Scott Marks

Review of Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

Love the buildings architecture and the exhibits w...

Love the buildings architecture and the exhibits were really interesting. However, the treatment we got from staff is the reason for the 1 star review. We were approached multiple times by a staff member about whether the photos we were taking were for commercial use or not. I read the photography policy prior to arriving & it stated photos for personal use were okay. However this staff member refused to believe the photos were for personal use only and seemed pretty insistent that we needed to fill out the commercial photography consent form, obtain gallery & artist consent, schedule a time & pay fees. We ended up feeling so harrased & unwelcome by this staff member we cut our visit to the gallery short and left. Gallery staff need to be educated on what exactly commercial photography is, and have the decency & respect to believe a patron when they say their photos are for personal use only rather than to assume they are lying.
Overall our experience with the gallery has been rather unpleasant.