Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comPrivate Tour: Tate Britain and Tate Modern
Duration: 3 - 3.5 hours (approx.)
Location: London, England
Product code: 3207LON2
Tate Britain, where your tour starts, contains the main collection of British Art from the 16C. to the present day. It is a splendid 19 C. home for the British collection. Updated recently it has all modern facilities and is endowed with some beautiful space for large sculpture in the Duveen Galleries. In the Octagon Gallery, as you enter, you will be confronted with a major piece from the permanent collection but always placed there on a temporary basis. In the Clore Galleries you will find a continuous but frequently changing display of paintings by Turner, from the bequest he made to the Nation of over 300 works. They are a must for all lovers of this great artist.
A boat trip down the Thames links the two Tates and provides a wonderful panorama of London from the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben to St. Paul's and the City of London. You alight on the South Bank for the Tate Modern, the famous conversion of the Bankside Power Station (1957-60) which took place during the 1990's to house the 20 C. collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. Apart from the exciting modern collection of paintings, sculptures, and objects, it enjoys from the top floor splendid views over the Thames towards St. Paul's, to which it has been linked by the Millennium pedestrian bridge by Norman Foster. It also contains an imposing collection of modern European masterpieces from the beginning of the 20 C with great works by the Italian futurists like Boccioni or metaphysical painters like De Chirico, French masterpieces in sculpture and paintings like Degas' Dancers, Matisse, Picasso and an impressive collection of American Abstract Expressionists.
This in-depth private tour is hosted by an English-speaking guide specializing in art history. Please list any special interests you have (art, architecture, history, culture) at time of booking to alert our guide, so that he or she can better prepare for your private tour.
Tate Britain, London
Daily
Unavailable Dates:
- January 01 (New Years Day)
- March 21 (Good Friday)
- March 23 (Easter Sunday)
- December 24
- December 25 (Christmas Day)
- 10:00am
- 2:00pm
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- Entrance fees
- Private Walking Tour
- English-speaking guide specializing in art history
- Thames boat trip tickets linking the two Tates
- Optional gratuities
- Food and beverages
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- This tour must be booked at least 72 hours in advance of your travel date
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