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WELCOME TO TATE MODERN GREAT ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD

At Tate Modern there's a huge amount to see and do. Pick and choose from our suggestions – you don't have to see everything in one day!

WHERE TO START ? BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 2

Head to the family-friendly Start display to see some of the best- loved artworks.

LOOK BL AVATNIK BUILDING LEVEL 10

Climb to the very top and take in the view. Which famous landmarks can you see?

Joan Jonas Stream or River Flight or Pattern 2016–2017 © Joan Jonas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, LondonBourdin Estate

VIS IT SPEC IAL EXHIB IT IONS BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 3 BL AVATNIK BUILDING, LEVEL 2

Children under 12 go free

GE T CRE ATIVE BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 1

Create your own Tate masterpiece and project it on the wall at the Bloomberg Connects Drawing Bar.

Wassiy Kandinsky Cossacks 1910–1. Tate

TOP THINGS TO SEE AND DOMAKE, D ISCOVER, DEBATE TATE EXCHANGE BL AVATNIK BUILDING, LEVEL 5

1–31 AUGUST THURSDAY–SUNDAY, 12.0 0 –17.0 0

Come to Tate Exchange and share your ideas on art and storytelling.

WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU!

Our team of friendly Family Hosts wearing yellow T-shirts are here at weekends and during school holidays to help you make the most of your visit. Ask us to find out more about what’s on offer for you!

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR VISITFREE DROP IN EVENTS We run an 8–14s artist-led studio on the third Saturday of the month from 12.00–17.00 Boiler House, Level 0, Clore Studio.

E ATING AND DRINKING Feel free to eat picnics in our Schools and Family Room on Level 0, Boiler House, during school holidays and weekends. You are also welcome to picnic in the Turbine Hall and on the lawns outside.

Breastfeed wherever you feel comfortable. For privacy head to the baby care room, Boiler House, Level 0.

Drinking fountains are located in the Boiler House on Levels 2, 3 and 4, and in the Schools and Family Room on Level 0.

FACIL IT IES There are toilets and baby changing facilities on every floor (except Level 6 of the Boiler House)

Our cloakroom has free buggy parking on Level 0, Boiler House.

GALLERY GUIDEL INES Most of our works of art have fragile surfaces and even clean hands damage them – please do not touch unless it is clear that the work is interactive.

You can take photos for personal use in all galleries, unless otherwise stated.

BLOOMBERG CONNEC TS Explore digital interactives in the Boiler House, levels 0 and 1, Blavatnik Building, levels 3 and 4 or download the Tate App for iOS and Android.

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EAT AND DRINK C AFÉ BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 1

Quick bites including soup, salads, sandwiches, cakes and pastries. Until 17.30

VIEWING LEVEL BAR BL AVATNIK BUILDING, LEVEL 10

Hot and cold drinks, wines, beers and snacks, with 360-degree views of London.

Closes 30 minutes before main galleries

KITCHEN AND BAR BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 6

Family-friendly dining, serving a menu of popular classics.

Lunch 12.00–15.00 Lunch/dinner 12.00–21.00 (Friday and Saturday) Sunday brunch 12.00–16.30

Try family meals at the Kitchen & Bar or head to one of our cafés for babyccinos and snacks.

TURBINE HALL SHOP BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 0

Our Turbine Hall shop stocks the biggest range of toys, games, crafts and books. 

Check out our offers on 3 for 2 Tate Children’s books (stickered product only).

RIVER SHOP BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 1

A wide range of fun gift ideas, T-shirts and souvenirs and an inspiring selection of children’s books.

EXHIB IT ION SHOP S BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 3 BL AVATNIK BUILDING, LEVEL 2

Gifts, postcards, catalogues and books connected with our current exhibition programme.

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EXPLORE THE TURBINE HALL WITH YOUR E ARS

Download a Sonic Trail to hear the sounds of the old power station or the building at night. Listen to them as you walk around the space: tate.org.uk/learn/families/sonic-trails.

LEVEL 0 TURBINE HALL / THE TANKS

DON’T MISS ON LEVEL 0

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CLORE WELCOME ROOM BOILER HOUSE, LEVEL 0

Pick up a Collection Case to explore the galleries – a vintage suitcase full of curious objects linked to artworks in Material and Object on Level 4, Boiler House.

Browse our kids' library and relax on the sofas. Also good for breastfeeding.

REL A X

Have an indoor picnic in any of the open spaces or use the tables in the Schools & Families Room.

MAKE SOME NOISE

It’s OK to talk at Tate – fill our huge Turbine Hall with noise and activity!

DON’T MISS ON LEVEL 1

LEVEL 1 ENTRANCES

EXPLORING AUDIOGUIDE DESK

The Guide is a great introduction to our collection, with artist interviews, interactive games and art-inspired music. £11 for a family group of four including at least one under-18.

Available in English, Deutsch,Español, Français, Italiano, Português, British Sign Language (BSL) and Audio Described.

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KEEP ON SWINGING BL AVATNIK BUILDING, TERRACE

The swings from the Hyundai Commission: SUPERFLEX are staying outside for the summer.

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GE T CRE ATIVE BLOOMBERG CONNEC TS DRAWING BAR

Create your own masterpiece at the Drawing Bar.

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HOW DOES COLOUR SHAPE OUR L IVES?

Henri Matisse, The Snail, Room 2

What do the shapes and colours make you think of? If you could rearrange the shapes, where would you put them?

You'll find questions which get you thinking about colour throughout this display.

LEVEL 2 FREE DISPLAYS / SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

DON’T MISS ON LEVEL 2

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C AN ART CHANGE THE WORLD?

Rachel Whiteread and Marwen Rechmaoui, Room 1

Move around the sculpture and look at the photographs.

They show us different cities but what connects them? What do you think the artists are trying to tell us about recent history?

IN THE STUDIO BOILER HOUSE

WHERE DO ART ISTS WORK ?

Shozo Shimamoto, Holes, Room 7

Shimamoto discovered this way of working by accidentally piercing a painting in his studio.

Have you ever created something by accident like this? Where did it take place? What happened?

Shozo Shimamoto Holes 1954 © Shozo Shimamoto

BE T WEEN OB JEC T AND ARCHITEC TURE BL AVATNIK BUILDING

Think about how the artworks in this room are talking to each other, and the differences in their scale, shape and material. What would it look like if artists built the world?

Yayoi Kusama The Passing Winter 2005 © Yayoi Kusama. Photo: James Medcraft

Joan Jonas Stream or River Flight or Pattern 2016–2017 © Joan Jonas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London

Henri Matisse The Snail 1953 © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2017

SPEC IAL EXHIB IT ION JOAN JONA S BL AVATNIK BUILDING UNTIL 5 AUGUST

Discover this pioneer of performance.

Buy tickets in the Turbine Hall or online.

P E R F O R M E R A N D P A R T I C I P A N T

S H A P E O F L I G H T :1 0 0 Y E A R S O F

P H O T O G R A P H Y A N D A B S T R A C T A R T

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SPECIAL EXHIB IT IONS Family tickets are available for all our special exhibitions and children under 12 go free (up to four per parent or guardian). Free for Members and Patrons.

Buy tickets in the Turbine Hall or online.

THE E Y EXHIB IT ION: P IC A SSO 1932 BOILER HOUSE UNTIL 9 SEPTEMBER 2018

Experience a year in the life of one of the world’s greatest artists. Explore his bright and bold paintings, sculptures and drawings.

DON’T MISS ON LEVEL 3

Guy Bourdin Untitled 1952 (detail) © The Guy Bourdin Estate

Pablo Picasso The Dream ( Le Reve) 1932 Private Collection © Succession Picasso/DACS 2017

Ana Lupas The Solemn Process 1964–2008 (1964–74/76; 1980–5; 1985–2008)

SHAPE OF L IGHT: 10 0 YE ARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ABSTRAC T ART BOILER HOUSE 2 MAY – 14 OC TOBER

Bringing to life the innovative and original contribution of photographers to the development of abstraction.

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ART NEEDS YOU

Artists sometimes ask people to join in with their work, not just look at it. What do you think of this way of making art?

EXPLORE PERFORMANCE BL AVATNIK BUILDING

The interactive cinema in Room 5 tells different stories about how artists have used dance, film and the body.

PL AYING UP BL AVATNIK BUILDING 26 –27 MAY, 2–3 JUNE 12.0 0 –17.0 0

A playful, hands-on introduction to live art for kids and adults to play together.

Our assistants will give you all the props and materials you need.

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WHAT C AN ART BE MADE OF ?

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Embryology, Room 9

Move right around this sculpture, looking at it from all angles. What do the different-sized shapes remind you of? What do you think they are made of?

Cildo Meireles Babel 2001 (detail) © Cildo MeirelesPhoto © Tate (Andrew Dunkley & Marcus Leith)

LEVEL 4 FREE DISPLAYS

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Magdalena Abakanowicz Embryology 1978–80 © Magdalena Abakanowicz. Photo: James Medcraft

EXPLORE MATERIAL S AND OB JEC TS

Touch some weird and wonderful things artists use in their work.

What kinds of unusual materials can you find in Room 4 – bottle tops, hair, even a urinal? What kind of everyday materials would you like to make art from?

MEDIA NE T WORK S BOILER HOUSE

IS REMIXING ART ?

Cildo Meireles, Babel, Room 6

Try listening from different places in the room. In each place try listening with your eyes closed, then with your eyes open.

How do the sounds change? Try to focus on the sound of just one radio. What can you hear?

EXPLORE MEDIA AND NE T WORK S

Call in at Room 5 to find out what artists think about borrowing and copying as a form of art.

LEVEL 4 CONCOURSE BOILER HOUSE

DO TOUCH!

Rudolf Stingel, Untitled

Make a tiny mark using just your fingers, or very big ones using your whole arm. Make a mark as high or as low as you can. Try making the same movement together.

Rudolf Stingel Untitled 1993 Photo: James Medcraft

Kader Attia Untitled (Ghardaïa) 2009 © Kader Attia. Photo: James Medcraft

BLOOMBERG CONNEC TS T IMEL INE OF MODERN ART BOILER HOUSE, CONCOURSE

Touch the words or artworks you are interested in to find out more about them.

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TRAVEL WITH ART ISTS

Which city or place from this display would you most like to visit? Could you imagine wandering the streets of your own home for inspiration?

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