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Quiz Monkey |
The four Tate galleries, in order of opening, are:
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Tate Britain (London) |
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Tate Liverpool |
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Tate St. Ives |
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Tate Modern (London) |
The first of these was opened in 1897, on Millbank (on the northern bank of the Thames) as the National Gallery of British Art. It was renamed the Tate Gallery in 1932, after the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate (1819–99), who'd been instrumental in establishing the collection. The other three opened in 1988, 1993 and 2000 respectively, and the original Tate Gallery was given its current name when the fourth opened. Both London galleries have art dating up to the present day, but the collection of the latest one begins in 1900 while the original goes back to 1500.
| Former identity of the building that houses Tate Modern |
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Bankside Power Station |
Note that this is a different building from Battersea Power Station.
The UK's Royal National Theatre (known internationally as the National Theatre of Great Britain) actually houses three separate theatres, which are:
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The Olivier |
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The Lyttelton |
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The Dorfman ... f.k.a. ... |
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The Cottesloe
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| Dublin theatre, opened in 1904: also known as the National Theatre of Ireland; the first state–subsidised theatre in the English–speaking world; destroyed by fire in 1951, re–opened in 1966 |
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Abbey Theatre |
| Theatre in Harlem, New York, where James Brown gave his most famous performance(s) – his body lay 'in state' there following his death at Christmas 2006 |
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Apollo |
| Britain's oldest museum (founded in 1683 to house a collection bequeathed to Oxford University); exhibits include the Alfred Jewel, found in Somerset in 1693, and a death mask of Oliver Cromwell; present building dates from 1897 |
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Ashmolean |
| Paris theatre: opened in 1865, named after an operetta by Offenbach; a rock venue since the early 1970s; 90 people were killed there during the terrorist attacks on Paris in 2015 |
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Bataclan |
| Iconic Moscow theatre: originally known as the Petrovka, but renamed after the company founded in 1776 by Prince Pyotr Vasilyevich Ourousoff and the English entrepreneur Michael Maddox (which moved there in 1780); current building erected between 1821 and 1824; re–opened in 2011 after a six–year renovation |
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Bolshoi |
| Britain's Tank Museum (located at a Dorset army camp) |
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Bovington |
| Replaced the Free Trade Hall, on its completion in 1996, as Manchester's principal concert venue and home of the Hallé Orchestra |
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Bridgewater Hall |
| The largest public building built in the UK in the 20th century: situated on Euston Road, St. Pancras; completed in 1998, Grade I listed in 2015 (one of the youngest buildings to be so recognised) |
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British Library |
| Major art collection housed at Pollok Country Park, Glasgow: includes an important collection of mediaeval art including stained glass and tapestries, oak furniture, weapons and armour, Islamic art, as well as artefacts from ancient Egypt and China, Impressionist works by Degas and Cézanne, modern sculpture – all collected by one man: a wealthy Glaswegian shipping magnate, who donated it to the city's Corporation in 1944 |
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Burrell Collection |
| Location of the Delacorte Theater – an 1800–seater, open–air theatre opened in 1962 to stage free performances of Shakespeare and other events |
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Central Park, New York |
| The oldest public library in the English–speaking world: founded in Manchester in 1653 for the education of "the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents"; Marx and Engels used to meet there in 1845, their research leading eventually to the Communist Manifesto |
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Chetham's |
| Opened 1991 in the Memphis hotel where Martin Luther King was shot: US National Museum of |
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Civil Rights |
| Tate Gallery extension opened 1987 to house the Turners |
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Clore Gallery |
| Theatre on St. Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster: home to the English National Opera |
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Coliseum |
| University of London art school whose gallery includes famous works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Manet, etc., as well as many old masters – housed in Somerset House since 1989 |
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Courtauld Institute |
| Original site of the Imperial War Museum (1920) |
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Crystal Palace |
| London's oldest theatre; official name is the Theatre Royal: also known as |
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Drury Lane |
| Britain's oldest art gallery (associated with a public school) |
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Dulwich Picture Gallery |
| Ground–breaking theatre in Hope Street, Liverpool: opened in 1964, it furthered the careers of actors such as Julie Walters, Bernard Hill and Pete Postlethwaite, and playwrights Willy Russell and Alan Bleadsale; completely rebuilt 2011–14, the new building winning the Stirling Prize |
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Everyman Theatre |
| Opened in 1869, at the intersection of the rue Richer and rue de Trevise, Paris |
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Folies Bergere |
| Manchester concert hall, built in 1856 on the site of the Peterloo massacre of 1819; home to the Hallé Orchestra from 1856 to 1996; closed in 1997 after the Hallé moved to the newly constructed Bridgewater Hall, and replaced by a hotel (retaining just the façade of the original building, and some internal features such as the main staircase) |
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Free Trade Hall |
| Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney were arrested there in 1905 after heckling a Liberal Party meeting, and subsequently imprisoned, heralding a more militant campaign on the part of the Women's Social and Political Union | ||
| Kathleen Ferrier sang at its re–opening in 1951 after World War II bombing | ||
| In 1965, a member of the audience called Bob Dylan 'Judas' | ||
| One of Britain's oldest theatres: founded 1788 in Richmond, Yorkshire, by actor–manager Samuel Butler. Closed in 1848 and let as an auction house; re–opened as a theatre in 1963, expanded in 1996 and re–opened in 2003 after extensive restoration |
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Georgian Theatre Royal |
| Theatre in London's West End: opened in 1906 as the Hicks Theatre (after the actor–manager Seymour Hicks); renamed the Globe in 1909; renamed again in 1994, during the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe on the South Bank, in honour of another famous actor, who died in 2000 aged 96 |
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Gielgud Theatre |
| Built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain's Men (Shakespeare's company) in Bankside, just outside the City of London; burned down in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, closed by the Puritans in 1642 (along with all other London theatres), and dismantled in 1644 to make way for houses; excavations were carried out in 1989, and the theatre was reconstructed in 1997 on an adjacent site |
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Globe |
| Historic cinema on Hollywood Boulevard, in whose forecourt stars (including Trigger and Lassie!) leave their signatures, footprints and handprints – known from 1973–2001 as Mann's Theatre |
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre |
| Iconic Manchester nightclub, owned by Factory Records and opened in 1982; particularly associated with the rise of acid house and rave music; said (by Wikipedia) to have been largely financed by the record sales of New Order; closed in 1997 after losing its entertainments licence |
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The Haçienda hacienda |
| World famous museum and art gallery in St. Petersburg – often said to be the world's largest (contains almost 3 million items, including the world's largest collection of paintings) – started by Catherine the Great in 1764; 221 minor items, said to be worth $5 million, were said to have been stolen in July 2006 (former curators were suspected) |
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Hermitage |
| Natural amphitheatre near Los Angeles, used as a concert venue |
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Hollywood Bowl |
| Housed since 1936 in the former Bethlem (Bedlam) psychiatric hospital on Lambeth Road, London SE1 |
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Imperial War Museum |
| Art gallery in the garden village of Port Sunlight, Merseyside: named after the wife of its founder; noted for its collection of 19th–century British paintings and sculptures |
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Lady Lever |
| Venice opera house, burnt down 1996 |
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La Fenice (The Phoenix) |
| Milan's Opera House |
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La Scala |
| The world's most visited museum (according to
Wikipedia): a major art gallery in Paris, formerly a
royal palace; most famous pieces include the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo; the Pavillon de l'Horloge (a.k.a. Pavillon
Sully) is one of its grandest architectural features
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The Louvre |
| Theatre in St. Petersburg, home of the Kirov Ballet (Kirov is the company's Soviet name, still used when touring abroad; in Russia it's known by the name of the theatre) |
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Mariinsky |
| New York's principal opera house |
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Metropolitan |
| Moscow theatre co–founded by Konstantin Stanislavsky |
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Moscow Art Theatre |
| Paris gallery of impressionist and later art, housed in a former railway station |
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Musee d'Orsay |
| Occupies the whole of the North side of Trafalgar Square |
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National Gallery |
| Theatre near Waterloo Station, London, opened 1818 as the Royal Coburg; renamed the Royal Victoria Theatre 1833, then the Royal Victoria Hall 1880, by which time the current name was in use; bequeathed to Lilian Baylis 1912; company of this name founded 1929 under John Gielgud; succeeded in 1963 by the National Theatre Company, which was based here until 1976 when its own theatre opened on the South Bank (near Waterloo Bridge) |
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Old Vic |
| Official name of the Paris Opera |
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Palais Garnier |
| London theatre named (for obscure reasons) after a metallic element (atomic number 46) – opened in 1912, venue for a popular TV variety entertainment programme (Sunday Night at …) 1955–67, a regular venue for the Royal Variety Performance (especially 1966–78) |
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Palladium |
| Famous jazz venue at 726 St. Peter Street in New Orleans's French Quarter (opened 1961) |
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Preservation Hall |
| Spanish national museum of painting and sculpture (Madrid) |
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Prado |
| Most famous customer of the barbershop at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas – now a museum |
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Elvis Presley |
| Pre–war venue of the Promenade concerts, bombed in 1941 |
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Queen's Hall |
| 12–acre complex on 6th Avenue, New York, developed 1929–40 as 'a palace for the people', a masterpiece of the Art Deco style |
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Radio City Music Hall |
| Amsterdam's State Museum (literally) |
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Rijksmuseum |
| Built 1587 at Bankside, just outside the City of London, by entrepreneur and impresario Philip Henslowe; the Admiral's Men (led by Edward Alleyn, and second only to the Chamberlain's Men) were in residence from 1594; dismantled around 1605; the site was excavated in 1989, and partially re–opened in 2007. Reproduced for the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love; possibly to be rebuilt in the north of England in the future |
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The Rose |
| Opened in 1871 as the Hall of Arts and Sciences; venue for the Festival of Remembrance, on the Saturday before
Remembrance Sunday, and for the Promenade Concerts since the end of World War II
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Royal Albert Hall |
| Only feature of the Festival of Britain (1951) still standing |
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Royal Festival Hall |
| London theatre: first opened in 1683, fifth rebuild (i.e. sixth theatre) completed 1998; was the home of, and gave its name to, ballet and opera companies, which later became the Royal Ballet and English National Opera |
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Sadler's Wells |
| Extension to the National Gallery, built 1991 |
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Sainsbury Wing |
| London theatre, built in 1881 by Richard D'Oyly Carte to stage the works of Gilbert & Sullivan, which came to be named after it; the first theatre in the world to be lit by electricity |
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Savoy |
| The world's biggest museum and research complex: founded in 1846 in Washington DC, it includes a zoo, an art gallery and a museum; exhibits include Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis |
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Smithsonian Institution |
| Arts complex on the banks of the River Alde, in Suffolk: best known for its concert hall – one of the main sites of the annual Aldeburgh Festival |
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Snape Maltings |
| Theatre established in Scarborough by Alan Ayckbourn |
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Stephen Joseph Theatre |
| Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who won a competition in 1957; opened 1973. Built on Bennelong Point, the site of a former tram depot |
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Sydney Opera House |
| Art gallery on Millbank (alongside the Thames) famous for its nine Turner galleries |
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Tate Britain |
| Britain's national gallery of international modern art: opened in the year 2000 in the former Bankside Power Station (not Battersea), on the south bank of the Thames in London |
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Tate Modern |
| The oldest continually–operating theatre in the English–speaking world (opened in 1766); home to a theatre company established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London | |
Theatre Royal, Bristol |
| Famous art gallery in Florence – one of the world's oldest and largest: built by the Medici family, 1560–81, to provide offices for their magistrates (hence the name); opened to the public in 1765 |
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Uffizi |
| Teatro San Sassiano – the first opera house, opened 1637; La Fenice (The Phoenix) – opera house, built 1790–2, burned down in 1836 and 1996 |
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Venice |
| The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, situated on Cromwell Road, Brompton, London: originated in the Great Exhibition of 1851, opened in May 1852 at Marlborough House, Pall Mall, as the Museum of Manufactures; moved to Somerset House, Strand, in September 1852; renamed the Museum of Ornamental Art in 1853; moved to its current site in 1857, and renamed the South Kensington Museum; the Science Museum started as part of it in 1893; its current name dates to 1899 (the ceremony was Queen Victoria's last public engagement) |
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Victoria & Albert |
| Liverpool art gallery: exhibits include Yeames's And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
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Walker Art Gallery |
| Art gallery in Hereford House, Manchester Square, London: exhibits include The Laughing Cavalier (Hals) and A Dance to the Music of Time (Poussin) |
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Wallace Collection |
| Replica Jacobean indoor theatre, forming part of the Shakespeare's Globe complex in Southwark: opened in 2014, named after the American actor who was the leading figure in the Globe's reconstruction |
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Sam Wanamaker Playhouse |
| Manchester art gallery: founded in 1889, named after the engineer and businessman whose bequest funded it, and opened in 1908; became part of Manchester University in 1958; reopened in 2015 after a major redevelopment, which included a doubling of its exhibition space |
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The Whitworth |
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