Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Rooms

View drawings, prints and more from Tate's collection not currently on display in the galleries

Opening times

Monday to Friday 10.30–16.30

Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG

A visitor looks at a watercolour from the Turner Bequest in the Prints and Drawings Room

The sheer number and vulnerable nature of drawings, watercolours and prints in Tate’s collection means that only a small selection can be shown in the galleries at any one time. Visitors are however welcome to look at works on paper whether for pleasure or academic study, in the Prints and Drawings Rooms. The Prints and Drawings Room holdings range from from sketchbooks and watercolours by visionary nineteenth century artist J.M.W. Turner, to modern and contemporary prints and drawings by leading international artists. To find out which artworks are available to see in the Prints and Drawings Room visit Art & Artists and look out for artworks flagged with 'view by appointment'.

Roy Lichtenstein, ‘Explosion’ 1965–6 — Roy Lichtenstein
*Explosion* 1965–6
Tate
© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Hurricane in the Desert (The Simoom), for Rogers’s ‘Poems’’ c.1830–2 — Joseph Mallord William Turner
*A Hurricane in the Desert (The Simoom), for Rogers’s ‘Poems’* c.1830–2
Tate

Francis Bacon, ‘Turning Figure’ c.1959–62 — Francis Bacon
*Turning Figure* c.1959–62
Tate
© Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2019

Admission information

All visitors are welcome to access these artworks, but are asked to make an appointment in advance of their visit. Groups of up to 12 can be accommodated with advance notice. We advise you to check before you visit that the artworks you wish to see are available.

Registration

First time visitors are required to complete a registration form and to produce one of the following proofs of identity: a passport/national identity card, a driving licence or a student card.