Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern and contemporary art in London, housed in the former Bankside Power Station on the south bank of the Thames. The building, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and in use from 1947 to 1981, was converted by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron. The gallery opened in May 2000 and quickly became one of the most visited art museums in the world. Its vast Turbine Hall hosts large commissioned installations, and a new extension, now called the Blavatnik Building, opened in 2016. Entry to the permanent collection is free.
Before and after
- 6 January 2000The last Pyrenean ibex dies and is later cloned
- from 9 March 2000 to 26 September 2003Launch of Nupedia
- 10 March 2000Dot-com bubble
- 19 April 2000Creation of Windows Mobile
- 11 May 2000Construction of Tate Modern
- 26 June 2000The first draft of the human genome is announced
- July 2000Discovery of livermorium
- 1 July 2000Construction of Øresund Bridge
- 7 July 2000Founding of East African Community
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The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.