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Entrance to the museum is free, but special exhibitions may require Tate Modern tickets, with prices varying by event.
Visitor facilities include restrooms, a coat check, gift shops, a café, and a restaurant.
Consider taking one of the expert-led Tate Modern tours for deeper insights into the art on display and the museum's iconic architecture.
Combine your tour with a visit to the nearby Tate Britain museum by hopping on the scenic Tate Boat, which runs between the two sites every 40 minutes during gallery opening times.
Tate Modern is wheelchair-accessible, with lifts and ramps available on all floors.
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Yes. Tate Modern tickets are not required to enter, and there is no timed booking system, so you can walk in and enjoy the main collection at your leisure. Exhibition tickets are required for access to special exhibitions, with paid tickets available for specific time slots. Some free Tate Modern late-evening events also require tickets.
That depends on the size. You can take small backpacks into Tate Modern, although you may be asked to carry them in busy exhibitions. Anything larger than 22 inches (55 centimeters) x 16 inches (40 centimeters) x 8 inches (20 centimeters) is not allowed. Waterloo Station has left luggage services.
No. Tate Modern is a large gallery with a wide entrance, and you can generally expect to enjoy the main collection without queuing. You may have to line up awaiting your timed slot for special exhibitions, however, particularly at big-ticket shows with small capacity, such as Yayoi Kusama installations.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are generally the least busy days at Tate Modern, and the gallery is normally quietest soon after opening at 10am. Weekends, bank holiday Mondays, and Friday afternoons are usually busy, while Tate Modern Lates—occasional evening openings with special programming—are extremely popular.
Tate Modern doesn’t have a particular dress code, so you can wear pretty much what you’d wear anywhere in London, be that short shorts and flip-flops or full business dress. The space spans around 370,000 square feet (34,500 square meters) so comfortable shoes are a wise choice.
The nearest tube station to Tate Modern is Southwark (Jubilee Line), about 650 yards (600 meters) away. Depending on where you’re traveling from, you may find other nearby tube stations more convenient: Blackfriars is on the District and Circle lines, while St. Paul’s is on the Central Line.