The
Tate is an institution that houses the
United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is a network of four art museums:
Tate Britain, London (until 2000 known as the Tate Gallery, founded 1897),
Tate Liverpool (founded 1988),
Tate St Ives,
Cornwall (founded 1993) and
Tate Modern, London (founded 2000), with a complementary website, Tate Online (created 1998). Tate is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport.