A man died Friday after falling from the British National Museum of Modern Art, known as Tate Modern, one of London’s busiest tourist attractions, police said.
The Metropolitan Police detailed that officers and ambulance personnel were called to the museum at around 10:45 a.m. (1045 GMT). A man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the death was treated as “unexpected” but not suspicious.
Officials at the Tate Modern announced that the museum will remain closed for the rest of the day “as a mark of respect.”
“All our thoughts are with the person’s family and friends at this time,” the museum said in a statement.
Housed in a former power station on the south bank of the River Thames, Tate Modern receives more than 5 million visitors a year.
In 2019, a 6-year-old French boy suffered serious, life-changing injuries after being thrown from the museum’s 10th-floor outdoor viewing platform. An 18-year-old teenager, who did not know the boy, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.