Tate Galleries: Tate Britain and Tate Modern

Tate galleries are art museums in the United Kingdom that house the national collection of British art from the 16th century and the national collection of modern art. There are four branches: the Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, the Tate Liverpool, and the Tate St. Ives in Cornwall.
London’s two Tate galleries, Tate Britain and Tate Modern – comprise one of the world’s most important art collections. Opened in 1897 as the basis of a national collection of significant British art, the gallery continued to make acquisitions and needed more space to properly display its collections. The end result was the establishment of Tate Britain, in Millbank on the north side of the Thames, as home to its permanent collection of historic British paintings. Art lovers can spend a whole day viewing both sites, conveniently connected by high-speed ferry.
The gallery’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary works by international artists was moved to the Tate Modern, which opened in 2000. Instead of being arranged by school or chronology, the museum’s art holdings are displayed according to subject matter, and all significant movements are accounted for: Cubism, Futurism, Abstract Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, and Pop art.
The galleries are open everyday from 10am too 6pm. In holidays its open from 10am-10pm.