World Famous Modern Art Gallery
The Tate Modern
On the 25th of March, our Year 10 Art and Photography students travelled into central London to visit one of the world's most amazing centres of modern art, the Tate Modern.
The Turbine Hall: At 26m high, this vast space was where the turbines were located when The Tate Modern was in fact 'Bankside Power Station'.
They were exposed to a variety of artists and artistic styles, enriching their understanding and inspiring their own creative work. The exhibition featured a diverse collection of both artists' and photographers' works, providing valuable insight into different approaches to art and photography.
Amazing views across to St. Paul's Cathedral from the top floor of The Switch House.
The Millennium Bridge stretches across the River Thames, seemingly joining the Tate Modern and St. Paul's Cathedral.
Wonderful photography by our very talented Art & Photography teachers,
Ms N Kara, Ms S Snyder & Ms E Ko.
Did You Know?
- The Tate Modern now occupies what was built as Bankside Power Station, which was constructed in two stages between 1947 and 1963.
- It was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, famous for also designing Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral and the iconic British Red Telephone Box.
- By 1982 Bankside Power Station was pretty much redundant and lay quiet until 1996 when plans were unveiled to turn it into a national exhibition space for modern art.
- The Tate Modern is named in honour of Henry Tate, an industrialist and one half of the famous Tate & Lyle sugar company. He was a great collector of British art and in 1889, bequeathed his collection to the nation, along with a huge sum of money, for the establishment of a museum of British Art. This became the Tate Britain.