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Tate Britain

Millbank, London SW1P 4RG, England
020 7887 8888
As featured in London on a budget
Ranked #83 of 821 attractions in London
4.0 of 5 stars 173 Reviews
Type: Art Museums
Fee: No
Description: The home of British art from 1500 to the present day.
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London, United Kingdom
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Apart from the major exhibitions that Tate Britain hold every year, it is worth visiting for the variety of art on display. There is a lovely atmosphere here - and you can jump on the art boat and go down river to Tate Modern when you want a change of scene. More

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Dublin, Ireland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

The famous exhibitions are not free- so we did not attend. We felt these were over priced. THe free exhibitions included a lot of "art" that really i feel was "questionable" to say the least. I@m glad I went but very little impressed me by the exhibitions More

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Petah Tiqwa, Israel
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

A big building with some tens of paintings which according to Tate represent all the british painting art?! Phhhh! A weak collection. OK, if you want to see REALLY something about the british painting, go to see the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven (USA) and for the pre-raphaelite current visit the Delaware Art Museum. In any case,... More

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Maidstone, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

A big thank you to the "Tate Britain" for housing the Picasso exhibition, to those very nice people who own the art work for sharing the fantastic pieces with us all and to Chris White who gave the private tour. I'm a novice to art and went along with a friend for something new to do. Well I never realised... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Often people don't realise Tate Britain exists because it's newer version across the river pulls in the big crowds. There are plenty of reasons to come down to Pimlico for this gallery, though. It has some fantastic Bacon paintings, including 'Three Studies for Figures at a Base of Crucifixion'. It also has most likely the finest collection of Turner paintings... More

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London, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

picasso rocks together with those artists whose own work is or isn't inspired by the master. More

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Hamilton, Canada
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35 reviews 35 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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I was really disappointed when I visited Tate Britain. I felt like there was hardly anything to see there and wished we had skipped this museum and thus saved us time for something else. We didn't pay for an exhibit ticket, so I can't comment on those. However, what you can see for free was very lacking. London has many... More

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London, United Kingdom
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57 reviews 57 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

really fine collection of Turners in particular. Tate Modern is the glamerous younger sister but this is also a really good gallery. More

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Celle, Germany
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

I was looking forward to my second trip after enjoying a wonderful Turner Exhibition a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, they appear to be in the middle of renovations and after finding the pictures I had wanted to see(in the middle of the noises and distractions accompanying the renovations) I was disappointed with the virtually complete lack of background information.... More

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Lincolnville, Maine
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Not a large collection but some wonderful pieces. More contemporary than old. Good local crowd not all tourists. More

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