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1889
Henry Tate offers his collection of British art to the nation. |
Deed of Gift, 6 November 1894
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1897
Tate founded as 'National Gallery of British Art'.
Charles Holroyd appointed Keeper. |
Charles Holroyd
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1899
Extension doubles capacity of original Gallery. |
Floor plans of Tate Gallery Development
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1906
D.S. MacColl appointed Keeper. |
D.S. MacColl
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1910
Opening of 'Turner Wing', funded largely by Sir Jospeh Duveen. |
Floor plans of Tate Gallery Development
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1911
Charles Aitken appointed Keeper (Director from 1917). |
Charles Aitken
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1914
Outbreak of World War I. |
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1916-21
Gallery closes. |
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1917
Major works of art stored at Aldwych tube station as precaution against Zeppelin attacks.
Curzon Report published giving Tate distinct identity from National Gallery and responsibility for modern
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1920
Tate re-named 'National Gallery, Millbank'. |
letterhead for
National Gallery, Millbank
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1926
Opening of new Modern Foreign Galleries. |
King George V, Accompanied by Queen Mary, at the Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926
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1926-27
Murals painted in Tate's restaurant by Rex Whistler. |
Photograph of Rex Whistler's Tate restaurant murals
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1928
River Thames breaches banks and floods Gallery. |
Thames flood waters
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1930
James Bolivar Manson appointed Director. |
James Bolivar Manson
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1932
Tate officially re-named 'Tate Gallery'. |
contemporary letterhead
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1935
Electric lighting installed throughout Gallery. |
Rejected Chandelier Design
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1937
Opening of Duveen Sculpture Galleries funded by Lord Duveen. |
Duveen Sculpture Galleries
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1938
John Rothenstein appointed Director. |
John Rothenstein
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1939-45
World War II. |
Photo from Tatler's
'Bombed Gallery' feature
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1939
Tate closes and Collection evacuated to safe locations. |
Tate works removed
for storage
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1940
Tate badly damaged in bombing. |
Tate bomb damage
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1946
Tate partially re-opens, with six galleries repaired and re-painted. |
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1949
Complete re-opening of Tate. |
Photo from The Sphere's
'The Tate Complete' article
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1954
National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act. |
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1958
'Friends of the Tate Gallery' founded. |
Photograph of Ryan's Daughter reception
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1964
Norman Reid appointed Director. |
Norman Reid
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1972
Pimlico tube station opens, making Tate more easily accessible to visitors. |
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1976
'Bricks' controversy over Carl Andre's sculpture Equivalent VIII. |
South Wales Echo cartoon, satirizing 'The Bricks' controversy
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1977
Stubbs Appeal for works by George Stubbs. |
George Stubbs, Haymakers, 1785
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1979
North East Quadrant extension opens. |
Floor plans of Tate Gallery Development
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1980
Alan Bowness appointed Director. |
Alan Bowness
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1984
Turner Prize launched. |
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1987
Clore Gallery opens. |
Exterior view of the main entrance to the Clore Gallery
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1988
Opening of Tate Gallery Liverpool. |
Tate Liverpool
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1988
Nicholas Serota appointed Director. |
Nicholas Serota
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1993
Opening of Tate Gallery St Ives. |
Tate St Ives
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1994
Development of Southwark Store begins. |
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2000
Opening of Tate Modern and re-launch of Tate Britain.
Organisation re-named 'Tate'. |
Tate Modern
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