The galleries are arranged chronologically, from Hogarth and Constable to the Pre-Raphaelites with Millais’s ‘Ophelia’. Turner’s paintings hang in the Clore Gallery, often in rooms with few visitors. The long Duveen Galleries at the centre show changing large-scale sculptures and installations. The Tate Boat takes you along the Thames straight to Tate Modern; check the timetable beforehand.
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Background
Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in England, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Founded by Sir Henry Tate, it houses a substantial collection of the art of the United Kingdom since Tudor times, and in particular has large holdings of the works of J. M. W. Turner, who bequeathed all his own collection to the nation. It is one of the largest museums in the country. In 2021, it ranked 50th on the list of most-visited art museums in the world.
Walk on from here
Three places nearby, in walking order.
- ·Tate Britain
- 12 min walk1
Westminster AbbeyCoronation church with the graves of Newton and Darwin and Poets' Corner. - 3 min walk2
Houses of Parliament and Big BenThe neo-Gothic Palace of Westminster with the Elizabeth Tower clock tower, in which Big Ben strikes – London's landmark on the Thames. - 14 min walk3
Westminster CathedralCatholic cathedral in Byzantine style in red and white brick, with an interior full of mosaics.
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