The Millbank Project is a multi-stage transformation of Tate Britain.

A new Tate Britain will be unveiled during 2013: the Millbank Project by Caruso St John Architects (which will be fully completed in November) will transform the oldest part of the building.

This project is being accompanied by a complete rethink of the permanent and temporary displays of the national collection of British art.

The newly refurbished galleries will open with a new chronological presentation of the Collection in the BP British Art Displays in May 2013.

Visitors can experience the national collection of British art in a continuous chronological display – a walk through time from the 1500s to the present day.
BP Walk through British Art will comprise around 500 artworks over a newly configured sequence of over 20 galleries.
The displays include works by major artists such as Francis Bacon, John Constable, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, George Stubbs, J.M.W. Turner, Gwen John, Stanley Spencer, L.S. Lowry, John Everett Millais, Bridget Riley, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, and Rachel Whiteread.

May 2013 will also mark the launch at Tate Britain of new permanent galleries devoted to William Blake and Henry Moore.

This project aims to conserve the fabric of Sidney Smith’s 19th-Century building and carry out a major upgrade to the galleries, enabling Tate Britain to show its Collection in suitable environmental conditions.

The Tate Britain Millbank Project also remodels and renovates visitor areas – opening up three floors of the stunning domed atrium at the front of the gallery – while creating much-needed learning studios and public facilities in order to meet growing demand.
The new visitor facilities and learning spaces will open in autumn 2013.