Tate Modern

Photograph by Rolf Marriot

Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Created in the year 2000 from a disused power station in the heart of London, Tate Modern displays the national collection of international modern art. This is defined as art since 1900. Tate Modern includes modern British art where it contributes to the story of modern art, so major modern British artists may be found at both Tate Modern and Tate Britain.

At the top of the gallery The East Room is a flexible and dramatic space offering stunning panoramas across London. With its sheer glass walls on three sides of the room, it is both spacious and light, giving your guests incredible views across the Thames. And access is via the newly redesigned River Entrance, directly facing the Millennium Bridge.

Capacity: up to 100 people tasting.

Where: City South, Blackfriars bridge

Tate Britain

Photograph from Ralf Marriot

Tate Britain is the world centre for the understanding and enjoyment of British art and works actively to promote interest in British art internationally. The displays at Tate Britain call on the greatest collection of British art in the world to present an unrivalled picture of the development of art in Britain from the time of the Tudor monarchs in the sixteenth century, to the present day.

The Sackler Octagon is a magnificent architectural space in the heart of the sculpture galleries of the North and South Duveens. It is an ideal venue for a seated wine tasting dinner combined with a private view of the adjacent Level 2 special exhibition area.

The other possible space is the Rex Whistler restaurant where the landscape mural was painted by Rex Whistler himself in 1925, creating the perfect backdrop for an event.  

Capacity: Octagon : Up to 120 people seated for dinner only. Restaurant: up to 90 people tasting.

Where: Westminster Millbank

The Hayward Gallery

The Hayward Gallery, part of the South Bank Centre, was opened by Her Majesty The Queen in 1968 and is considered an icon of Sixties brutalist architecture. It is one of the largest and most versatile art exhibition spaces in Britain and has presented a wide range of ground-breaking exhibitions over more than thirty years.

Waterloo Sunset at the Hayward Gallery is an elliptical glass pavilion designed by the American artist Dan Graham. Made of two-way mirror glass, it is simultaneously transparent and reflective; it changes as the light changes, creating unique perceptual experiences and is an exceptional space for events.
 
Capacity: up to 75 people tasting

Where: South Bank Centre

 

The Whitechapel Art Gallery

Neighbouring London's financial centre, the Whitechapel is one of the city's most inspiring art galleries. This beautiful Grade I listed building was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend and opened in 1901 as Britain's first purpose-built contemporary art gallery.
 
For over a century the Whitechapel Art Gallery has been at the heart of East London, now Europe's most dynamic cultural quarter. The Gallery has provided a platform for Britain's most significant artists from Gilbert & George to Lucien Freud, Peter Doig to Mark Wallinger, as well as premiering key international artists such as Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Nan Goldin.

Capacity: Different spaces allowing from 20 to 100 people tasting.

Where: City East