Everything you need to know about the New Tate Modern

Over the last decade the collection has developed and grown to represent art from all over the world, becoming more diverse in the process. 75% of works on display will have been acquired since 2000 and half of the solo displays are dedicated to female artists.

Opening Weekend

Tate will be hosting three days of music, films, tours, workshops and events, drop-in screenings of films and video art - free and open to all. Most noteworthy: A choral work written by Peter Liversidge in response to Tate Modern’s new building, and including over 500 singers from community choirs across London, is being staged on Saturday for the first time in public.

The Building

The ten story building is designed by Swiss architect firm Herzog & de Meuron who also transformed the derelict Bankside Power Station back in 2000, sparking local regeneration and creating a new landmark on the Thames. The exhibition spaces expanded by 60%, new piazzas to the south and west of the museum are open to the public and a 360° viewing level offers spectacular views over London.

Turbine Hall

Ai Weiwei’s Tree from 2010 and Thomas Schütte’s The Strangers from 2008 have been installed in the Turbine Hall.

Boiler House

Four displays in the Boiler House offer four different approaches to modern art, spanning 1900 to the present day, and demonstrating internationally interconnected art scenes and shared concerns of artists across history and geography.

Switch House

It’s no secret - the Switch House is the new cool kid on the block, and not only because of its spectacular design: Four displays explore how art became active in the 1960s when artists began working with audiences and re-interpreting the art object. The displays show how the roles of the artists, audience and art object have changed over the past 50 years and how their roles continue to be challenged today.

The Tanks

Level 0 in the Switch House is home to the Tanks, a vast, raw and industrial space dedicated to live art - from performance and film to installations and interactive sculptures.

Artist Rooms

The Switch House is also home to a dedicated artist rooms gallery which currently shows a selection of Louise Bourgeois's latest works, alongside a small number of earlier pieces.

Live performances

Tate is leading the way by being the world’s first museum with dedicated exhibition space for live art, film and installation. A programme of live art and performances from the existing collection as well as new commissions is being staged across the opening three weeks. Get ready for performances by Tania Bruguera, Amalia Pica, Tino Sehgal and more.

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