Published on March 23, 2026
The Tate has unveiled its slate of programming for the 2027 season across its four galleries in England. Included among the highlights are major exhibitions dedicated to historic, modern, and contemporary artists such as David Hockney, Nalini Malani, Claude Monet, and Sonia Boyce. The announcement comes as museum director Maria Balshaw departs this month, with Karin Hindsbo stepping in as interim director.
At the Tate Modern in London, Hockney will present a multimedia installation that builds upon the British artist’s love of opera and his previous theatrical set designs. This work will take over the museum’s famed Turbine Hall and coincide with Hockney’s 90th birthday. Additionally, Tate Britain will host a large-scale exhibition dedicated to Hockney, covering his seven-decade career and featuring over 200 works that explore the significance of important relationships in his life, from family and friends to lovers.
For the first time in Tate’s history, a major solo show will be dedicated to Monet, bringing together rarely seen works while incorporating new research about the artist’s relationship with time during the dawn of the industrial age.
Other exhibitions at Tate Modern will highlight a career survey of Indian multimedia artist Nalini Malani, showcasing six decades of her work and marking her largest show to date. The museum will also feature Algerian painter Baya’s first solo show in the United Kingdom. In April 2027, Tate Modern will present its first exhibition focused on the tradition of ink painting. Later in the fall, major solo shows for American sculptor Lynda Benglis and Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch are planned.
At Tate Britain, Sonia Boyce, recently recognized as one of the breakout artists of the past fall, will be the subject of a major exhibition that will showcase her large-scale installations, photography works, collages, drawings, films, and sculptures. In addition, a landmark exhibition will commemorate the 300th anniversary of Georgian artist Thomas Gainsborough’s birth, alongside a significant presentation dedicated to The Tudors, featuring over 150 oil paintings, sculptures, miniatures, and decorative art objects.
In 2027, Tate Liverpool will re-open following a four-year refurbishment with a career-spanning survey dedicated to British artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman. At Tate St. Ives in South England, Kazakhstan-born, Berlin-based artist Gulnur Mukazhanova will have her textile works and large-scale installations exhibited in her first U.K. institutional survey. In October 2027, Tate St Ives will also present the Turner Prize for the first time.
“This is an exhibition program that only Tate could deliver,” said Hindsbo in a press statement. “It spans the centuries, from the 1500s to the present day, and it spans the globe, from Europe to Asia, Africa, and America. Even more importantly, the programme reflects a deep appreciation of artists themselves—all these exhibitions showcase the many different ways that artists think and work, and their unique ability to inspire and move us.”