Tate Modern Gallery
The Tate Modern gallery is located in London and is one of the most famous landmarks in the UK. Tate is one building for four different art galleries. When it opened in 2000, the building was beautifully decorated and the collection was organized thematically. Every year the institution is visited by a huge number of tourists. Masterpieces from 1990 to the present are stored here.
History of Tate Modern
The name of the attraction comes from Sir Henry Tate: an English sugar merchant famous for creating the Tate Modern Gallery in London. The name is also used to refer to the legal entity established by the Museums and Galleries Act 1992 as the Tate Board of Trustees.
The museum was opened in 2000, and since then the number of visitors has increased every year. In the first years after its opening, the gallery witnessed tourist chaos, attracting 5.25 million people. The art collection at Tate Modern includes masterpieces of new British art. From Picasso's Three Dancers to Dalí's Cannibalism in Autumn, Rothko's Seagram Fresco, Duchamp's Fountain and Parreno's Ever, it's all available here under one roof. The masterpieces are worthy of admiration for any connoisseur and art enthusiast.
Tate Modern Themes
It contains 5 levels, but the most interesting and inspiring part is the first level, known as the Turbine Hall. The old power plant used to house generators. It now houses very large works of art, which have become the center of attraction for the gallery. What makes Tate Modern unique among galleries in the world is that works are arranged by theme rather than chronologically. Works from the 1990s are divided into 4 themes, including:
- "Nature-Substance-Circumstance";
- Nude-Activity-Flesh;
- Picture-Object-Reality;
- History-Memory-Society.
Tate Modern is home to one of the best art bookshops in London. It can be found inside the Turbine Room on the first level. The bookstore features the best catalogs from past exhibitions, as well as a large selection of illustrated children's books on the fine arts.
