The Facts
On August 30, 2026, Tate unveiled its first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Tate Britain Garden, designed by nine-time gold medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith, features Dame Barbara Hepworth's Bicentric Form (1949), the first work from the national collection shown in a Chelsea garden. Funded by the Clore Duffield Foundation and Project Giving Back, the garden is inspired by Victor Pasmore's The Green Earth (1979-80) and will be relocated to Tate Britain's Millbank site after the show, forming part of the Clore Garden due to open in 2027. From June 15, 2026, Tate Britain will present Living Gardens, a year-long free display exploring gardens as artistic inspiration.
The Signal
The project underscores a growing institutional shift toward using outdoor spaces to extend museum programming and attract broader audiences. For collectors and curators, Tate's pairing of a major Hepworth sculpture with contemporary garden design highlights the increasing importance of landscape as a curatorial medium, while the garden's sustainable planting reflects a wider sector commitment to climate adaptation. The relocation of the garden to Tate Britain ensures the museum's collection is experienced in new contexts, a model likely to be replicated by other institutions.
- Artists: Barbara Hepworth, Victor Pasmore
- People: Tom Stuart-Smith, Alex Farquharson
- Museums: Tate Britain
- Locations: London
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