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Article: Chris Smith announces free access for Tate Modern.
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- February 8, 2000
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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 February 2000-UK GOVERNMENT: Chris Smith announces free access for Tate Modern (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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First new 'national' gallery for 100 years will have free admission for all.
Tate Modern -- the first new national gallery in Britain for more than 100 years - will have free admission for all, Culture Secretary Chris Smith said today. The Tate Gallery's overall grant-in-aid from the Culture Department will increase by GBP5 million from next year, and GBP6 million per annum thereafter.
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