TATE MODERN


TATE MODERN

Visiting Tate Modern

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Tate Modern Access & Facilities

Arrival at Tate Modern

Accessible car parking

There are nine accessible parking spaces at Tate Modern. Please book in advance, giving at least 24 hours’ notice:

Drop off points

A drop off/pick up point is situated on Holland Street, near the Main entrance.
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Entrances to Tate Modern

There are two entrances to the gallery:

There is an additional entrance to the Café, which is next to the Main Entrance on Holland Street. Entry for wheelchairs, prams and buggies is via the River Entrance or next to the Main Entrance.

Wheelchair and mobility scooter provision

There are ten wheelchairs and two electric scooters at the gallery. To reserve one, please contact us in advance, giving at least 24 hours’ notice:

Guide and hearing dogs

We welcome guide dogs and hearing dogs in the gallery. A water bowl is available at the cloakroom on Level 1.

Facilities at Tate Modern

Information Desks

The Information Desks are located near the Main and River Entrances. Staff are happy to help with any questions you have.

Toilets

Fully accessible toilets are located on each floor. The toilet on Level 1 is a Changing Places toilet which offers:

Baby changing facilities

The Baby Care Room is found on Level 1. Additional nappy-changing facilities are available in the toilets on each floor.

Lifts

There are four lifts which are situated by the main stairs of each floor. These provide access to all levels.

Cloakroom

The cloakroom is situated on Level 1. You may be requested to leave briefcases, bags, sticks or umbrellas in the cloakroom. Large bags and rucksacks must be placed in the cloakroom. Subject to space availability, buggies can also be stored here.

Seating

Stools are available in the galleries and can be picked up from the concourses on Levels 3, 4 and 5. Just ask a member of staff or at the Information Desks if you would like to use them. Benches can be found in a number of galleries, and additional seating is provided in the Turbine Hall and concourses.

Telephones

Card and cash pay phones are situated on Levels 1 and 2, under the staircase.

Water fountains

There are water fountains available on Levels 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Tate Modern Restaurant, Café and Espresso Bar

The Tate Modern Restaurant is on Level 7, it is waiter-service. The Café is on Level 2 and the Espresso Bar is on Level 4, these are both self-service but staff are happy to help if you need assistance.

Tate Modern Shops

There are three shops at Tate Modern: the main shop on Level 1, the River shop on Level 2 and the Exhibition shop on Level 4.

View an interactive map of Tate Modern »

Access programme at Tate Modern

Concessionary tickets and carers' entry for special exhibitions

Admission to Tate Modern is free, but there is a charge for special exhibitions. There is a concessionary rate for visitors with a disability, and carers’ entrance is free. Please see individual special exhibitions for more details.

Hearing loops

The following areas are fitted with a hearing loop:

Hearing loops are also available on most gallery tours.
Events that have a hearing loop »

British Sign Language (BSL) multimedia guide

A free multimedia guide in BSL with optional subtitles that focuses on works from the Collection is available from the Information Desks. You will need to leave a deposit item, for example a drivers’ licence or ID card, to borrow the tour.

BSL talks

There is a range of gallery talks, tours and events organised in or interpreted into BSL at Tate Modern. Events with BSL translation »
Family activities are deaf-friendly and supported monthly by deaf artists and BSL users. Tate Modern's BSL talks also are listed on www.magicdeaf.org.uk.

Braille gallery plans

Tate Modern has a gallery plan with Braille information available from the Clore Information Room on Level 1. If you would like to receive the plan before you visit, please call
+44 (0)20 7401 5113.

Large-print captions and exhibition guides

There are large-print captions in the special exhibitions and displays at Tate Modern. Large-print copies of the special exhibitions guides are available at the Information Desks.

Audio guides for visually impaired people

There is an audio guide to the collection displays at Tate Modern, the General Collections Tour. It allows you to choose your own route though the gallery, giving you an overview of the Collection as well as commentaries about individual works.
The audio guide costs £2 and is available on Level 3.

Touch Tours

Touch Tours introduce visually impaired visitors to the thematic arrangement of the displays and engage with the ideas, materials and techniques of art since 1900. Tours will typically include a sculpture that can be explored through direct handling and other two and three dimensional works that are explored using a combination of raised images, handling objects, description and discussion.

Tate Modern also has a selection of raised-image reproductions of work in the Collection, produced by the Living Paintings Trust. These are accompanied by recorded commentaries and are available from the Clore Information Room.

Visual description

Events that have visual description »

Community programme

Tate Modern offers Art Into Life workshops for community groups. We can accommodate a wide range of groups. Attendees currently include mental health service users, homeless people, adults with learning difficulties and ESOL refugee groups.

Computer with accessibility software at Tate Modern

The Clore Information Room on Level 1 is equipped with a large monitor PC fitted with text-magnification, text-reader and speech-output software and a variety of resources including:

For more information, or to book an introduction to the resources in the Clore Information Room, please call +44 (0)20 7401 5113.

Web accessibility

Find out about accessibility information for the website.

Contact us

If you have any access questions please contact us:
Email: visiting.britain@tate.org.uk
Call: +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (Monday–Friday, 10.00-17.00)
Textphone: 020 7887 8687

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