Tate in London prepares a complete overhaul of the collection

The London museum is preparing a complete overhaul of its free collection exhibitions, which will see a new presentation of the national collection of British art for the first time in 10 years. Opening on May 23, 800 works by more than 350 artists will be presented, including around 200 pieces acquired after the millennium and 70 in the last five years. A particular focus of the rehang will be on female artists; half of the contemporary artists on display will be women, and the gallery will showcase major female artists from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, including many that have never been shown at the Tate before.