Why is there a need for change?

UBS Openings: The Long Weekend, Tate Modern 2006
Trisha Brown Dance Company: Man Walking Down the Side of a Building from UBS Openings: The Long Weekend, Tate Modern 2006  enlarge


Martin Kippenberger The Happy End of Franz Kafka's 'Amerika' (detail) 1994 © Estate Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne. Photo © Tate
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There is an urgent need for more space. Tate Modern was
designed for 1.8 million visitors. In its opening year it got 5 million
and it has now settled down to a steady 4 million a year. There is
serious overcrowding in many parts of the building, particularly at
weekends. Visitors are asking for improved facilities..

There is a need for more space to show Tate's collection:

• To enable works to be brought out of storage and shown on a more permanent basis.
  
  
• To accommodate the expanding collection which is developing into new areas geographically, including China, Latin America and India.
  
  
• To provide new spaces for art forms new to Tate - including photography, film, video and performance.
  
  
• To provide space for new acquisitions to encourage gifts to the Collection.
  
  
• To provide more varied spaces for large-scale works and installations.
  
  
• We want to develop a wider range of education facilities where families, young people, schools and the local community have time and space to explore, talk about and discover the museum.
  
  
• The world has changed rapidly over the last ten years, particularly in how we use technology. Tate Modern needs to respond to new developments.
  
  
• Visiting Tate Modern can sometimes be a daunting and tiring experience with so much to see and do. We want to develop more places to eat, read, study, picnic, shop and just relax, to improve our visitors' experience.

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