Tate Modern is an art gallery in London housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives, and it is located in the former Bankside Power Station in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark.
Facts
Year CreatedYear the Herzog and de Meuron conversion of the former Bankside Power Station into Tate Modern was completed and opened. LocationBankside, Southwark, London, England 1 Architectural StyleConverted Modernist industrial power station, redesigned by Herzog & de Meuron 1 Primary MaterialSteel-framed, brick-clad 1 Building TypeConverted power station, now an art museum 1 Commissioned By ConstructionStart of the Herzog and de Meuron conversion into Tate Modern; the original Bankside Power Station structure was built 1947-1963 (History section, not separately keyed here). Height (metres)Height of the retained central chimney, the tallest element of the structure. Current UseArt museum, housing the UK's national collection of international modern and contemporary art 1 Visitor AccessFree entry to the permanent collection displays; tickets required for major temporary exhibitions 1 Connections
In Form
Converted power station museum building.
In the Other Atlases
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1. Tate Modern (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, sentence 1
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art (created from or after 1900).
Lead paragraph, sentence 3
It is located in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark.
Second paragraph, sentence 2
As with the UK's other national galleries and museums, there is no admission charge for access to the collection displays, which take up the majority of the gallery space, whereas tickets must be purchased for the major temporary exhibitions.
Initial redevelopment section
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron were announced as the winning architects in January 1995.
Initial redevelopment section, opening sentence
In April 1994 the Tate Gallery announced that Bankside would be the home for the new Tate Modern.
History section, on the original power station structure
Prior to redevelopment, the power station was a 200 m (660 ft) long, steel framed, brick clad building with a substantial central chimney standing 99 m (325 ft).
Initial redevelopment section, conversion-dates sentence
The £134 million conversion to the Tate Modern started in June 1995 and was completed in January 2000.
Initial redevelopment section, conversion-dates sentence, second reading
The £134 million conversion to the Tate Modern started in June 1995 and was completed in January 2000.
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