Editing Tate Liverpool (section)

==History==

Housed in a converted warehouse within the [[Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool|Albert Dock]] on Liverpool's waterfront, the gallery was opened on 24 May 1988 by Prince Charles, an event covered by BBC Two television.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tate Gallery Liverpool|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/38410f11fa6946cab62fcc8be03b61aa|website=BBC Genome, BBC Two England, 24 May 1988, 21.00|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Youngs|first1=Ian|title=The man who's been hands-on with priceless art for 40 years|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43540079|website=BBC News|access-date=29 March 2018|date=29 March 2018}}</ref> The original conversion was done by [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]] but the building was given a major refurbishment in 1998 to create additional gallery space.

In 2007, the foyer area was redesigned by architects Arca to create an updated appearance and better proportions, as well as to improve visitor handling. The gallery café was also redesigned by [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]] and Liverpool-based architects, Architectural Emporium.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jade Wright|title=Tate Liverpool unveils Sir Peter Blake's new Dazzle cafe|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/tate-liverpool-unveils-sir-peter-9871916|website=Liverpool Echo|date= 17 August 2015|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Tate Gallery Café|url=http://www.architectural-emporium.co.uk/project/tate/|website=Architectural Emporium|access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref> The centrepiece of the space is a new timber desk with an undulating orange fascia, which links to the retained colour scheme of the original conversion work by Stirling. A colour-changing wall acts as a backdrop to the simplified brick volume, visible from across Albert Dock. Behind the scenes, Arca also made alterations to the hospitality, cloakroom, events and education areas.