Tate Gallery

British art institution

The Tate Gallery is a network of four art museums in England housing British art from the 16th century onward and international modern and contemporary art.

The original gallery opened in London in 1897, funded by sugar magnate Henry Tate.

The collection later split between Tate Britain (British art) and Tate Modern (international modern art), with additional branches in Liverpool and St Ives.

We spent the afternoon at the Tate.

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