Ric Hyden

Review of Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

Sorry but this beatiful building houses some great...

Sorry but this beatiful building houses some great pieces of art - which you have to thumb through a 6000 page (not that many pages but it might as well be) 10-11 aerial font guide book to find out about a single piece. The book is sorted by room and item number - based on a schematic map where you have to identify where you are standing in the room and what piece of work you are standing in front of. Individual pieces are not numbered or carded in any way to. The guide gives little to NO information on scores or purpose of the piece - which is otherwise important in any modern art collection.

The layman should be thought of here - put in an audio guide or at least clearly peg each piece to an ID number (such A67 - room A Piece 67) and put the guidebook out there for each room.

A saving grace was the excellent and helpful staff and the single ticket good for the weekend.