This week, members of the Tate staff who are involved in the project to transform Tate Modern went on a trip to visit the Laban Dance Centre, in Deptford, South East London. The centre opened in 2003 and won the prestigious…

Admit it: half the joy of going to the Tate – or any museum – is browsing around the shop. Am I right? The British Museum plies a fine trade in merchandise, from Elgin Marbles fridge magnets to printed shopping…

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Recently we’ve been out on the front line here at The Great Tate Modblog, approaching visitors to Tate Modern to see if they had any practical and imaginative design ideas for TM2. With an audience of over 5…

‘Oh Manchester, so much to answer for’ Morrissey once said, and just for a change, he’s right.

I like Manchester, I like what it means. Manchester to me conjures up images of music, of artists, of designers, showing the rest…