During the 1930s, many British artists develop modern abstract art, a radical movement born of international friendships and allegiances

Start the journey through 500 years of British art with artworks from 1540–1650

Explore a time of artistic change in Britain, from 1650–1730

See British artworks from 1730–1765, including paintings by Hogarth

Discover paintings from 1760–1780, a period led by the artist Joshua Reynolds

Experience artworks from the war period of 1780–1810

Wander a room devoted to art from 1900–1910, a period in flux

Uncover 1910–1930, one of the most contested periods in art

Reflect on the range of art produced in Britain from 1930–1940

Experience the feel of a Victorian exhibition, with artworks from 1840–1890

See artworks from 1940–1950, which mainly respond to the Second World War

Discover the impact of the Cornish landscape on a generation of artists

View artworks created from 1890–1900, the decade Tate was founded

See landscape painting and great neoclassical works from 1810–1840

Explore 1960–1970, a decade of radical change in society and art

Explore the evolving nature of diasporic identity through art from Tate’s collection

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In different ways, Edward Allington and Pablo Bronstein both take inspiration from classical architecture in their work

'Printmaking has always been as important an activity for me as making sculpture'
– Kim Lim, 1995

Walk through time and explore artworks from 1545 to the present day