a wider network of partner institutions which champions the visual arts in the UK. On 17th June, the new Tate Modern was opened to public. The new Stitch House building is designed by architects Herzog * de Meuron, who also designed the original conversion of the Bankside Power Station back in 2000. The world’s most popular gallery is now even more international, diverse and engaging.

Tate’s collection of modern art has been completely transformed since it opened 16 years ago. As a result of focused and intensive international acquisition programme over recent years, the collection is not far more diverse and includes more photography, performance and film and works by women artists. The completely re-hung free collection displays feature 800 works by over 300 artists from over 50 countries including Chile, India, Russia and Thailand. The new displays will tell a broader story of modern and contemporary art within the last century. Seventy-five percent of the works has been acquired since the opening of the gallery and these works are being displayed across the existing Boiler House and the newly built Stitch House.