Tate Britain – or the National Gallery of British Art, is a gallery that houses the largest collection of British art. It was officially opened in 1897. This museum is part of the Great Four, consisting of the Tate Modern, the Tate Liverpool, and the Tate St Ives. Its collection encompasses British artists who were active between the 16th and the present day.
The collection is chronologically separated into three sections:
Halls 1 thru 15 consist of historical British Art, which include works by William Blake and William Hogarth. Halls 16 thru 25 are reserved for 20th century art, including works by Spenser, Nash, Douglas Gordon and Moore. Halls 26 thru 38 include works created between mid-20th century and the present day. This includes works by Frances Bacon, Peter Black and Damien Hirst.
The gallery also organizes retrospectives of the works of British artists and temporary exhibitions dedicated to British art. Even though some pieces of art are moved from gallery to gallery, among the most famous permanently exhibited works in the Tate Britain are the following:
William Blake
Elohim creating Adam (1795)
Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils (1826)
Beatrice addressing Dante from the Car (1824-1827)
The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve (1826)
John Constable
Chain Pier, Brighton (1827)
Sketch for Hadleigh Castle
William Turner
Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps (1812)
The Golden Bough
Norham Castle, Sunrise
Entry to the Tate Britain is FREE OF CHARGE
Opening hours of the Tate Britain Museum
The museum is open every day from 09:00 am to 6:00 pm
photo credit: Miguel Sousa
