Tate Modern Audio Guide App: Try It Free
Point your phone at any artwork in Tate Modern and hear a description instantly. Start with a free trial, no credit card required, and get your personal tour guide at hundreds of museums worldwide.
Point your phone at any artwork in Tate Modern and hear a description instantly. Start with a free trial, no credit card required, and get your personal tour guide at hundreds of museums worldwide.
Open ArtGuide in your phone's browser when you arrive. No download needed. Tate Modern has free wifi throughout, so you can connect on arrival without using mobile data.
Aim at any work: a Rothko canvas, a Giacometti figure, or something in the current Turbine Hall commission that you want to understand better. ArtGuide identifies it in seconds.
Choose from 9 languages and pick how deep you want to go: a quick explanation of the work, a full contextual story, or a focused look at the artist.
Official Guide
Free · selected rooms · English focused · Tate only
Third-Party Apps
Free–paid · fixed route · often English only · limited elsewhere
ArtGuide
Free trial then €4.90 · any artwork · 9 languages · hundreds of museums worldwide
ArtGuide describes whatever you photograph: the whole collection, in your language, in the style you choose. Try it free, no credit card required.
Start free trialSunday to Thursday, 10:00 to 18:00. Friday and Saturday, 10:00 to 21:00. Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Verify current hours at tate.org.uk before your visit.
Entry to the permanent collection is free. Special exhibitions charge separately. Tate Collective members aged 16 to 25 pay £5 for exhibitions. Verify at tate.org.uk before your visit.
Weekday mornings are the quietest for the permanent collection. The Turbine Hall is busy on weekend afternoons but always worth a look on arrival.
A focused highlights visit takes 1.5 to 2 hours. With both the Boiler House and Blavatnik Building, plan for 3 hours or more if you want to explore fully.
The Rothko Room (Boiler House, Level 3) is a highlight worth seeking out. The Turbine Hall hosts rotating large-scale commissions and is free to walk through at any time.
Bring your own headphones. Photography of the permanent collection is generally permitted. The museum is large, pick up a floor plan at the entrance. River views from the upper floors are excellent.
