In the decade to 2002 our overriding aim was to develop our galleries in London and the regions. This priority enabled us to display more of the national collection to ever broader audiences, and to facilitate a wider range of exhibitions and activities. Over the last biennium, the number of visitors to all our galleries has remained at the very high levels experienced following the opening of Tate Modern, and to this we should add visits to our website and to Tate exhibitions travelling to other venues in Britain and overseas. In 2003, for example, our exhibition of twentieth-century British art, A Bigger Splash, was seen by over 250,000 visitors in Brazil. Appreciation of the Tate Collection and of our programmes has grown significantly, as has our standing both in Europe and around the world.

However, access is about more than numbers, and over the last two years we have made a concerted effort to innovate and share, so that we can enrich the experience we offer, serve our visitors better and enable more people to enjoy art and benefit from our programmes. To achieve this we have been developing our relationships with universities, museums and other institutions at home and abroad; with schools, social services, local organisations and charities; with our technology and media associates, our corporate sponsors and many others, including our individual supporters. Numerous research projects, partnerships and collaborations have helped us to build knowledge, improve audience experience and extend our reach to a wider public.

One exciting area of growth has been Tate Online - tate.org.uk. Now the UK's most popular art website, it has won two BAFTAs for online content and for innovation over the last two years.

We have made a concerted effort to to innovate and share