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Tate Modern vs National Portrait Gallery

Both are endorsed by experts. Overall, Tate Modern ranks significantly higher than National Portrait Gallery. Tate Modern is ranked #2 in London with accolades from 13 sources including Time Out, Frommer's and Michelin Guide.

Tate Modern
Tate Modern
9 / 10
Bankside, London SE1 9TG
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station is one of the most-visited museums of modern art in the world." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"There is something very glamorous about the vast space, let alone the amazing holdings, which range from Matisse to Matthew Barney."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Welcoming more than four million visitors a year, Tate Modern is the world's most popular modern art gallery (the free admission helps), and one of the capital's very best attractions." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Housed in a hulking converted power station, this vast modern art showplace opened in 2000 but still breaks new ground with installations." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Thanks to its industrial architecture, this powerhouse of modern art is awe-inspiring even before you enter." Full review
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National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
9 / 10
St. Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single aim: to gather together portraits of famous (and infamous) British men and women." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Portraits don't have to be stuffy. The National Portrait Gallery has everything from oil paintings of stiff-backed royals to photos of soccer stars and gloriously unflattering political caricatures." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"The National Portrait Gallery is the Platonic ideal of Facebook." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery has since 1896 occupied a late-19C Italian Renaissance-style building neighbouring the National Gallery." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Explore portraits of famous citizens from Tudor Kings and Queens like King Henry VII in 1505 to the Bronte Sisters in 1834." Full review
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