Header image: Tate Modern
The Blavatnik Building Stairwell 3 © Iwan Baan
Exciting news for art lovers as Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate Modern and Tate St Ives all open their doors to the public again today, having had no option than to close over the past few months to meet quarantine regulations.
Visitors will finally be able to access the galleries and collections, including some exhibitions that have been given specially extended run dates and others that will be starting at a new later date to allow more viewings. This offers a very welcome return to accessing the arts and seeing some outstanding pieces of work up close.
Current and upcoming exhibitions are listed below; there’s sure to be something in amongst this selection to tempt you…
Tate Britain (London)
© Tate Photography
Aubrey Beardsley – until 20th September 2020
Steve McQueen Year 3 – until 31st January 2021
Turner’s Modern World – 28th October 2020 – 7th March 2021
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye – 18th November 2020 – 9th May 2021
Installation view – Steve McQueen Year 3 at Tate Britain © Tate
(part of a huge project to photograph Year 3 pupils across London)
Tate Liverpool
© Rachel Ryan Photography
Mikhail Karikis – 27th July 2020 – 22nd November 2020
Don McCullin – 16th September 2020 – 9th May 2021
Don McCullin, Liverpool c. 1970
© Don McCullin
Tate Modern (London)
The Blavatnik Building © Iwan Baan
Hyundai Commission: Kara Walker Fons Americanus – until 8th November 2020
Andy Warhol – until 15th November 2020
Bruce Nauman – 7th October 2020 – 21st February 2021
Zanele Muholi – 5th November 2020 – 7th March 2021
Bruce Nauman, VIOLINS VIOLENCE SILENCE 1981–2
ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland
© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2019
Tate St Ives
© Dennis Gilbert
Naum Gabo – until 27th September 2020
Haegue Yang – 24th October 2020 – 3rd May 2021
Haegue Yang – Installation view of The Great Acceleration,
Taipei Biennial 2014, Taiwan, 2014
Photo: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Maria Balshaw, Director, Tate said: “I’m thrilled to be reopening our galleries and can’t wait to welcome visitors back. While you’ve been away, we have worked hard to ensure our spaces are safe and accessible for everybody. We have also extended many major exhibitions and commissions, all of which feel as powerful and relevant today as they did when they first opened.”
Additional safety measures require timed tickets to be purchased in advance (for paid and free exhibitions) and card or contactless payments to be used for any purchases inside the galleries. One way routes and hand sanitiser will be in place and visitors are recommended to wear a face covering (mandatory in shop sections which may be on your route so best to have one with you). Bear in mind that while toilets are open, cloakrooms and lockers are still closed. Full details, along with opening times and links to buy tickets are on their website – please check all information before visiting any of the sites and if you’re feeling unwell, please stay safe and stay home.
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Tate Liverpool, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4BB
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Tate St Ives, Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1TG
Words by Siobhan
Photos and details reproduced with permission from Tate – all images are copyrighted as detailed above
27th July 2020
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