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Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art. All works can be found on this site, each with its own information page. When the Tate Gallery opened in 1897, its Collection consisted of the 65 works gifted by Henry Tate to the Nation. Tate's Collection now consists of over 65,000 works of art encompassing the national collection of historic British art from 1500, and the national collection of international modern art. Every work in the Collection has its own information page and the majority are illustrated.