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Tate Britain by Juliamaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tate as the National Gallery of British Art<\/h3>\n

In 1892 a new National Gallery of British Art, to be run under the Directorship of the National Gallery, was commissioned.\u00a0The gallery was due to house the collection of British art that had been left\u00a0to the nation by industrialist Henry Tate and other works of British artists.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0area chosen for the new building was at\u00a0Millbank, on the site of the former prison, the Millbank Penitentiary. The architect Sidney R.J. Smith designed the building with a grand porticoed entranceway, central temple-like dome and included statues of Britannia with a lion and a unicorn to emphasise the gallery’s status as a home to British art.<\/p>\n

The Tate opened in 1897 with eight rooms displaying 245 British artworks dating from 1790. Now the Tate holds a collection of nearly 70,000 artworks, including British art from 1500 to the present day, as well as international modern and contemporary art across its four major sites.<\/p>\n

Come and discover art involving animals and birds with our latest<\/h3>\n

Treasure Hunt in London –<\/h3>\n

“Hunting Animals at The Tate Britain”<\/h3>\n

Teams of 2 to 6 players get to unravel\u00a0clues, solve puzzles and find the answers to the hunt questions and assignments. Explore the gallery and discover the collection. As always,\u00a0the hunt ends at a\u00a0nearby pub where we\u00a0announce the results and award prizes to the winning team.<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/h3>\n