What type of art is displayed at Tate Modern?

The gallery exhibits the national collection of international modern and contemporary art.

What original features remain from the Bankside Power Station?

The building preserves its steel frame, brick cladding, central chimney, and the Turbine Hall with its overhead travelling crane.

Which other museums belong to the Tate group?

The Tate group includes Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives alongside Tate Modern.

Where are performance art works presented at the site?

Performance art works are staged in the converted underground oil storage tanks.

Who was the architect of the original Bankside Power Station building?

The power station was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power Station.

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Tate Modern: ce qu’il y a autour, comment y aller et quand venir · 2026

Residents treat the cavernous Turbine Hall as an indoor commons during damp weather. Incoming tourists crowd the gallery concourses by midday, leaving early mornings as the practical window for quiet work.

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Bankside Power Station underwent reconstruction to house international modern art collections across industrial brick galleries.

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the original industrial complex in the Bankside district opposite St Paul's Cathedral. Following the end of electricity generation, public campaigns prevented commercial demolition after heritage listing was refused. Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron directed the gallery conversion, retaining the central steel-framed turbine hall and its overhead crane.

The converted structure divided functions between art galleries inside the northern Boiler House and an active electrical substation retained by EDF Energy in the southern Switch House. An upper glass roof extension expanded exhibition space while underground oil storage tanks became dedicated performance art areas. The institution functions within the national Tate network alongside Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives.

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Turbine HallMassive former machinery floor hosting large-scale architectural installations.
Bankside Power StationBrick industrial shell designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott before gallery reuse.
Underground oil tanksSubterranean fuel containers transformed into spaces for live performance work.
Visitor congestionHeavy attendance fills main corridors and complicates quiet contemplation.

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The gallery occupies the converted Bankside Power Station in the Borough of Southwark.
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the original brick power station across from St Paul's Cathedral.
Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron won the competition to convert the power station into the art museum.
The southern Switch House remained an operational electrical substation managed by EDF Energy after the gallery opened.

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Bankside Power Station underwent reconstruction to house international modern art collections across industrial brick galleries.

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