London’s art scene celebrated the new addition to their favorite museum for three days in June 2016. The museum which opened its doors in 2010 in a former power station was already the largest museum for modern art. After the futuristic brick building „switch house“ was added, this should definitely remain the case for a while.
Both the conversion at the turn of the millennium and the ten-floor high, pyramid-shaped annex were designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The turbine hall was originally turned into a stunning entrance. Light artist Ólafur Eliasson once installed a legendary bright sun made of single frequency neon tubes. Today the hall is the connection between ‚old‘ and ’new’ Tate.
Curators use the added 60 percent exhibition space for a progressive displays and showing new art forms such as the gigantic sculptures made of sackcloth by Magdalena Abakanowicz or the multi-screen film by Cannes awardee Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
The largest museum of modern art also features one of the nicest museum shops of the world – perfect for souvenir shopping!
Architecture
Herzog & de Neuron
Interior Design
Herzog & de Meuron, Office for design, Lumsden Design Partnership
Design
U.a. Cappellini
