Tate Modern

My husband and I visited today seeing the general collections.
A vast building with very few pieces of artwork in the main foyer , but an impressive fountain .
Covid precautions in place.
I like art but, I struggled to be impressed by a lot of the artwork here.
Some were obviously brilliant , clever pieces, but I have to admit, a lot just seemed to be indiscriminate items that failed to inspire us or even seem like art at all.
We were very puzzled by a lot of the pieces.
I am glad that the tickets for the general collections were free to be honest.
The special exhibitions can be seen at a cost and the Andy Warhol one would have been interesting to see, but it was fully booked.
Plenty of toilets available, a small cafe and lots of lifts to take you to all the floors.
A lot of the galleries were shut.
Not for everyone but I think you should visit at least once.

I took my 5 year old son to the Tate Modern as he has been studying The Snail by Henri Matisse in his last term of school. It was a beautiful day and he really enjoyed seeing the artwork. For the museum you needed a time-slot ticket (understandable of course) and there was plenty of hand sanitiser and a one way system in place. I was very happy with the safety measurements in place, including staff who challenged people who did not adhere to the one way system or 2 metre rules.
The art itself is just phenomenal. I was so pleased to see a variety of work from different artists in a less crowded atmosphere.

I found the publicity for this exhibition intriguing and I wasn't disappointed. For me, Dora's photos are much more compelling than her canvases, perhaps a bit more so her street photography than her surrealism. What I found most interesting though was actually the stories of her relationships with the people she encountered and was inspired by during the period. She almost certainly would've been happier and more successful had she never Picasso. It seems the exhibition wasn't such a big draw as the entry fee was a bit lower than usual and it wasn't very busy, but this was great as I really dislike crowded exhibitions.

Stunning building, but couldn't say that about the artwork. Went into the general collection area which was free, but seriously disappointing. There were one or two inspiring pieces, but on the whole, children would have made more amusing and interesting paintings and displays. The Andy Warhol exhibition cost £13 each, but my purse had been well and truly emptied from all of the other places we had seen, meals eaten and coffees etc. London is SO expensive I know why we Brits go abroad to holiday. Little social distancing was encouraged, but people were wearing masks. Go for the free exhibitions, but not worth paying for the few meagre Warhol exhibits as advertised.

Honestly, we didn't know what to expect and we were happily surprised. The Tate Modern is a huge building which is home to some of the finest Art we have seen.
We all know art is open to interpretation but the pieces on display may not have been for everyone's taste but for us ti was a great day out. Only five of the floors were open to the public and we still managed to spend almost three hours here.

The building is clean and well maintained. There are stewards positioned all the way throughout the floors to help you or guide you along. There is one side of the building I enjoyed a little more than the other but you can decide which one you prefer yourselves. Only one of the Cafes was open and it served cold and hot drinks and a small selection of sandwiches and cakes.

This is definitely worth the visit, the Tate Modern is free to enter but by time slot only so make sure you book that before you show up as you could be made to wait around. There are places to make donations all around on all of the floors.
Not all of the pieces were open and some of the rooms were a little tight. some people chose to wear a mask but it is only advisory.

The only encounters we had with the staff were on entrance and in the cafe and both times they were friendly and helpful,

If you are really into art, I would suggest a visit here. When I visited in October, I went to see the Olaffur Eliasson exhibition which was amazing and I revisited the Tate Modern in February the following here (this month) and enjoyed that too. If you don’t really “get” art, you may not enjoy it here as the work is very abstract and different (I did find some of it a little tricky to fully understand), but if you like art, it is worth a visit. I enjoyed it here. There’s a shop and a restaurant too and I think you could spend a good few hours here.

One of the greatest modern art museums in the world, The Tate should be on your must-see list.

Located in the Bankside area south of the Thames, the museum occupies what was once the Bankside Power Station.  It's now iconic chimney can be seen from nearly everywhere in the city. When you enter, your first impression will be, "wow," as the soaring turbine hall forms the entrance and what a statement it makes.

The museum features contemporary art from local artists and those abroad.  The building is divided into two main wings, East and West, each of which features smaller galleries.  Because of the museum's size, seeing it in one day is an exercise in futility.  To fully appreciate it, spend one day in the East wing; then return another day for the West.  Admission is free for the permanent exhibitions but tickets need to be purchased for temporary shows.

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One of the biggest plus of TATE modern is it's free entrance (but by donation). If the Shard is too expensive to fo, it's is highly recommended to go to the top of the TATE building to get 360 degree view of London, and it's FREE!!
It's a great idea to lose yourself on one hot day or rainy day if you love art! Two main buildings show a number of modern art pieces. Tate art shop also sells interesting gift, books, posters and so on. I love it.

We booked earlier in the week for our visit on Friday morning of the bank holiday weekend. We changed our mind on the time we wanted and I bought the wrong time online. After a bit of a wait in a queue on the phone they were cancelled and tickets for the time we wanted booked. These had to be collected as they couldn’t be emailed.

On arrival there is clear signage to enter at the Turbine Hall entrance, then inside the routes are signed and the one way system. There is hand sanitiser at various locations. It was always clear to us which way we needed to go.

We had booked for the All Collections which took just under two hours - modern art is not of great interest to us and we had a restaurant booking at Borough Market so you might want to leave longer if you want to study the art / information more.

It’s been a while since we last visited but we saw a Pablo Picasso and Dali. The Surrealists and Pop Art amongst others.

Other than for the view, as the viewing gallery isn’t open due to Covid give the Espresso Bar a miss for espresso and pastries.

The words above are immortalised in David Bowie's song Andy Warhol. And in these few lines he absolutely nailed what Andy Warhol was doing in the art world through his Factory workshop and the celebrity he both courted and became. Warhol was a pioneer in mass produced screen prints which aimed to bring mass production into the art world. With his origins in commercial graphic design this was an obvious leap into the art world. Best shown in his work "why have one Mona Lisa when you can have 32" (I cant remember the actual number, but it doesn't matter, and that's the point.) That work is sadly not on show, and here is the rub with this exhibition. If you are expecting a Warhol "Greatest Hits" album then you will be disappointed. Yes, there is a Debbie Harry print, and there is a Campbell's Soup one too - but not those ones! His Last Supper series is here and is worth the entry price all by itself. Displayed in its own dark and gloomy room, evoking religious scenes repeated (operative word) in churches and cathedrals the world over every Sunday. You can count how many of them there are for yourself. Warhol is probably as hard to curate as a Picasso exhibition and they do a good job here for the purist. But hey, it's Warhol, so you will go and see it - and you should, especially in the current environment where we must support the arts even more than normal! Perhaps Warhol has the last laugh - because arguably the best part of this exhibition is the gift shop. Mass produced Warholalia, and you can't tell 'em apart at all