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For the first time ever, Tate is taking part in the iconic Chelsea Flower Show in 2026, bringing parts of its world-famous collection to the Glastonbury of the gardening calendar.
The Tate Britain Garden has been designed by nine-time RHS Chelsea gold medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith and celebrates the role that museums play in providing green spaces to the public.
It takes inspo from Tate’s seriously impressive collection of art, with a particular nod to Victor Pasmore’s ‘The Green Earth 1979-80’ – an abstract oil painting in the gallery’s permanent inventory.
Sitting pretty at the garden’s centre will be a sculpture by none other than Dame Barbara Hepworth. Created in 1949, the limestone structure – named ‘Bicentric Form’ – was the first Hepworth acquired by the Tate.
Hepworth’s structure will be nestled within a lush oasis of leopard plants, magnolia flowers and pomegranate and fig trees, giving off serious Garden of Eden vibes.
Tate’s display will be one of more than 400 exhibits showing off the green-fingered talent of the world’s finest landscapers and horticulturalists. Launched in 1913 and still going strong, Chelsea Flower Show welcomes around 160,000 botanists and phytophiles each year.
Once the flower show is over, Tate's display will be transferred to its gallery on Millbank and incorporated into a wider project, the Clore Garden. This will consist of a golden water channel that snakes around a winding stone path, both leading up to a central bench cast from reused materials (including paving from Tate Britain and cockleshells sourced from the Thames Estuary). The Clore Garden is set to open in 2027 and you can find out more about it here.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 will be held from Tuesday May 19 to Saturday May 23 2026 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Here is Time Out’s ultimate guide to this year’s event.
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