Tate director defends visitor numbers, criticizes programming

Tate director Maria Balshaw defends visitor numbers, stating Tate Modern remains the world's most visited modern art museum. Balshaw argues that comparing current figures to 2019, a record year, is unfair, and that UK visitor numbers have recovered to 95% of pre-pandemic levels. A critic, Catherine Bliss, believes Tate's exhibition programming has lacked impact since the 2000s, failing to capture public imagination.