These are the funniest reviews of London’s Tate Modern

While art remains subjective, the landmark continues to draw tourists and Londoners alike—both for its collections and its iconic setting inside a former power station.

That said, not every visitor is won over by what’s on display.

For some, the artwork can feel too bold, too strange or simply baffling, prompting them to favour more traditional galleries such as the National Gallery or Guildhall Art Gallery.

The funniest reviews of the Tate Modern Gallery

One guest of the Tate Modern described the gallery as “pretentious”, sharing: “Call me a philistine, but looking at a pile of sand with ‘four handfuls taken out of it’ is laughable.”

Another guest called it “dull” adding: “You won’t find a duller place to visit in London.

“Depressing, meaningless and uninspiring art. Shame as the building and setting are amazing.”

More than one visitor thought the Tate was missing the ‘wow factor’ as another Tripadvisor user said it was “worth a miss”, explaining that they thought it was “really boring. The whole building had no atmosphere.”

Another guest who didn’t hold his words back said the place was “garbage”, explaining that it was “utterly pretentious.”

Although some were not happy with the gallery, it does have a huge amount of positive reviews, with more than 5,000 ‘excellent’ reviews compared to just 444 ‘terrible’ reviews.

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One very happy guest of the Tate Modern Gallery said: “Well worth a visit, a really eclectic collection of modern art with a wide definition of what ‘modern’ is, I really enjoyed my time here.”

Another fan said: “It’s BIG! There’s a lot to see and do, we didn’t allow enough time sadly so I definitely want to return. Some very very good exhibitions in here.”

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