Caruso St John Announce Plans for Tate Britain

"In February 2011, Tate will begin an exciting project to transform the original Tate Gallery, rededicated in 2001 as Tate Britain. This project aims to conserve the beautiful fabric of Sidney Smith’s 19th-Century building and carry out a major upgrade to the galleries, enabling Tate to show more of its Collection in conditions suitable for a wider range of art media. The project will remodel and renovate core visitor areas – opening up the stunning domed atrium at the heart of the gallery – while creating much-needed learning studios and public spaces in order to meet growing demand. This phase of Tate Britain’s development will span 2010 to 2013 and is budgeted at £45 million, over half of which has been raised already..."

Given the interesting job they made of Nottingham Contemporary, I'm interested to see what they do to this veteran museum...

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