# Tate Modern — London, United Kingdom

> Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art created from 1900 to the present day. It is part of the Tate group, together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives.

## Visitor facts
- Opening hours: Daily: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Admission: ✓ Free standard admission; charges for special exhibitions
- Free entry: Permanent collection always free · Special exhibitions ticketed
- Address: Bankside, London SE1 9TG, United Kingdom
- Time needed: 2–3 hours
- Official website: https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
- Facts verified: 2026-06-30

## Highlights
- The Snail — Henri Matisse · 1953
- CAPITAL — Joseph Beuys · ongoing installation
- Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into the Met. Museum? — Guerrilla Girls · 1989

## FAQ
**Is Tate Modern free to visit?**
Yes — admission to Tate Modern's permanent collection is entirely free. Special temporary exhibitions carry a ticket price (typically £20–£25). Tate Modern is open daily, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. No booking is required for the free permanent collection. The Turbine Hall — the vast former power station floor used for major commissioned works — is also always free.

**What is the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern?**
The Turbine Hall is the enormous central hall of the former Bankside Power Station that now forms Tate Modern's dramatic entrance. At 155 metres long, 35 metres high, and 23 metres wide, it is one of the largest indoor art spaces in the world. Since 2000 it has hosted an annual series of monumental, site-specific commissions — the Unilever Series and later the Hyundai Commission — by artists including Olafur Eliasson (The Weather Project, 2003), Louise Bourgeois, and Carsten Höller.

**What are the most famous works at Tate Modern?**
The Snail (1953) by Henri Matisse — one of his last major works, a large-scale cut paper collage; Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (c. 1944) by Francis Bacon; Marilyn Diptych (1962) by Andy Warhol — 50 silk-screened images of Marilyn Monroe in two panels; Weeping Woman (1937) by Picasso; and the permanent Mark Rothko room — eight large-format canvases from the Seagram Murals series, originally commissioned for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York and donated to Tate by Rothko himself in 1969.

**What is the difference between Tate Modern and Tate Britain?**
Both are free national galleries of art and part of the Tate group, but they have distinct focuses. Tate Modern, on the South Bank, holds the national collection of international modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present — including works by Picasso, Dalí, Warhol, Bourgeois, and Hirst. Tate Britain, in Millbank (about 2 miles away), holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present, including Turner, Constable, Blake, Bacon, and Hockney. Tate Britain also hosts the Turner Prize.

**How long does a visit to Tate Modern take?**
Tate Modern occupies two interconnected buildings: the original Bankside Power Station (Boiler House) and the new Blavatnik Building (Switch House), which opened in 2016. A focused visit to the main collection highlights across both buildings takes 2–3 hours. A thorough visit including the Turbine Hall commission, the permanent galleries, and a temporary exhibition takes a full day. The museum's top-floor restaurant has panoramic views of St Paul's Cathedral and the Thames.

**How long should I spend at Tate Modern?**
Plan 2–3 hours for the highlights. Add time for temporary exhibitions, the museum shop, and café.


Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/tate-modern/ — World Museum Guide, independent and ad-free.