A year away from the headlines for the director of Britain’s Tate galleries is a relief given the controversies that have previously faced Balshaw: one such, the postponement of a touring Philip Guston retrospective after partner institutions got cold feet over the American painter’s Ku Klux Klan imagery, had its denouement, with the show opening in October at Tate Modern to rave reviews. But despite remaining the fourth most-visited art museum in the world, Tate Modern’s struggle to return to 2019 levels of footfall postpandemic will be a top priority for new director Karin Hindsbo (poached from the top job at Norway’s National Museum), while Balshaw will be focused on Tate Britain’s collapsing visitor numbers, counting on a major collection rehang in May to revive its fortunes. Tate Liverpool, meanwhile, shuttered for a two-year refurb in March (though its programme will continue via collaborations with other venues in the city). Though the Tate Britain rehang was criticised for ‘sermonising’, its Sarah Lucas show was well received – and there were positive reviews, too, for the Casablanca School survey at Tate St Ives.