Editing Tate Liverpool

{{Short description|Art gallery in England}}
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 |caption       = Tate Liverpool in 2008
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 |established   = 1988
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 |location      = [[Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool|Albert Dock, Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]] England
 |type          = 
 |visitors      = 660,022 (2019)<ref name="ALVA 2019 visitor numbers">{{cite web |title=ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions |url=https://www.alva.org.uk/details.cfm?p=423 |website=www.alva.org.uk |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>
 |director      =  Helen Legg
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 |website       = {{URL|https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-liverpool|tate.org.uk}}
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'''Tate Liverpool''' is an [[art gallery]] in [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]], England, and part of [[Tate]], along with [[Tate St Ives]], Cornwall,  [[Tate Britain]], London, and [[Tate Modern]], London. The gallery was an initiative of the [[Merseyside Development Corporation]]. Tate Liverpool was created to display work from the [[Tate|Tate Collection]] which comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and international modern art. The gallery also has a programme of temporary exhibitions. Until 2003, Tate Liverpool was the largest gallery of modern and [[contemporary art]] in the UK outside London.

==History==

Housed in a converted warehouse within the [[Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool|Albert Dock]] on Liverpool's waterfront, the gallery was opened on 24 May 1988 by Prince Charles, an event covered by BBC Two television.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tate Gallery Liverpool|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/38410f11fa6946cab62fcc8be03b61aa|website=BBC Genome, BBC Two England, 24 May 1988, 21.00|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Youngs|first1=Ian|title=The man who's been hands-on with priceless art for 40 years|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43540079|website=BBC News|access-date=29 March 2018|date=29 March 2018}}</ref> The original conversion was done by [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]] but the building was given a major refurbishment in 1998 to create additional gallery space.

In 2007, the foyer area was redesigned by architects Arca to create an updated appearance and better proportions, as well as to improve visitor handling. The gallery café was also redesigned by [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]] and Liverpool-based architects, Architectural Emporium.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jade Wright|title=Tate Liverpool unveils Sir Peter Blake's new Dazzle cafe|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/tate-liverpool-unveils-sir-peter-9871916|website=Liverpool Echo|date= 17 August 2015|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Tate Gallery Café|url=http://www.architectural-emporium.co.uk/project/tate/|website=Architectural Emporium|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref> The centrepiece of the space is a new timber desk with an undulating orange fascia, which links to the retained colour scheme of the original conversion work by Stirling. A colour-changing wall acts as a backdrop to the simplified brick volume, visible from across Albert Dock. Behind the scenes, Arca also made alterations to the hospitality, cloakroom, events and education areas.

==Renovation==
The gallery closed in October 2023 for renovation work.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryder |first1=Elliott |title=Exact date Tate Liverpool will close its doors for two years |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/date-confirmed-tate-liverpool-close-26397681 |access-date=6 March 2023 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=6 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Originally planned to take two years, it was announced in February 2025 that it was instead expected to reopen in spring 2027.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Mark |last2= |first2= |date=2025-02-05 |title=Tate Liverpool ‘flings open windows’ to first phase of £30m revamp |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/05/tate-liverpool-first-phase-30m-revamp-reopen-2027 |access-date=2025-02-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Costing around £29.7 million, the works will see the galleries refurbished and the creation of new social spaces. During this period, the gallery has a temporary presence at [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] North in [[Mann Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RIBA and Tate to partner in the North of England |url=https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/riba-and-tate-to-partner-in-the-north-of-england |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=www.architecture.com}}</ref>

==Events ==
The gallery has played host to various events, including celebrations during the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023|2023 Eurovision Song Contest]], performances as part of the [[Liverpool Biennial]] and [[Light Night]] and has hosted the [[Turner Prize]] awards ceremony twice, in 2007 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culver |first=Jade |date=18 April 2023 |title=EuroFestival Lineup 2023 - A celebration of arts and culture from Liverpool to Ukraine |url=https://confidentials.com/liverpool/eurofestival-lineup-2023-a-celebration-of-arts-and-culture-in-liverpool |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Confidentials |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=24 September 2008 |title=Late at Tate – 25 Sept – MADE UP Mix |url=http://www.artinliverpool.com/late-at-tate-25-sept-made-up-mix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220222421/https://www.artinliverpool.com/late-at-tate-25-sept-made-up-mix/ |archive-date=20 February 2016 |access-date=22 November 2015 |work=Art in Liverpool}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibbons |first=Lottie |date=2018-05-02 |title=LightNight Liverpool 2018 - All the events you need to know |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/light-night-liverpool-2018-area-14585352 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardaker |first=Alistair |date=2022-04-12 |title=Turner Prize 2022 shortlist announced as ceremony returns to Liverpool |url=https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/turner-prize-2022-shortlist-announced-ceremony-returns-liverpool/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Museums + Heritage |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Liverpool and the Black Atlantic]]''

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{official site}}
* [http://www.arca.co.uk/ Arca]
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/smoke-and-mirrors-the-surreal-life-and-work-of-ren-magritte-2295262.html 'Smoke and mirrors: The surreal life and work of René Magritte'], ''[[The Independent]]'', 10 June 2011

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