The New Tate Modern Opening

XP_644572 - 14 Jun 2016 - London - UK The New Tate Modern will open to the public on Friday 17 June. The new Switch building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, who also designed the original conversion of the Bankside Power Station in 2000. It is the most important new cultural building to open in Britain since the British Library. The world's most popular gallery of modern and contemporary art is now even more international, diverse and engaging. Tate's collection of modern art has been completely transformed since Tate Modern first opened in 2000, in order to show that great art is made all over recent years, the collection is now far more adverse, including more photography, performance and film, as well as more work by women artists. The Switch House increases the size of Tate Modern by 60% and offers a huge new variety of experiences for visitors. They range from the subterranean concrete tanks, the first permanent museum spaces dedicated to live art, to new spaces for Lea