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'''The Tate''' is an [[institution]] that houses the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom]'s national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is a network of four art museums: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Britain Tate Britain], London (until 2000 known as the Tate Gallery, founded 1897), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Liverpool Tate Liverpool] (founded 1988), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_St_Ives Tate St Ives], Cornwall (founded 1993) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Modern Tate Modern], London (founded 2000), with a complementary website, Tate Online (created 1998). Tate is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport].

'''The Tate''' is an [[institution]] that houses the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom]'s national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is a network of four art museums: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Britain Tate Britain], London (until 2000 known as the Tate Gallery, founded 1897), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Liverpool Tate Liverpool] (founded 1988), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_St_Ives Tate St Ives], Cornwall (founded 1993) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Modern Tate Modern], London (founded 2000), with a complementary website, Tate Online (created 1998). Tate is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport].

Tate is used as the operating name for the corporate body, which was established by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums_and_Galleries_Act_1992 Museums and Galleries Act 1992] as The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery.

Tate is used as the operating name for the corporate body, which was established by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums_and_Galleries_Act_1992 Museums and Galleries Act 1992] as The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery.

The gallery was founded in 1897, as the ''National Gallery of British Art''. When its role was changed to include the national collection of modern art as well as the national collection of British art, in 1932, it was renamed the ''Tate Gallery'' after sugar magnate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tate Henry Tate] of Tate & Lyle, who had laid the foundations for the collection. The Tate Gallery was housed in the current building occupied by Tate Britain, which is situated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millbank Millbank], London. In 2000, the Tate Gallery transformed itself into the current-day Tate, or the Tate Modern, which consists of a federation of four museums: Tate Britain, which displays the collection of British art from 1500 to the present day; Tate Modern, which is also in London, houses the Tate's collection of British and international modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present day. Tate Liverpool, in Liverpool has the same purpose as Tate Modern but on a smaller scale, and Tate St Ives displays modern and contemporary art by artists who have connections with the area. All four museums share the Tate Collection. One of the Tate's most publicised art events is the awarding of the annual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Prize Turner Prize], which takes place at Tate Britain.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Museum]

The gallery was founded in 1897, as the ''National Gallery of British Art''. When its role was changed to include the national collection of modern art as well as the national collection of British art, in 1932, it was renamed the ''Tate Gallery'' after sugar magnate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tate Henry Tate] of Tate & Lyle, who had laid the foundations for the collection. The Tate Gallery was housed in the current building occupied by Tate Britain, which is situated in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millbank Millbank], London. In 2000, the Tate Gallery transformed itself into the current-day Tate, or the Tate Modern, which consists of a federation of four museums: Tate Britain, which displays the collection of British art from 1500 to the present day; Tate Modern, which is also in London, houses the Tate's collection of British and international modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present day. Tate Liverpool, in Liverpool has the same purpose as Tate Modern but on a smaller scale, and Tate St Ives displays modern and contemporary art by artists who have connections with the area. All four museums share the Tate Collection. One of the Tate's most publicised art events is the awarding of the annual [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Prize Turner Prize], which takes place at Tate Britain.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Museum]

[[Category: The Arts]]

[[Category: The Arts]]