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Tate Modern Free Guided Tours

Tours run most days at 12.00, 13.00 and 14.00
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Learn about the art in Tate Modern with a guided tour around part of the gallery

Each tour is different and packed with fascinating insights, information and stories. Our Guides come from a wide range of backgrounds and their tours reflect their passions and interests.

All tours last around 45 minutes and start at the meeting point on Level 2 in the Natalie Bell Building.

Our tours are delivered by volunteers and are sometimes subject to cancellation and change, please call the ticket desk on the day for confirmation of our daily tour times.

All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street.

There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Nathalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.

  • Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.
  • A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.
  • Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks.

To help plan your visit to Tate Modern, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.

Download Tate Modern map PDF

For more information before your visit:

  • Email hello@tate.org.uk
  • Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 – option 1 (daily 09.45–18.00)
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Meeting point on Level 2, Natalie Bell Building

Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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Tours run most days at 12.00, 13.00 and 14.00

Check if tours are running on the day:

  • Call us on +44 (0)20 7887 8888, option 1: 10.00–17.00 daily
  • Check signage in the galleries

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