 The Beecroft Art Gallery building | |
  Location within Essex | |
| Established | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Location | Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea |
| Coordinates | 51°32′34″N 0°42′38″E / 51.54280686887406°N 0.7104898380897386°E |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Owner | Southend-on-Sea City Council - Southend Museums |
| Website | www |
Beecroft Art Gallery is an art gallery in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The gallery is housed in the former municipal central library that opened in 1974 in the brutalist style as part of Southend Civic Centre. The Beecroft Art Gallery has a busy programme of changing exhibitions of art, photography and fashion. On the ground floor, the gallery presents temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists, focusing on the work of emerging and established local artists. On the first floor, visitors can see works from the permanent collection and exciting fashion exhibitions. In the basement of the building is the charity The Jazz Centre UK.