Come and visit the gallery during this special late opening for Tate Members. Learn more about the works in the collection on a free tour, join a workshop, or listen to live music while surrounded by art. To top it off, it’s Members Shopping Weekend and our shops will be open for you to find the perfect gift with your 20% off discount.
Explore the collection displays with a free tour or talk
Join Tate’s knowledgeable volunteers on a series of 10-minute talks and 30-minute free tours of the collection displays that will be taking place throughout the night.
Location: Throughout the gallery. Meet at the Tours meeting point at the top of the Rotunda stairs or in front of the individual artwork for talks.
Free, no booking required.
Members Night Curator's Talk: Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant
Join us for this unique opportunity to hear from Thomas Kennedy, Curator of the Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant exhibition during this one hour talk
Location: Clore Auditorium
Time: 19.30–20.30
Tickets booking soon
Show and Share: Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and the Bloomsbury Group*
Our Library and Archive team are putting on an exclusive Show and Share that will present a curated selection of publications and archival materials including diaries, letters, sketchbooks, photographs and ephemera relating to Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and the Bloomsbury Group. Join us to explore their friendships with other artists and writers associated with the wider Bloomsbury Group who helped to shape early British Modernism. Show and Share displays provide a unique viewing and handling experience highlighting art and ideas found in the Library and Archive collections. Each is expertly curated and includes a guided talk from the Library and Archive team.
Location: Library and Archive Reading Rooms, Lower Floor
Times: 30-minute time slots every half hour from 19.15. Final slot is at 20.45.
*Requires a free ticket that can be collected from the Manton Ticket Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Please leave bags and coats at the Cloakroom before visiting the Reading Rooms.
Workshop: DIY Dinner Service: Decorate a Plate with Originary Arts
Draw your own designs onto a ceramic plate to take home using paint pens with Originary Arts. This activity takes inspiration from The Famous Women Dinner Service - a collection of fifty plates hand-painted by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant featuring portraits of female figures from queens to writers and actors. Choose a favourite person to commemorate on your plate and inspiration will be on hand to help do it Bloomsbury-style!
Originary Arts are based in Sussex. Nikki Shaill has recently created artworks and illustrations for Charleston, the usual home of The Famous Women Dinner Service when it is not at Tate.
Location: Manton Studio
Time: 19.00–22.00 (Last entry 21.30)
Free, drop-in
Workshop: Create Your Own Greeting Card with Isabella Lloyd Mitchell
Join artist Isabella Lloyd Mitchell to create your own card that takes inspiration from the still life and landscapes of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Participants will be provided with a variety of mediums to make a custom card just in time for the holiday season.
Isabella Lloyd Mitchell is a London-based artist who works with a variety of mediums. She is a member of Crouch End Open Studios and regularly co-hosts “Drawing Escape” events across London.
Location: Clore Studio
Time: 19.00–22.00 (Last entry 21.30)
Free, drop-in
Live Jazz in the Gallery
Discover musicians from London's jazz scene in a setting like no other. Join some of the city's most exciting musicians for intimate live sets while surrounded by art. Exclusively for our Members, these music sets bring together new sounds, fresh talent, and the unique atmosphere of Tate Britain after hours.
Location: Room 8
Time: 19.00–20.00, 20.30–21.30
Free, drop-in
Visit the exhibitions after hours
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury and The 90s: Art and Fashion will be open all night.
Make the most of Members Shopping Weekend
Have you been looking for a special gift ahead of the holidays? It's Members Shopping Weekend which means that all Members get a discount of 20% off in our Shop. Stop by and browse Christmas cards, gifts for your loved ones, or something special for yourself.
Seasonal Food and Drink
Enjoy a selection of food and drink across Tate Britain throughout the evening, including Porlock Bay Oysters and Neal’s Yard in the Lower Rotunda, alongside a a bar serving seasonal cocktails.
The Cellar Sale will return to the Grand Saloon, offering Members the chance to browse and purchase a selection of wines by from our renowned cellar.
Tate Britain's step-free entrance is on Atterbury Street. It has automatic sliding doors and there is a ramp down to the entrance with central handrails.
- Accessible, standard and Changing Places toilets are located on the Lower floor.
- Ear defenders can be borrowed from the ticket desk on the Lower floor.
To help plan your visit to Tate Britain, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.
For more information before your visit:
- Email hello@tate.org.uk
- Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (daily 10.00–17.00)
