点评:I visited the Beecroft for the first time today (01/04/2026) with my best friend visiting from Greece. We met 20 years ago at Southend college so wanted to do something there and both loving art, fashion and culture the Beecroft seemed a perfect choice. I’ll be honest we wasn’t expecting much but was so so pleasantly surprised! Firstly, the two ladies on reception (I’m so sorry we didn’t get your names), were beyond friendly and helpful, they told us so much about the area and the gallery and couldn’t help us more, one of them even ran half way down southend highstreet trying to catch up with me as I dropped all my bank cards and ID in the gallery, I was so shocked I didn’t even thank you enough! So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! The lady in the Jazz section was so sweet, passionate and informative. The gallery itself had some really lovely pieces in the cafe and gift store, all sourced locally from local creatives. The art on display was an interesting viewing, many mixed mediums and styles again from local artists and able to be purchased. They had a fashion exhibition based on the local designer Hardy Ameis Couture worn by Gloria Levin which had some stunning pieces. The Jazz section was a lovely walk about with items such as Louis Armstrong’s trumpet and a wonderful selection of records and books. Honestly this a wonderful little gem with some of the nicest people assisting there. The fact that it is free is incredible! Thank you for giving us a lovely day!
翻译:今天(2026年4月1日)我第一次去了比克罗夫特美术馆,我的闺蜜从希腊来探望我。我们20年前在绍森德学院相识,所以一直想去那里看看。我们都热爱艺术、时尚和文化,比克罗夫特美术馆似乎是个完美的选择。说实话,我们一开始并没有抱太大的期望,结果却惊喜连连!首先,前台的两位女士(很抱歉我们没记住她们的名字)热情友好,乐于助人。她们详细介绍了周边地区和美术馆的情况,尽心尽力地帮助我们。其中一位甚至在我把银行卡和身份证都掉在美术馆里的时候,跑了半条绍森德大街来找我,我当时太震惊了,都没来得及好好感谢她们!所以,真的非常感谢!爵士乐区的那位女士也特别亲切、热情,而且知识渊博。美术馆的咖啡馆和礼品店里也摆放着许多精美的艺术品,全部来自当地艺术家的作品。展出的艺术品琳琅满目,风格多样,材质丰富,而且都是当地艺术家的作品,全部都可以购买。他们还举办了一个时装展,展出了当地设计师哈迪·阿梅斯 (Hardy Ameis) 的作品,其中不乏格洛丽亚·莱文 (Gloria Levin) 穿过的精美服饰,令人惊艳。爵士乐展区也值得一逛,里面陈列着路易斯·阿姆斯特朗 (Louis Armstrong) 的小号,以及各种唱片和书籍。说实话,这真是一个很棒的小宝藏,而且工作人员都非常友善。更令人难以置信的是,它竟然是免费的!感谢你们让我们度过了美好的一天!