Elton John will bring his photo collection to the Tate Modern in November. The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection, will display 150 photos from John’s private collection and will run from November 2016 to May 2017.

The collection which has been two years in the making will display photos from esteemed modern photographers such as Man Rey, Edward Steichen and Berenice Abbott. Covering the period of 1920-1950, the exhibition will be made up of rare vintage prints, scarcely available to be seen by the public and will also include works such as Man Ray’s Glass Tears, Alexander Rodchenko’s Shukov Tower, portraits of Picasso, Matisse and Georgia O’Keeffe.

John’s collection is expected to be very popular, as a photography exhibition of this exclusivity has not been available to such a large audience in Britain before. The Museum that welcomes just under 5m visitors anually may see a rise this year, due to the excitement around the exhibition, as well as the current Cruzvillegas turbine hall piece and the opening of the new £260m south wing.

Jess, a Tate volunteer said; “I think the Elton John collection will be a fantastic way to end 2016 and to start 2017. This will be such a great year for the gallery I think this will be a perfect symbol.”

John is reportedly excited and enthusiastic about being able to bring his collection to the Tate Modern. The collection will certainly be a unique event. Curator Shoair Mavlian, an expert on twentieth century photography, said there will be an extremely rare 3cm image called ‘Underwater Swimmer’ by Hungarian artist André Kertész.

The 150 photos are part of Elton John’s extensive and priceless art collection held in his homes around the world. Along with The Radical Eye, the Tate Modern has previously held popular exhibitions such as Matisse Cut Outs in 2014, Matisse Picasso in 2002 and Damien Hirst in 2012.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at £16.50 for an adult and £14.50 for concession.