Tate Chairman announces £150m fund for acquisitions and new garden entrance

June 27 2025

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Picture: The Times

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Here's a thread from Bendor on 'X' regarding Tate Chairman Roland Rudd's recent interview in The Times, announcing a £150m fund to help with acquisitions (a very good thing) and a new garden entrance (less interesting). Bendor weighs up the increasing fascination that British galleries and museums have for fancy and expensive new entrances (which carry the aesthetic charms of a car park).

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