stations include Southwark, as well as St Paul's and Mansion House north of the river which can be reached via the Millennium Bridge. The lampposts between Southwark tube station and Tate Modern are painted orange to show pedestrian visitors the route. There is also a riverboat pier just outside the gallery called Bankside Pier, with connections to the Docklands and Greenwich via regular passenger boat services (commuter service) and the Tate to Tate service, which connects Tate Modern with Tate Britain. To the west of Tate Modern is an area currently under redevelopment following the demolitions of Ludgate House, the former headquarters of Express Newspapers and Sampson House, a massive late Brutalist office building. Transport connections At the exit of Southwark tube station, orange lamposts direct visitors to Tate Modern. Directors Frances Morris' appointment as director was announced in January 2016. Lars Nittve (1998–2001) Vicente Todolí (2003–2010) Chris Dercon (2010–2016) Frances Morris (2016–) Protests Since 2010 there have been a series of protest art performances by the art collective Liberate Tate demanding the Tate to "disengage from BP as a sponsor, and stop allowing Tate to be used to deflect attention away from the devastating impacts that BP has around the world." BP is criticised for operations in relation with Petroleum exploration in the Arctic, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Oil sands and climate change. In June 2015 a group of artists occupied Tate Modern for 25 hours. Selections from the permanent collection of paintings See also List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom List of most visited art museums List of museums in London References Further reading Temporary Exhibitions at Tate Modern – 2008 to 2016, Dataset, External links 'Tate Modern: a Year of Sweet Success' by Esther Leslie, in Radical Philosophy The buildings of Bankside Power Station(Tate Modern) and Battersea Power Station compared Extension project description Tate Modern Energy infrastructure completed in 1947 Energy infrastructure completed in 1963 2000 in London 2000 establishments in England Art museums established in 2000 Art museums and galleries in London British art Modern art museums in the United Kingdom Contemporary art galleries in London Museums sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Redevelopment projects in London Museums in the London Borough of Southwark Museums on the River Thames Herzog & de Meuron buildings