Tate has two galleries in London. Tate Britain is where you can see the best of British art and Tate Modern is the newer gallery at Bankside where you can see international, modern and contemporary art.
At Tate Britain you can enjoy masterpieces by artists such as Gainsborough, Hogarth and Constable and the largest collection of works by JMW Turner in world. Tate Britain also showcases outstanding modern and contemporary art including works by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Dame Barbara Hepworth and Damian Hirst.
Tate Modern is housed in a former power station on the banks of the Thames, the upper levels of the gallery offer fantastic views of the city of London including the Millennium Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral on the opposite side of the river. At Tate Modern you can see amazing works for free by artists such as Monet, Cezanne, Matisse and Pollock; as well as the world’s finest collections of Surrealism, including works by Dalí, Ernst and Miró.
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