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Tate Britain Reframes Lee Miller With Largest UK Retrospective Opening Oct. 2

The show centers on Miller’s artistry, using careful pacing and content warnings to shift focus from celebrity myth to the work itself.

Overview

  • Running 2 October 2025 to 15 February 2026, the survey assembles about 230–250 vintage and modern prints with previously unseen material and ephemera.
  • Curated by Hilary Floe with Saskia Flower after five years of research, the exhibition emphasizes Miller’s technical innovation across fashion, Surrealism and reportage.
  • Harrowing photographs from Buchenwald and Dachau are sequestered behind warnings, and the famous image of Miller in Hitler’s bathtub is presented with new context.
  • Newly surfaced items include images only recently rediscovered, such as a photograph found among Jean Cocteau’s papers, alongside extracts from Cocteau’s film The Blood of a Poet.
  • Early reviews praise the show’s breadth and rigor, with The Times awarding five stars and calling it a far more impactful portrait than the recent biopic.