Tate Modern
modern art gallery located in Bankside, London, England
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Summary
Tate Modern is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of art museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,659 views/month, #9 of 1,666).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: performing arts[3]
- Creator: Sir Henry Tate[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London[5], London Borough of Southwark[6]
- Country: United Kingdom[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Thames[8]
- Instance of: non-departmental public body[9], national museum[10]
- Architect: de Meuron[11]
- Founder: Sir Henry Tate[12]
- Named after: Sir Henry Tate[13]
- Location: Bankside[14]
- Postal code: SE1 9TG[15]
- Part of: Tate[16]
- Commons category: Tate Modern[17]
- Chairperson: Roland Rudd[18]
- Officially opened by: Elizabeth II[19]
- Inception: 1889[20], January 1, 2000[21], 1992[22]
- Parent organization or unit: Tate[23]
- Official website: http://www.tate.org.uk/modern[24], https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern[25], http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tate Modern[27]
- Has facility: accessible/blue badge holder parking[28], accessible toilet[29], Changing Places toilet[30]
- Commons gallery: Tate Modern[31]
- Director / manager: Frances Morris[32]
- Visitors per year: 4,712,581[33], 5,839,197[34], 5,868,562[35], 6,098,340[36], 1,156,037[37]
- Phone number: +44 20 7887 8888[38]
- Described by source: Gebrian versus[39]
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Identity
Tate Modern's official name is recorded as it[40].
Why It Matters
Tate Modern has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]