Tate Modern Art Gallery
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The Tate Modern in London is Britain's national museum of international modern art.
The galleries are housed in the former Bankside Power Station, which was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Battersea Power Station, and built in two stages between 1947 and 1963. The power station closed in 1981. The building was converted by architects Herzog & de Meuron, after which it stood at 99m tall. The southern third of the building was retained by the French power company EDF Energy as an electrical substation (in 2006, the company released half of this holding)[1]. Since the museum's opening on 12 May 2000, it has become a very popular destination for Londoners and tourists. Entry to collection displays and some temporary exhibitions is free. The permanent collection of Tate Modern is on display on levels three and five of the building, while level four houses large temporary exhibitions and a small exhibition space on level 2 houses work by contemporary artists. The Turbine Hall (level 1), which once housed the electricity generators of the old power station, is seven storeys tall with 3,400 square metres of floorspace[2]. It is used to display specially-commissioned work by contemporary artists, between October and March each year in a series sponsored by Unilever. This series was originally planned to last the gallery's first five years, but the popularity of the series has led to its extension until 2008. Wikipedia - Tate Modern London Tourist Attractions |
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