Tate Library and Archive Reading Rooms Registration
Registering to use the main Library collection
As a Library Reader you will have access to the Main Reading Room, with reference access to the Library's collection of exhibition catalogues, books and journals. Membership is for one year and is renewable. On your first visit, you must:
- read the regulations (PDF format, 35K), complete and sign a registration form (PDF format, 46K)
- show a form of ID (e.g. Tate member's card, credit card)
Registering to use the Archive, Gallery Records and Library special collections
As an Archive Reader you will have access to both the Main Reading Room and the Archive & Specials Reading Room. You will be able to consult the unique, unpublished material held in our collections. Membership is for one year and is renewable. On your first visit, you must bring proof of your current home address and a separate form of photographic ID from the lists below:
Photographic ID
- passport
- national identity card*
- photographic driver’s license*
- British Library reader’s ticket
- photographic student identity card
- photographic workplace identity card
Proof of address
- utility bill (gas, electricity, telephone, water) **
- bank / building society statement **
- credit card statement **
- council tax bill / council rent book **
- state pension book
- national identity card with address*
- driver’s license with address*
- university certificate for hall of residence
(stamped and signed by institution)
All documents must be originals. Print out and photocopies will not be accepted.
* These documents can only be used as either proof of address or proof of identity. They cannot be used for both. Please note that some driving licences and national identity cards do not show address and we are therefore not able to accept these as proof of address
** These documents must be dated within the last 3 months
You will also be photographed for our membership database on your first visit; this is to identify you on future visits. If you prefer you can supply a passport photograph when registering.
Please read the introduction to the Library and Archive Reading Rooms (PDF format 37K).
Registering via SCONUL Access
As a SCONUL Access Reader you will have the same access as a Library Reader, plus a borrowing entitlement of two items. On your first visit, you must bring:
- your SCONUL Access card
- current ID from your university or college
For further details:
Call the Enquiry desk: +44(0)20 7887 8838Email: reading.rooms@tate.org.uk
Or write to:
Reader Services Manager,
Library and Archive,
Tate Britain,
Millbank,
London,
SW1P 4RG. PDF Files can be opened with free Adobe Reader software