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Plus Tate is a network of visual arts organisations in the United Kingdom, led by the Tate gallery in London.

Plus Tate was launched by Jeremy Hunt MP in 2012, [1] initially with 18 partners. [2] 16 new institutions were added to the network in 2015, [3] increasing the size of the network to 35 members, as announced by Nicholas Serota. [2] As of 2015, Plus Tate member institutions were visited by more than 3.5m people annually, employing around 500 staff, with an annual turnover of around £33 million. [4]

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