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The Tate Modern

Museum

The Tate Modern is a world-renowned modern art museum located in London, United Kingdom. Established in 1897, the museum has undergone several transformations, with its current location in the former Bankside Power Station building opening in 2000. The museum's collection includes over 150,000 works of art, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. The Tate Modern's collection is particularly strong in the areas of contemporary art, performance art, and installation art. The museum's permanent collection includes works by some of the most influential artists of the past century, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Frida Kahlo. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, which have featured artists such as Marina Abramovic, Ai Weiwei, and Yayoi Kusama. The Tate Modern is known for its unique architecture, with the Turbine Hall providing a dramatic backdrop for large-scale installations and performances. The museum's Turbine Hall has hosted some of the most iconic and thought-provoking installations in recent art history, including Rachel Whiteread's "Untitled (One Hundred Spaces)" and Carsten Höller's "Decision" and "Decision 2".