Tate Liverpool is to undergo a major £29.7m refurbishment and will be closed for over a year, the BBC reports. The landmark art gallery in a converted warehouse at the Royal Albert Dock is scheduled to close from 16 October this year, with a planned reopening date of 2025.
During the closure, other venues around the city of Liverpool will be used by the Tate to host events. £10m of the funding will be provided by the government as part of their levelling up programme.
Director Helen Legg said: “Since Tate Liverpool opened 35 years ago, the experiences our audiences want to have, and the kind of work artists want to make, have both changed significantly. So now is the time for us to reimagine the gallery for the 21st century and strengthen the connection between art and people.”
She continued: “Announcing this temporary closure gives everyone who loves Tate Liverpool a chance to return to the gallery before we begin the transformation process.”
“It is also important to us that our audiences know they will still be able to engage with Tate Liverpool during the closure period through the high-quality work we deliver within the city’s communities.”
Tate Liverpool was opened by the then Prince Charles in 1988 and is one of four Tate galleries across London, Liverpool, and Cornwall. The first Tate Gallery was opened in London in 1897, and was founded by the industrialist Henry Tate who became wealthy in the sugar trade.
The Tate Liverpool Gallery was designed by James Stirling, who preserved the original brick and stone exterior and the Doric columns, and opened up the interior to provide light filled spaces that are ideal for displaying works of art. The gallery welcomes over 600,000 visitors every year.
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