The Box is proud to announce that it’s been selected to be part of the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, a national partnership programme of over 20 artist commissions inspired by the heritage of conflict. Led by Imperial War Museums, the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund was created following the success of 14-18 NOW, the official UK arts programme for the First World War centenary.
Pelé’s iconic number 10 football shirt, worn when he played at Home Park 50 years ago on March 14, 1973, is going on display at The Box from next Tuesday.
The date marks 50 years to the day when the man considered by many to be the world’s greatest footballer and his Santos FC team played a friendly against Plymouth Argyle – and lost 3-2!
Things are looking even tastier at the city’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive thanks to a new partnership with a popular local bakery.
The Box has joined forces with Rise Bakery meaning visitors to The Little Box café on Tavistock Place can now pick up a delicious malted sourdough loaf or iced cronut after enjoying the latest exhibitions.
An iconic painting of a famous Tudor monarch is set to be unveiled at The Box on Saturday 11 February.
The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I is arguably one of the most recognisable depictions of the queen who reigned for more than forty years, from 1558 until 1603. One of three known versions that still survive today, it’s on loan to the city from The Woburn Abbey Collection....
Plymouth’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive has been chosen to take part in a national education programme, led by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A).
‘DesignLab Nation’ aims to bring secondary schools, regional museums and local creative industries together to inspire the next generation of designers, makers and innovators.
The Box has secured a £5,000 grant to run a series of activities celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The funding has been awarded through The National Archives’ ‘Archives Testbed: Jubilee Grant’ and is one of nine grants to be announced this week.
Louisa Blight, Collections Manager at The Box said: “We’re really pleased to have received this funding support from The National...
The 2022 European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA) were announced in Tartu, Estonia at the weekend and Plymouth’s major new museum, art gallery and archive was among the winners.
EMYA is the longest running and most prestigious museum award in Europe. It recognises excellence in the European museum scene and provides an important platform for benchmarking, networking, experience and...
An exhibition, currently on display at The Box, is paying homage to the city’s fashion past and future. ‘Dress Code – Fashion Stories from The Box’ (until 4 September) features garments that date back to the 1700s and accessories that date back to the 1500s, and explores contemporary conversations about identity, sustainability, shopping, design, making and craft.
A new exhibition which has just opened at The Box, Plymouth showcases new responses to the Mayflower story and highlights how some of our most historic craft practices have endured across the centuries.
‘Another Crossing – Artists Revisit the Mayflower Voyage’ is a transatlantic collaboration between Plymouth College of Art, The Box and the Fuller Craft Museum in Massachusetts. This...
A volunteer has secured a special research bursary awarded by The Box each year in memory of a former long-serving curator.
Shannon Lewis has been volunteering at The Box one day a week since the middle of 2021. She’s also an Art History PhD student at the University of Plymouth where she’s specialising in gender studies. She applied for the bursary to help with the ongoing...
