Tate Britain

Tate Britain, formerly known as the National Gallery of British Art from 1897 to 1932 and the Tate Gallery from 1932 to 2000, is an art museum in London, England, located on Millbank in the City of Westminster. Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives are all part of the Tate gallery network in England. It is the network's oldest gallery, having opened in 1897. It holds a significant collection of British art dating back to Tudor times, including extensive holdings of paintings by J. M. W. Turner, who gave his entire collection to the country. It is one of the country's major museums.

The gallery is located on Millbank, on the former Millbank Prison grounds. Construction began in 1893 under the direction of Higgs and Hill, and the National Gallery of British Art opened on July 21, 1897. However, it was known as the Tate Gallery from the beginning, after its founder Sir Henry Tate, and it formally adopted that name in 1932. Before 2000, the gallery held and presented both British and modern collections, but with the opening of Tate Modern, Tate's modern collections moved there, leaving the old Millbank gallery to focus on historical and contemporary British art. As a result, in March 2000, it was renamed Tate Britain.

Location: Millbank, London, England SW1P 4RG

Website: tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern