Tate Britain & Tate Modern Reviews

A fine bequest to the nation built on a mountain of sugar

I went there to the William Blake's exhibition, which is not to be missed!

Great building to visit whether or not you pay for exhibitions and suitable for all ages. The food provided is excellent and well worth treating yourselves to it. Toilets are clean with baby changing facilities. Closest underground station is Pimlico or St James's Park and just over the bridge from Vauxhall Overground and the bus station. If you have small children with you and its a dry day be sure to take them afterwards to Causton Street Playground which is five minutes walk from the gallery. Interestingly, the Tate Britain is where the first use of the red royal carpet was tragically used to cover up the blood of the chap who designed it as to his horror Britannia's shield was put on the wrong side of her as a result he threw himself off the building just before Queen Victoria's arrival. To cover his blood the staff laid out a long red carpet for Queen Victoria which she was so impressed by she insisted that red carpets be used for her entrance to other events. On the other side of the Embankment are some Henry Moore statues and it is from this part of the Thames that Prisoners of Millbank (POMs) were taken to Australia.

Van Gogh outstanding. One of the best and excellently curated.

Van Gough gallery very busy so book ahead but the rest of the galleries nice and free with plenty of room to move around. Easy access into the building however limited parking so public transport is recommended.

Some beautiful art.
But I hoped for a greater range of . A small exhibit showing digital/virtual art would be interesting.

Hue museum with plenty of interest and special exhibitions

Grand, spacious, quality, excellent team in musuemand members cafe.

Tate Britain is a must for everyone, tourists and non-tourists alike. Excellent collection and free entry. Recommended especially for London rainy days!

A visit aimed at the exhibition of V. Van Gog. Admission is free except for special exhibitions

Fantastic museum! A must visit for any visiting London.

One of Britain's greatest art spots. Awesome coffee.

Van gogh exhibition was amazing...designed so well. Audio guide is a bonus even if your knowledge is good.

Haven't visited Tate Britain in a long time...

From my experience the last time i visited, was pretty good.

The location was great, right beside the River Thames, getting here wasn't that hard neither, the closest stations are Pimlico or Vauxhall, these are London Underground stations and are on the Victoria line.

The place itself was also very nice, seeing it was built around the 1890s, you'd expect the style and look to be a certain way, which it is.

The works that are on display are priceless, seeing it has no entry fee, it needs to be seen at least once in your life.

Recommended.

A wonderful structure, housing magnificent pieces of art. With a lovely restaurant area and a large gift shop although I did find the gift shop expensive in comparison to other art galleries gift shops in London. We visited the van gogh exhibit on this occasion, we would certainly visit again if the right exhibition came up however, It's certainly not my favourite gallery, as it's quite pretentious and the staff are nowhere near as friendly.

Excellent gallery to see traditional and modern art. Well curated and excellent services. Wish the main galleries were less expensive.

If you are found of the works of William Turner and of Henry Moore, you'll find a large collection of these works here. But Moore knew that less is more; at the contrary, Tate Britain thinks that more is more; so too many works are put too close to each other, without respect for the artists.

I have already seen much better works of Francis Bacon (p.e. in S.M.A.K. in Gent). 2 beautiful paintings of Bridget Riley. The exhibition of Barbara Hepworth was rather interesting.

The Frank Bowling exhibition was excellent. Cafe and shop very pricey but a lovely way to spend an afternoon.

My daughter was very busy copying a painting with sheets and pencils available to visitors.

William Blake exhibition
Very good.

Amazing museum to enjoy an peaceful afternoon here.

Excellent art museum exhibiting British art. Very impressive collection of Turner's paintings. My favourite sections are post 1970 art.

Great fab, I don t visit here often but it s always a pleasure.and now that I m a member wooow! @remnantsrita

The building is impressive, it has the best of Turner, but also contemporary collections. It could be better signposted.

Though I went to the wrong Tate I was aiming for Picasso in the other place. But I used the cloakroom and had a nice meal.

But I'm familiar with it from previous visits and definitely five stars plus.

Staff is very kind , exhibition of Van Gogh was gorgeous. Always learning something new over VGogh. Although sold out for the week we got tickets at the museum in the morning. Half an hour before opening is sufficient.

Especially interesting for the Turner collection. Venice painting is my preference. Photos allowed.

Absolutely amazing. Both the exhibition and those who worked there.

It was such an amazing experiencie! I learnt a lot, and saw the magnificent work from J. William Turner. Fell in love with TATE. People in the entrance and staff were helpful and kind. I totally recomend it! <3

Great exhibitions overall. Good permanent exhibition and the temporary ones are usually really good as well. Two different restaurants to choose from, one better for a quick bite, and less expensive, and a proper restaurant as well, a bit more pricy. Two shops with a lot of books and other materials, including for kids. Worth the money to be a Tate member and visit frequently.

Brilliant exhibition - Photographs of Don McCullin.

Famous in particular for its collection of paintings by Turner (although I am still waiting for him to come back and finish them off). My favourite painting here is the Snack Bar by Edward Burra.

Interesting range of exhibitions of offer, cheap student prices available

Don Mccullin's retrospective was breathtaking and a sharp reminder of how the skill of capture and processing in photography truly is an art.
The only thing that spoiled an otherwise excellent exhibition were the raised voices of opinionated individuals who chose to wander the gallery at random treating the whole event like a passage of play waiting for their child after school in the school playground, or at the bar after work. Some respect for those who paid full fare for this please [I'm guessing they were regulars who live nearby and have membership, I'm unlucky enough to have either] Speech is silver; silence is golden.

Really interesting exhibition - Van Gogh in Britain.

Good exhibition but enjoyment spoiled by overcrowding.

Museum of great interest for the section dedicated to the painter Turner and for modern art installations. I was intrigued by the augmented reality experiences proposed by Facebook and Tate at the beginning of July 2019 on 8 paintings and I appreciated the app that offers an audio guide in AR. Recommended!

Great for a walk. It encourages painting in the museum. Nice c place v to have your lunch, read a book or look at art. Take your pick!! Don't miss the small books in the gift shop - a funny read!

There is a great art collection including the majority of Turner's work which he bequeathed to the nation. A great place to appreciate British artists and their work s

Beautiful, iconic & sometimes iconoclastic national gallery of British art.

Another of my favourites! Like modern is a great place to visit, more than once, and very well structured. It is less crowded than other museums but the collections are amazing, and very well positioned. A must!

Truly the jewel of London's galleries. You can not visit without being inspired and moved. Van Gogh and Britain exhibition is the MUST see London exhibition of the year

It's a great place for viewing British art collection.

An amazing resource, such a pity that so much culture in concentrated in London (so speaks a country mouse)

Great Art in a gorgeous building with amazing architectural spaces. The examples of British Art, from 1545 to the present day, might be beautiful, historic or challenging, but they are always interesting. Tate Britain's temporary exhibitions are uniformly excellent and they seem to be perfectionists in displaying the Art. Highly recommended!

One of the most cherished things to me in life is my Tate membership.

Excellent museum for the art of Turner and constable

Beautiful museum and the show of Lucien Freud and Bacon must-see !!!

Only visited for the Turner and Constable displays, which are pretty generous. There are many more exhibitions for which we didn't have enough time to visit, yet they did seem interesting

Especially recommended for all art lovers. Large section dedicated to the Pre-Raphaelites. With a large collection of paintings by William Turner, up to the sculptures of Henry Moore. Fantastic triptych by Francis Bacon.

A beautiful classical building that houses excellent works of art. Our visit was to the Blake exhibition. His work is quite unlike any of his contemporaries.....shocking and wonderful.

A second must-see site for any traveler in London. (The first is the Tate Modern Museum ...)

Absolutely gutted went to see Don Mullin exhibition very disappointed

Excellent Burne Jones and Don McCulin exhibitions. Great restaurant, cloakroom and member facilities.

One of the few places where the queue is not that long as in other high tourist areas of London.

If you want to go into a rabbit warren this is the place to go. Many visitors mumbling 'which way, no tried that, let's try that way'!!

Spent a lovely few hrs here today. Very interesting

Very enjoyable , it was bigger than I thought . Spent a good 3hrs there

Always a fantastic team and lots to see and do - can't recommend this place enough. Slightly.our if the way compared to the Modern, but worth the extra journey