All visitors are asked to make an appointment in advance. Visitors are permitted to handle mounted works on paper but access to very fragile items such as bound sketchbooks is restricted. It is possible to view images contained within sketchbooks in reproductions or on microfilm. We can accommodate study groups, limited to twelve persons per group. There is wheelchair access to the Prints and Drawings Room via the Clore Gallery lift.
Dedicated staff are always available to help visitors select works to view and to answer enquiries.
There is a comprehensive reference library of books relating to Turner's life and work, plus some of the main reference catalogues for other artists. The online catalogue of Tate's Collection can be accessed in both of the Prints and Drawings Rooms. Visitors are permitted to sketch or make watercolour copies of works in the collection.