Tate Britain
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Tate Britain is one of four Tate galleries in the United Kingdom, housing the national collection of British art from the 16th century to the present day. Located in the borough of Westminster, it was originally known as the Tate Gallery and opened in 1897, a benefaction from sugar tycoon Sir Henry Tate.1
In 2000, the gallery was renamed Tate Britain to focus exclusively on British art, while its modern and contemporary international art collection moved to the newly opened Tate Modern. Tate Britain's collection features extensive works from the 18th and 19th centuries, including pieces by renowned British artists such as J.M.W. Turner, Joshua Reynolds, and William Blake.1
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Tate galleriesThere are four branches: Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St. Ives in Cornwall.
Read MoreThere are four branches: Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St. Ives in Cornwall.
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City of Westminster…of Old Masters paintings, and Tate Britain (a branch of the national Tate galleries), built in 1893–97 on the Thames near Vauxhall Bridge, has large holdings of British paintings and sculpture. The Wallace Collection is kept in Hertford House, Manchester Square, and the National Portrait Gallery is based north of…
Read More…of Old Masters paintings, and Tate Britain (a branch of the national Tate galleries), built in 1893–97 on the Thames near Vauxhall Bridge, has large holdings of British paintings and sculpture. The Wallace Collection is kept in Hertford House, Manchester Square, and the National Portrait Gallery is based north of…
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