A record number of almost 500 art works, worth more than £63m, were acquired by the Tate galleries over the year 2007-08.
More than 300 of them were gifts from collectors and artists and the gallery spent less than £1.5m on new works.
By Peter Aspden, Arts Correspondent
Published: September 4 2008 03:00 | Last updated: September 4 2008 03:00
A record number of almost 500 art works, worth more than £63m, were acquired by the Tate galleries over the year 2007-08.
More than 300 of them were gifts from collectors and artists and the gallery spent less than £1.5m on new works.