Tate Modern removes macaws as visitor numbers soar

Part of Tropicália installation temporarily removed on welfare grounds in anticipation of record crowds after expansionTwo colourfully plumed macaws have been temporarily removed from an art installation at the new-look Tate Modern on welfare grounds because of record numbers of visitors to the museum.
Tate said there had been 143,000 visits since it opened on Friday, 54,000 of them on Saturday – around double the usual number, and the museum’s highest ever single-day attendan