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Tate Britain

Millbank, London SW1P 4RG, England
020 7887 8888
As featured in London on a budget
Ranked #83 of 819 attractions in London
4.0 of 5 stars 172 Reviews
Type: Art Museums
Fee: No
Description: The home of British art from 1500 to the present day.
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Dublin, Ireland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 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
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 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 May 20, 2012 NEW

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 May 16, 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 May 15, 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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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 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 May 10, 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 May 10, 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 May 9, 2012

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

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Adelaide, Australia
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

We had looked forward to seeing The Tate Btitain for many years so the disappointment was significant. The pictures were badly hung and the reference material difficult to use due to its placement. There was no atmosphere and given what else is on offer in London it seemed decidedly 'B' grade. More

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