Serpentine Galleries

The Serpentine Gallery is an art museum in Kensington Gardens in the center of London. It provides essentially of modern and contemporary art. According to the company each year more than 750,000 people visit the exhibition. Admission is free. The gallery is funded by the British government and by private patrons.

Development

The gallery was founded in 1970 by the Arts Council of Great Britain and housed in a neo-classical tea house in 1934. On the floor in the entrance area of the building is a work of art by Hamilton Finlay in collaboration with Peter Coates is in honor of Lady Diana, the patroness of the gallery was. Your name, the gallery of the nearby Serpentine Lake. The gallery was opened in the first time only in the summer months. Works by Man Ray, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst were shown.

1986 Julia Peyton -Jones was Director, under her leadership was a completely new exhibition concept. Since 2000, leading architects can build a gazebo on the grounds and present to the public.

Pavilions

The following architects designed a pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery:

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