Penelope Curtis, the gallery’s director, aims to accentuate the strengths of the collection and the building

Younger and less recognised artists were the order of the day

Renovations and expansions at both London Tates have been costly, and loans were required to bridge gaps in cashflow

Tate Britain traces the driving forces and ideologies behind a 500-year history of iconoclasm

Cites personal reasons

Bid for Exhbition Road extension and underground gallery rejected

The move from a thematic hang to a chronological one has been celebrated by critics

The gallery was beaten to the post by the British Museum

Museum closes a cultural gulf

Conservative and anti-gay campaigns hit museums

The Victoria and Albert Museum is the first institution to gain access to David Bowie’s 75,000-item archive

Tate's summer success

After a heated debate the purchase, estimated to be worth more than $40m, went ahead

It will be part of a larger development that will include office space, retail outlets and swanky lofts

The museum forked out £203,000 for repair and depreciation costs

The £12 will be used to complete the London museum's extension, but it will be repaid at a later date

Tate expands globalised holdings

The V&A rocks its Gothic cradle

Tate Modern shows that painting and performance are not polar opposites, but have a long history of interaction

The museum is committed to diversifying their collection

The globalisation of Tate's collection continues

London’s leading museums lose more than a million visitors during the Games, but Hirst helps Tate Modern buck the trend

Monochromatic works by both artists will be juxtaposed in Pace's new London location

Temporary space in Rio de Janeiro means the gallery’s total space is greater than Tate Modern

Inspired by a talk at Christie’s, the collector has amassed 150 works from the 13th to 16th centuries, as well as Modern and contemporary pieces

Design includes a courtyard and new entrance

Post discussions, a decision is made

Dancers and a singles’ night open Tate Modern’s new space

His ephemeral performance art is on display 24 July-28 October