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Overview of collections

The 'National Collection of Modern Art in the North of England' is housed at Tate Liverpool, which also serves as the largest gallery of modern and contemporary art outside London. The collections are drawn from the Tate's main holdings of 60,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, prints, photographs, video, film, and works in other media that represent British art from 1600 to the present day and international art from the 20th century to present. The detailed descriptions therefore cover the full scope of the Tate collection.

Overview of how collections are displayed

The Museum houses displays by twentieth century British and foreign artists from the permanent collection of modern and contemporary art exhibitions. Themes include photography, printmaking, video, performance and installation art, painting and sculpture. There are also special temporary exhibitions including major touring works and collaborations with international galleries and institutions.

Star Objects at this location

International modern art by artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Derain, Cézanne, Mondrian, Magritte, Dalí, Giacometti, Dubuffet, Bacon, Rothko, Duchamp, Epstein, Stanley Spencer, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon. David Hockney, Warhol, Beuys, Anthony Caro, Jackson Pollock and Stanley Spencer. Contemporary works in all media include those by leading British and international artists such as Freud, Richter, Hamilton, Horn, Hirst and Whiteread. Pop and Minimal art are presented by a number of major works including those of Andre and Lichtenstein.