What is Hyundai Tate Research Center: Transnational and what do we do?

Over the past two decades, Tate’s collection, displays and programmes have expanded beyond Europe and North America to be more open, inclusive and reflective of its audiences.

The Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational transforms how Tate develops and shares art historical knowledge around the world. Its research contributes to exhibitions, displays, acquisitions and events across Tate’s four galleries as well as with a wide network of local and international collaborators.

The word ‘transnational’ encourages us to challenge and revise dominant art histories. It highlights global exchanges and the circulation of artists and ideas. Transnational embraces the diverse perspectives that have shaped artistic practice.

Through the Centre, various adjunct curatorial roles in the fields of indigeneity, ecology, Africa and the Caribbean diaspora have been established. Find out more about our adjunct curators here.

Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational hosts research events including annual symposia, seminars, performances and workshops at Tate and beyond which contribute to the current and future Tate programme. The Centre also enables the development of digital content to share diverse stories.

In October 2024, Hyundai Tate Tate Research Centre: Transnational organised Waterways: arteries, rhythms and kinship, a three day symposium exploring how water binds us across histories and shared futures.

Find out how three featured artists of the Waterways symposium respond to different stretches of water

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