Tate Gallery St Ives

A beautifully designed little gallery with the odd ‘projector installation’ dotted between a thoughtful and delightful collection of paintings and sculpture.
Make sure you follow a speaking tour and double up with the Barbara Hepworth Museum for best value.

Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
Could there be a more gorgeous English town? Possibly… Clovelly, maybe Penzance. This idyllic beach and harbor town reminds me of Carmel in many ways and the village is rife with art galleries and studios. The ocean wraps itself around St. Ives and seascapes are everywhere. Though art was a secondary consideration behind surfing, when I wasn’t in the surf, I was walking the streets, stopping into numerous galleries and pubs. I keep a well-​balanced attitude for life and were I an English lass, I’d try to make it here.
The Tate Gallery is small compared to the mothership in London but represents notable English artists specializing in English themes on a rotating basis. A sculpture garden presents all kinds of unique objects that will leave you scratching your head, saying «Huh, I don’t get it.» You should call in advance to see what is being displayed while you’re in town.
There are many more galleries in town than I can cover but the Tate is a must. The Wharf also hosts many art shops and galleries and spending a week here would be easy.
The weather here is unusually warm compared to the rest of the UK and the beaches are full of residents mingling with tourists and artists. But it’s still too cold for skinning it in the surf, unless you’re a crazy loon (or «bloody daft» in English parlance).
And now, off to Land’s End and learn about the «Berserkers».

Not really impressed with the Tate St Ives at all. We’re Tate members and have to say the layout leaves a lot to be desired and the selection of artwork on both trips were disappointing. I’d expect more from the Tate.

Contentious it might be, the locals may mumble, but I bet they aren’t complaining about the regional uplift and cache of having the gallery sited here, nor about the tourist dollars it undoubtedly attracts.
The local working artists might sneer and bemoan the hard work they have to put in to earn a crust, compared with the astronomic valuations of the Tate exhibitors’ works. But the locals don’t have to bake their bread this way, their choice.
The gallery is a wonderful counterpoint to the beautiful Porthmeor Beach a surprising but entirely apt compliment to the famed pure light cascading off the beach, revered by artists down the ages.
Excellent (why not go the whole hog and get a combined ticket for the Barbara Hepworth museum, a discount on the overall cost for a real cultural breakfast and lunch before splaying out on the sands to recover).

Fabulous views, brilliant modern European light lunches. We had Mezze plate of chickpea and coriander hummus, roasted pepper and tomato dip, beetroot dip, goat’s cheese, slow cooked red onion, lentils and flatbread. With a glass of Saumur and coffee we paid £28 for two. Perfect. And they specialise in locally sourced produce too.

geöffnet 1983 hat die Tate immer wieder interessante Ausstellungen von internationallen Künstler geboten am Porthmeor Strand. Fragen Sie auch nach Gruppenprogrammen, Schulprogrammen und Führungen
opened 1983 Tate always offered intresting exhibitions from international known artists. On Porthmeor Beach an nice family each. Ask for Schoolprograms, Groupvisits and Tours
siehe auch /​also see

Open March October
Daily 10.0017.20, last admission 17.00
Open November February
Tuesday Sunday 10.0016.20, last admission 16.00
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December

Architektonisch ist das Museum ein Glanzstück. Es gibt fünf Hauptausstellungsräume. Das besondere an der Tate ist, dass nur Werke von Künstlern ausgestellt werden, die in der Region gelebt oder gearbeitet haben, zum Beispiel Arbeiten von Patrick Heron, Terry Frost sowie Keramiken von Bernard Leach und Skulpturen von Barbara Hepworth. Hinzu kommen die naiven Bilder von Alfred Wallis, der erst im Alter von 70 Jahren das Malen begann. ebenso sehenswert ist das Restaurant in der oberen Etage, von der Terasse aus hat man einen schönen Blick auf Porthmeor Beach und den Innenhof des Museums. Alles recht sehenswert wenn man sich für Kunst interessiert.

Although this Tate Gallery is in a fantastic building, this isn’t really reflected by the contents.
The exhibitions change throughout the year so it’s best to check what is on before you go as on occasion you can feel more than a little cheated as the entrance fee is quite high for what you get, even if the exhibition is good!
The best bit is the view from the main window out onto the beach and sea, but you aren’t meant to take photos which is disappointing.
If you get there in time it is worthwhile buying the joint ticket to go round this and the Barbara Hepworth museum as you can

This is my favourite of the Tate’s, the building is lovely, with magnificant views out onto the bay in St. Ives.
They have wide variety of paintings and sculpture, including a great collection of Alfred Wallace’s (many of whose paintings are of the local area) They also have a alot of more recent local art as well.
Definately worth the journey down there!