Tate, the group of four art museums in London, Liverpool and St Ives that holds the national collection of British art and modern art from around the world.
Tate is a family of four art museums: Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives in Cornwall, which includes the Barbara Hepworth Museum. According to the UK Government's description, Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day, together with international modern and contemporary art. Entry to the collections is free. Tate Modern's twentieth anniversary fell in May 2020, which means it opened in 2000. The group also runs shops, cafes and restaurants, and the Tate Exchange space for working with partners.
In its 2020 to 2025 vision, Tate said it aims to "celebrate the art of the past and present in its complexity and diversity". It describes access to art as "a universal human right" and commits to keeping free entry to its collections. The plan also promises to cut its carbon footprint by a further ten per cent by 2023 and to end single-use plastics by 2025. This is a dated plan, so check Tate's current strategy for the latest priorities.
Tate's four sites give it a real spread across the UK. Tate Britain sits on Millbank in London, Tate Modern is in London too, Tate Liverpool has a programme focused on Liverpool and the North, and Tate St Ives looks after the Hepworth Museum in the far south west. The vision set a target to double child visitors to Tate Britain and described Tate Exchange as an international model for working with partners and creating new thinking about art and creativity. A community learning space at Tate Modern, the Clore space, was due to be refurbished.
On people, the same plan says Tate wants to nurture its staff and build a more inclusive culture, with a workforce that better reflects the UK population and leaders who take ownership of staff development. It lists departments and teams including Learning, Research, Collection Care, Tate Commerce and Tate Eats, along with supporting bodies such as the Tate Foundation, Patrons and Tate Members. These are Tate's own aims, set out in 2020, and we have not checked how far they have been met.
That list of departments shows how many kinds of work sit behind the galleries. Curators and researchers study and display the art; conservators in Collection Care keep artworks safe; the Learning teams work with schools, young people, families and adults; Commerce and Tate Eats run the shops, cafes and catering; and there are roles in events, digital, fundraising, finance, security and visitor services. Tate's website has the current job list for each site.
Website: www.tate.org.uk
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