Art · London, England
Tate Britain
British art from 1500 to today, including the largest collection of works by Turner.
Tate Britain is the original Tate gallery, founded with the support of sugar merchant Henry Tate and opened on the Thames at Millbank in 1897 as the National Gallery of British Art. It is devoted to British art from the Tudor period to the present day, shown largely in chronological order.
The gallery holds the largest collection of works by J. M. W. Turner, many shown in the Clore Gallery extension, and its central Duveen Galleries host a large annual commission by a contemporary artist. Entry to the collection is free, with ticketed exhibitions throughout the year.
Highlights
- The Turner Bequest in the Clore Gallery
- Pre-Raphaelite paintings including Millais's Ophelia
- Annual Tate Britain Commission in the Duveen Galleries
- Free chronological walk through British art
