Galleries · North Wales
Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool — Modern art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool James Street · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Tate Liverpool is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1988. Designed by James Stirling. Part of Tate. Address: L3 4BB. Wikidata describes it as: "Modern art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England". Coordinates: 53.4008°, -2.9945°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tate Liverpool is an art gallery in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall, Tate Britain, London, and Tate Modern, London. The gallery was an initiative of the Merseyside Development Corporation. Tate Liverpool was created to display work from the Tate Collection which comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and international modern art. The gallery also has a programme of temporary exhibitions.
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Background
History
Housed in a converted warehouse within the Albert Dock on Liverpool's waterfront, the gallery was opened on 24 May 1988 by Prince Charles, an event covered by BBC Two television. The original conversion was done by James Stirling but the building was given a major refurbishment in 1998 to create additional gallery space. In 2007, the foyer area was redesigned by architects Arca to create an updated appearance and better proportions, as well as to improve visitor handling. The gallery café was also redesigned by Peter Blake and Liverpool-based architects, Architectural Emporium. The centrepiece of the space is a new timber desk with an undulating orange fascia, which links to the retained…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4008, -2.9945
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L3 4BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Phone
- +44 1514784499
- Established
- 1988
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool James Street — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.tate.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q517612 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tate Liverpool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tate Liverpool 2020.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tate Liverpool?
- Tate Liverpool is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L3 4BB), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Tate Liverpool built?
- Built or established in 1988. Designed by James Stirling.
- How do I get to Tate Liverpool?
- The nearest railway station is Liverpool James Street, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L3 4BB.
- How busy is Tate Liverpool?
- Tate Liverpool draws around 660,022 visitors a year.