Exhibitions
Soul of a Nation shines a bright light on the vital contribution of Black artists to a dramatic period in ...
Be mesmerised by the kaleidoscopic paintings of the international female artist, Fahrelnissa Zeid
Tate Modern presents the UK’s first major retrospective of Alberto Giacometti for 20&years
Free Collection Displays
The Tanks are designed to showcase live art, installation and the moving image. The artworks all explore different aspects of ...
This display introduces you to some of the best-loved artworks in the Tate&collection
Nauman&s audio sculpture fills the Turbine Hall with voices, some clearly audible, others indistinct, joined by new sounds made by ...
See how artists in Tate’s collection have responded to the impact of mass&media
Artists around the world have examined the modern city in a range of&works
See works that create a dialogue with the materials and spaces of everyday&buildings
Investigate the processes artists use to make artworks, and how our responses are integral to the piece
Explore artworks from Tate's collection that respond to their social and political context
Discover artists from Tate's collection who have embraced new and unusual materials and methods
Discover how artists working between the 1960s and the 1990s opened up new spaces for&participation
View recently acquired works from Tate’s&collection
Discover new perspectives on Giacometti&s life and work with the exhibition curators and writers
Join musicians, curators and historians for a series of intimate listening sessions
Join leading artists, academics and curators from the UK and USA for this landmark event
&Join us for a detailed tour of this&dazzling&exhibition
Collection on display
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Tune in to songs about black empowerment chosen by Darcus Beese, President, Island Records, in this exclusive response to Soul ...
We travel to Jordan to meet Fahrelnissa Zeid&s family and friends, and better understand the artist&s inspirations
Catch up with Tate Modern director Frances Morris as she interviews artist Sir Antony Gormley
Discover more about the abstract artist's style of painting and the influences behind her ground-breaking work
In Tate Modern
We&re here to welcome you to Tate ModernOur in-gallery team can help you get the most out of your visit. Whether it is how to plan your day or to share stories, ideas and opinions about the art on display, do ask us.
Plan Your Visit
Free introductory workshops for community groups visiting Tate Modern
Book a group visit at Tate Modern, get a group discount on exhibitions, or hire group guiding equipment
Discover the free daily pick-up activities for the whole family at Tate Modern
Be among the first to hear about all the latest Tate exhibitions, events, courses, and&news
Tate app is available for visitors to Tate Britain, Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool. Tate App lets you lead the ...
Private tours: Enjoy personal tour for two of the collection highlights or a special exhibition at Tate Modern, or give ...
Last admission and ticket sales for special exhibitions Sunday – Thursday&is at 17.15 and 21.15 on&Friday – Saturday. Ticket desks close at this&time.
We are closed 24–26 December, but open as usual on all other days of the year, including Bank Holidays and New&Year’s&Day.
Getting here
Tate Modern
BanksideLondon SE1 9TG
Directions
Southwark (Jubilee Line, 600 metres approx Blackfriars: District and Circle Line, 800 metres approx
St Paul’s: Central Line, 1,100 metres&approx.
Routes 45, 63 and 100 stop on Blackfriars Bridge Road Routes RV1 and 381 stop on Southwark Street Route 344 stops on Southwark Bridge&Road
Blackfriars 300 metres from the S 800 metres from the North exit. London Bridge 1,100 metres&approx.
runs every forty minutes along the Thames between Tate Britain and . Other river services run between Millbank Pier and&Bankside&Pier.
Cycle Hire Docking Stations are located on New Globe Street and Southwark&Street.
A drop off / pick up point is situated on Holland Street, just outside the main&entrance.
There are no parking facilities at Tate Modern or in the surrounding streets. Public transport is the easiest way of getting to the&gallery.
A drop off / pick up point is situated on Southwark Street, a short walk from the main&entrance.&
Accessibility
Entrances at Tate Modern
There are five entrances to the&gallery.
Turbine Hall entrance on Holland&Street
There is a ramp into level 0 of the&gallery
A flight of steps with a handrail runs alongside the length of the&ramp
From here, there is escalator, lift and stair access to all&levels
River entrance on Queen’s&Walks
The river entrance is situated either side of the chimney base. It provides access directly to level&1
From here there are lifts and staircase to all&floors in the Boiler&House
Blavatnik Building entrance on Sumner&Street
The entrance is located on the south side of the building and it provides access directly to the Terrace Bar and Terrace&shop
From here there are lifts to all levels in the Blavatnik Building&and access to the Boiler House via Level 1&Bridge
The two parts of the Tate Modern building: Boiler House and Blavatnik Building are connected on Level 0 through Turbine Hall, Level 1 Bridge and Level 4&Bridge
South&entrance
There is an additional entrance on the south side of the building on Sumner Street with direct access to the Terrace shop and Level 1&Bridge
Additional entrance to the&Café
There is an additional entrance to the&&on Level 1 next to the Turbine Hall entrance on&Holland&Street
Boiler House and Blavatnik&Building
The two parts of the Tate Modern building: Boiler House and Blavatnik Building are connected on Level 0 through Turbine Hall, Level 1 Bridge and Level 4&Bridge
Wheelchairs, prams and&buggies
Entry for&wheelchairs, prams&and&buggies&is via the River entrance, Café entrance or Blavatnik Building&entrance&
Accessible car parking
Parking spaces for disabled visitors to Tate&Modern
There are twelve parking spaces for disabled visitors to Tate Modern, located on south side of the building, accessed via Park Street at the eastern end of the building. These spaces must be booked&ahead.
Email &(please note your name, contact details, date and time of visit are required to make the&booking)
Call +44 (0)20
(daily&09.45–18.00)
Once you have parked, please enter via the Blavatnik Building entrance across the level terrace, approximately 30 – 65 meters from the parking spaces. This entrance offers two lifts on the right as you enter, which go to level&0.
If you have booked a scooter, wheelchair, or walker, these can also be collected from the Blavatnik Building&entrance.
Drop off points A drop off / pick up point is situated on Holland Street, near the Main&entrance.
Wheelchair and mobility scooter provision
Ten wheelchairs and two electric scooters are available at the gallery. To reserve one, please book at least 24 hours in advance. You must have driven a mobility scooter before if you would like to use one at Tate Modern. To book: o Email &(please note your name, contact details, date and time of visit are required to make the booking) o Call +44 (0)20
(daily&09.45–18.00)
Concessionary admission and carers entry for special exhibitions
Admission to Tate Modern is free, but there is a charge for&special&exhibitions.
Visitors with a disability pay a concessionary rate, and a companion/carers entrance is free. Details are available on each .
Blind and visually impaired visitors
Guide and hearing dogsWe welcome guide dogs and hearing dogs in the gallery. A drinking bowl is available at the cloakroom on level 0 & just ask a member of staff.Large print captions and exhibition guidesLarge print captions are available at all special exhibitions at Tate Modern. Please ask at the exhibition entranceAudioguide The audioguide is designed to give you an insight into the artworks featured once you are in front of them. It is not designed to navigate you through the gallery to each work. A separate paper guide will help you with finding each artwork.
The Tate Modern audioguide talks you through a selection of the most iconic works in the collection displays, including international paintings and sculptures spanning a centuryEach work is thoroughly described as the narrator draws your attention to each feature of the painting, sculpture or installationDescription is followed by information about the artist and the context in which the work was madeYou can pick up the audioguide from the Multimedia desk on level 1.Audio described toursAudio described tours at Tate Modern occur 4 times a year and led by a visually impaired artist. Listed on the
Deaf and hearing impaired visitors
Hearing&loops
The following areas of Tate Modern are fitted with a hearing&loop:
Information&desks
Auditorium
Hearing loops are also available on most gallery&tours
Find out whether an event at Tate Modern has a hearing loop in the .
A range of gallery talks, tours and events at Tate Modern are organised in or interpreted into BSL
Find out whether an event at Tate Modern offers BSL interpretation in the Events at Tate Modern in the .
Signing Art training&programme
Signing Art was a training programme for Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users interested in developing the skills needed to become gallery guides. The programme
research skills for art, professionalism, and how to best present to a Deaf audience in a gallery setting. These three sessions have been replicated as videos here in BSL or with BSL translation throughout as a reference for those interested in learning more. Signing Art is supported by the Skills Funding&Agency
Signing Art Project In a Box: A guide on how to implement your own&training&programme
Supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle&Wolfson&Foundation
Community groups
Tate Modern offers events and workshops for a wide range of community groups. Attendees currently include mental health service users, homeless people, adults with learning difficulties and ESOL refugee groups.
Touch Tours
Touch tours at Tate Modern introduce visually impaired visitors to the thematic arrangement of the displays. The tours engage with the ideas, materials and techniques of modern and contemporary art.
Tours typically include a sculpture that can be explored through direct handling, and a number of other two and three-dimensional works which are explored using a combination of raised images, handling objects, description and discussion.
There are four tours to choose from. Each one is based in a single suite of Tate Modern. The content of the tours changes as the following descriptions are a guide to what you can expect from each tour.
Deafblind tours
We can now offer bespoke touch tours to deafblind visitors.
Book a touch tour
Tours can be given at any time during normal gallery opening hours
We ask that visitors book at least a week in advance, although it may be possible to arrange tours at shorter notice
To book call +44 (0)20
(Option 2 for information)
Tate Audio is sponsored by Bloomberg The Clore Information Room is supported by the Clore Duffield Foundation
Facilities at Tate Modern
Information&desks
Information desks are located near the River entrance, in the Turbine Hall and in the Clore Welcome Room on Level 0. Staff are happy to help with any questions&you&have.
Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor. On level 0 there is also a
toilet, which&offers:
Plenty of room for&carers
Full room coverage electric hoist&equipment
Height adjustable changing&bench
Paper&roll
Height adjustable wash hand&basin
Non-slip&floor
Privacy&screen
&Baby changing&facilities
The Baby Care Room is found on level 0. Additional nappy-changing facilities are available in the toilets on&each&floor.
There are four lifts in the Boiler House part of the building and eight in the Blavatnik Building, situated by the main stairs on each floor. There are also two lifts between levels 0 and 1 linking Blavatnik Building entrance and the Tickets and Information desks in the Turbine&Hall.
The cloakroom is on level&0.
You may be requested to leave briefcases, bags or umbrellas in the&cloakroom.
Large bags and rucksacks must be placed in the&cloakroom.
Buggies can also be stored there, subject to space&availability.
There are plenty of self service lockers in the Tanks lobby on Level&0.&
Stools are available in the galleries. They can be picked up from the concourses on levels 2, 3 and 4. Just ask a member of staff or at the Information desks if you would like to use&them.
Benches can be found in a number of Tate Modern&galleries.
Additional seating is provided in the Turbine Hall and&concourses.
Restaurant, Café and&Espresso&Bar
on level 6, Boiler House and the Restaurant on level 9, Blavatnik Building has&waiter&service.
on level 1, Boiler House, Bar on level 1, Blavatnik Building and the Espresso Bars on level 2, Blavatnik Building and on level 3, Boiler House are all self-service but staff are happy to help if you&need&assistance.
Tate&Modern&shops
There are four shops at Tate&Modern:
on level 1, Blavatnik&Building
on level 0, Boiler&House
on level 1, Boiler&House
the Exhibition Shop on level&3, Boiler&House
Telephones
Card and cash pay phones are situated on levels 1 in the Boiler House, under the&staircase.
Water&fountains
There are water fountains on levels 0, 2, 3 and 4 in the Boiler&House
Contact Us
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(daily, 09.45–18.00)
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CollectionHighlights
The Collection
Exhibitions
Pablo Picasso
Get Involved
This is a selection of 39 artworks from the permanent collection. By clicking over each image, you will be guided through an interactive application containing visual and textual information about each artwork. We invite you to explore and discover more about these highlighted works.