Tate has a diverse, world-class research department spread across London and the UK. Its centres span every area from the British Art Network to Learning in the Arts through to Conservation Science. For each of these disciplines, Tate maintains facilities across its museums and storage sites. Despite the vast array of facilities, Tate’s doctoral students still find themselves without a permanent home, migrating from place to place and rarely interacting with fellow students on the program.

Tate Wapping proposes a central, spiritual home for Tate’s research, centring around its doctoral students. This will provide them with permanent workspace and access to dedicated conservation facilities as well as a central meeting point to collaborate with other members of research staff.

For one week of the year, Tate Wapping will open its doors and invite in thinkers from the art world for a week-long celebration of creative research. The building will transform, deploying its roof and creating a unique semi-indoor auditorium. Tate Wapping is a celebration of art research and stands in defence of culture against the ever-present threat of funding cuts.