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I honestly can’t think of a better way to waste time than going to an art gallery and sometimes I feel like wasting time and on these occasions I come to the Tate Modern. Having said that the crap of the walls is too painful to bear so I generally bypass it entirely (after a moments marvel at the incredible entrance and ground floor known as the ‘Turbine Hall’) and head straight for the brilliant bookshop which has every art book conceivable (more or less) and a vast range of magazines. Tate Modern is a converted power station and the ground floor / entrance reaches floor to ceiling several stories high which renders it unbelievably impressive and it’s even better when they don’t put any crappy art in it. Unfortunately it’s a bit too child friendly so more often than not there’s a bunch of kids rolling around on the floor. There’s a good restaurant on the top floor which although it’s quite expensive has an amazing view of London.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/

Bankside, London SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888
Entry is free except for major exhibitions
Sunday – Thursday 10am–6pm Friday – Saturday 10am-10pm
Last admission into exhibitions 5.15pm (Friday and Saturday 9.15pm)

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