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1897 it had just one site, displaying a small collection of British artworks. Today we have four major sites and the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art, which includes nearly 70,000 artworks.</p><h3 data-block-key="rwre8">Henry Tate</h3></div> <div class="block-image"><div class=" article-media article-body__aside aside--right aside--pull "> <figure class="article-media__figure"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_XGsEGJb.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_P5DrUK2.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-200_kGXBeXo.jpg 200w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_XGsEGJb.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_P5DrUK2.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-540_TJ0ThrE.jpg 540w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-840_GpD5D5b.jpg 840w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-1200_Vl21Yj4.jpg 1200w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 200px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, (max-width: 1024px) 420px, (max-width: 1200px) 540px, (max-width: 1420px) 840px, 1200px, " > <img alt="" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_XGsEGJb.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="432" > </picture> <figcaption class="image__caption"> <p class="image__caption__piece">Sir Hubert Von Herkomer<br><em><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/von-herkomer-sir-henry-tate-n03517">Sir Henry Tate</a></em> (1897)<br>Tate</p><p class="image__caption__copyright"><a id="master-image-copyright" href="/about-us/policies-and-procedures/website-terms-use"></a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="block-rich_text"><p data-block-key="eiuou">In 1889 Henry Tate, an industrialist who had made his fortune as a sugar refiner, offered his collection of British nineteenth-century art to the nation and provided funding for the first Tate Gallery.</p><p data-block-key="urh3h">Tate was a great patron of <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/pre-raphaelite">Pre-Raphaelite</a> artists and his bequest of 65 paintings to the National Gallery included <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-john-everett-millais-bt-379">John Everett Millais’</a> <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/millais-ophelia-n01506"><i>Ophelia</i></a> 1851–2 and <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-william-waterhouse-583">J.W.Waterhouse’s</a> <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/waterhouse-the-lady-of-shalott-n01543"><i>The Lady of Shalott</i></a> 1888. The bequest was turned down by the trustees because there was not enough space in the gallery.</p><p data-block-key="176eq">A campaign was begun to create a new gallery dedicated to British art. With the help of an £80,000 donation from Tate himself, the gallery at Millbank, now known as <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain">Tate Britain</a>, was built and opened in 1897. Tate’s original bequest of works, together with works from the National Gallery, formed the founding collection.<br/></p><h4 data-block-key="5i2fl">Henry Tate and Slavery</h4><p data-block-key="j1u7a">Over the years there has been much debate about Henry Tate’s association with slavery. As we reflect on this important question, we have invited the historical researchers at the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership at University College London to share their analysis. We have worked with them on a statement regarding what we know about the historical facts and some of the questions which remain unanswered.</p></div> <div class="block-cta_row"> <div class="btn-row btn-row--align__left"> <a href="/about-us/history-tate/tate-galleries-and-slavery" class="btn"> <i class="btn__icon icon--arrow-right"></i> <span class="btn__text">Read the statement</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="block-rich_text"><h3 data-block-key="t3tou">Duveen family</h3></div> <div class="block-image"><div class=" article-media article-body__aside aside--left "> <figure class="article-media__figure"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_tjer7FA.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_luzKK73.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-200_LAlJuDc.jpg 200w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_tjer7FA.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_luzKK73.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-540_egysoBO.jpg 540w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-840_48nH0PA.jpg 840w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-1200_KSC2sTs.jpg 991w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 200px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, (max-width: 1024px) 420px, (max-width: 1200px) 540px, (max-width: 1420px) 840px, 1200px, " > <img alt="" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_tjer7FA.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="526" > </picture> <figcaption class="image__caption"> <p class="image__caption__piece">Emil Fuchs<br><em><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/fuchs-sir-joseph-duveen-n05999">Sir Joseph Duveen</a></em> (1903)<br>Tate</p><p class="image__caption__copyright"><a id="master-image-copyright" href="/about-us/policies-and-procedures/website-terms-use"></a></p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="block-rich_text"><p data-block-key="8zrvl">The arts and antiques dealers Sir Joseph Joel Duveen (1843–1908) and his son <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/fuchs-sir-joseph-duveen-n05999">Lord Joseph Duveen</a> (1869–1939) made significant financial contributions to the original gallery at Millbank. With their support, large extensions were added to the gallery including seven new rooms to display the Turner Bequest in 1910 and the Duveen Sculpture Galleries, the first galleries built specifically for sculpture in England.</p><h3 data-block-key="pn6qd">Tate Members</h3><p data-block-key="gu68t">Tate Members was founded in 1957 as the Friends of the Tate Gallery to raise money to buy artworks and to support and promote the work of the gallery.<br/><br/>Their fundraising work has made possible the purchase of nearly 400 masterpieces for the gallery, including such notable works as <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henry-moore-om-ch-1659">Henry Moore’s</a> <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/moore-king-and-queen-t00228"><i>King and Queen</i></a>, <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henri-matisse-1593">Henri Matisse’s</a> <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/matisse-the-snail-t00540"><i>The Snail</i></a>, and <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/pablo-picasso-1767">Pablo Picasso’s</a> <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/picasso-weeping-woman-t05010"><i>Weeping Woman</i></a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-heading"><div class="container"> <div class="container__inner"> <h2 id="the-galleries" class="section__title">The Galleries</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-strip"> <div class="article-strip container " id="the-galleries"> <div class="article-strip__content container__inner"> <div class=""> <ul class="card-list cards card-list--type__ card-list--type__ card-list--4col"> <li class="card card--tatecool_page " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/about-us/history-tate/history-tate-britain" aria-label="History of Tate Britain" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-britain-millbank-entrance-cyclists-passin.width-340_fpRO3Gx.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-britain-millbank-entrance-cyclists-passin.width-420_G6Axo0f.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-britain-millbank-entrance-cyclists-passin.width-240_4b512RE.jpg 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-britain-millbank-entrance-cyclists-passin.width-340_fpRO3Gx.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-britain-millbank-entrance-cyclists-passin.width-240_4b512RE.jpg 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="Photograph of Tate Britain" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-britain-millbank-entrance-cyclists-passin.width-340_fpRO3Gx.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="191" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner"> <h2 class="card__title"> <span class="card__title--maintitle card__title--tatecool_page">History of Tate Britain</span> </h2> <div class="card__description"> <p><p data-block-key="xc87g">Discover how this gallery became home to the greatest collection of British art in the world</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="card card--tatecool_page " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/about-us/history-tate/history-tate-modern" aria-label="History of Tate Modern" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-modern-extension-herzog-de-meuron-london-.width-340.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-modern-extension-herzog-de-meuron-london-.width-420.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-modern-extension-herzog-de-meuron-london-.width-240.jpg 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-modern-extension-herzog-de-meuron-london-.width-340.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-modern-extension-herzog-de-meuron-london-.width-240.jpg 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="Photograph of Tate Modern including the new extension" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate-modern-extension-herzog-de-meuron-london-.width-340.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="243" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner"> <h2 class="card__title"> <span class="card__title--maintitle card__title--tatecool_page">History of Tate Modern</span> </h2> <div class="card__description"> <p><p>Find out how this gallery became London’s most recognisable and best loved building</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="card card--tatecool_page " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/about-us/history-tate/history-tate-liverpool" aria-label="History of Tate Liverpool" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/dsc5309_50cm_jk6TAfE.width-340.png 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/dsc5309_50cm_jk6TAfE.width-420.png 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/dsc5309_50cm_jk6TAfE.width-240.png 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/dsc5309_50cm_jk6TAfE.width-340.png 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/dsc5309_50cm_jk6TAfE.width-240.png 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="Photograph of Tate Liverpool" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/dsc5309_50cm_jk6TAfE.width-340.png" loading="lazy" width="340" height="205" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner"> <h2 class="card__title"> <span class="card__title--maintitle card__title--tatecool_page">History of Tate Liverpool</span> </h2> <div class="card__description"> <p><p>Read about how this gallery grew to be the heart of Liverpool's cultural scene</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="card card--tatecool_page " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/about-us/history-tate/history-tate-st-ives" aria-label="History of Tate St Ives" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate_st_ives_exteriors_ik2_2866resize_a93AE12.width-340.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate_st_ives_exteriors_ik2_2866resize_a93AE12.width-420.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate_st_ives_exteriors_ik2_2866resize_a93AE12.width-240.jpg 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate_st_ives_exteriors_ik2_2866resize_a93AE12.width-340.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate_st_ives_exteriors_ik2_2866resize_a93AE12.width-240.jpg 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="Photograph of Tate St Ives" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/tate_st_ives_exteriors_ik2_2866resize_a93AE12.width-340.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="226" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner"> <h2 class="card__title"> <span class="card__title--maintitle card__title--tatecool_page">History of Tate St Ives</span> </h2> <div class="card__description"> <p><p>Read about how this gallery grew to be the hub for the art and artists of Cornwall</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="Tate-lightbox__strip" class="TateUI-lightbox container__fullvh" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="lightbox-title" aria-describedby="lightbox-description" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">  <div tabindex="0"></div> <div class="container__inner relative container__inner__block"> <div class="cards-slider"> </div> <div class="absolute top-0 right-0 op-1" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close lightbox" role="button"> <i tabindex="-1" class="Tate-lightbox__close TateUI-icon icon icon--cross TateUI-icon__size--default no-margin rounded " role="button" aria-label="Close lightbox"></i> </div> </div>  <div tabindex="0"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-heading"><div class="container"> <div class="container__inner"> <h2 id="the-directors" class="section__title">The Directors</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-strip"> <div class="article-strip container " id="the-directors"> <div class="article-strip__content container__inner"> <div class=""> <ul class="card-list cards card-list--type__ card-list--type__masonry card-list--5col"> <li class="card card--artwork " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/art/artworks/maclaren-d-s-maccoll-n05778" aria-label="" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_ljmGoER.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_p8MAHzS.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-240_ASJafuv.jpg 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_ljmGoER.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-240_ASJafuv.jpg 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_ljmGoER.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="557" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content-wrap"> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner">  <h4 class="card__title card__title-small"> <span class=" card__title--artwork">D.S. MacColl</span> </h4> <span class="card__title--artwork-artist">Donald Maclaren</span> <div class="card__when"> <span class="card__when--artwork-date">c.1906</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="card-footer"> </div> </li> <li class="card card--artwork " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/art/artworks/bone-charles-aitken-n04618" aria-label="" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_7nqZw6t.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_FMn0F80.jpg 416w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-240_VjjNn3C.jpg 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_7nqZw6t.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-240_VjjNn3C.jpg 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_7nqZw6t.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="418" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content-wrap"> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner">  <h4 class="card__title"> <span class=" card__title--artwork">Charles Aitken</span> </h4> <span class="card__title--artwork-artist">Stephen Bone</span> <div class="card__when"> <span class="card__when--artwork-date">exhibited 1932</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="card-footer"> </div> </li> <li class="card card--artwork " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/art/artworks/rothenstein-portrait-of-sir-john-rothenstein-c-b-e-t01869" aria-label="" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_SG597Nj.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_nDiKW6M.jpg 420w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-240_STMZPzi.jpg 240w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_SG597Nj.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-240_STMZPzi.jpg 240w, " sizes=" (max-width: 340px) 340px, (max-width: 479px) 420px, (max-width: 540px) 240px, (max-width: 840px) 340px, 240px, " > <img alt="" src="https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_SG597Nj.jpg" loading="lazy" width="340" height="536" > </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-content-wrap"> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-content__inner">  <h4 class="card__title"> <span class=" card__title--artwork">Portrait of Sir John Rothenstein C.B.E.</span> </h4> <span class="card__title--artwork-artist">Sir William Rothenstein</span> <div class="card__when"> <span class="card__when--artwork-date">1938</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="card-footer"> </div> </li> <li class="card card--artwork " > <div class="card__inner " > <a href="/art/artworks/gowing-portrait-of-sir-norman-reid-t03208" aria-label="" data-gtm-name="card_link_title" data-gtm-destination=""> <div class="card-media card-media--image"> <div class="card-media__inner responsive-container"> <picture > <source srcset=" https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-340_EvoYh5q.jpg 340w, https://media.tate.org.uk/aztate-prd-ew-dg-wgtail-st1-ctr-data/images/.width-420_hep184t.jpg 420w, 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