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Looking Back: A mammoth moment | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jun 2025

Looking Back: A mammoth moment

It was a ‘huge’ moment for The Box back in February 2020 as our fully assembled woolly mammoth was revealed for the first time.

Devon’s Top Attractions serve up smiles, scones and 40 years of tourism | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jun 2025

Devon’s Top Attractions serve up smiles, scones and 40 years of tourism

Sunshine, scones and spectacular scenery..... 'Devon’s Top Attractions' marked a major milestone this month as they gathered on the lawn of Holne Park House at River Dart Country Park for a glorious celebration of four decades of excellence - and they did it in the most Devon way possible: with a cream tea in hand!

Historic plaque unveiled in Plymouth to honour Sir Charles Eastlake | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jun 2025

Historic plaque unveiled in Plymouth to honour Sir Charles Eastlake

The Box was delighted to welcome Sir Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery to Plymouth on Thursday 26 June, to celebrate the unveiling of a new commemorative blue plaque honouring Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793-1865). The plaque is located at Hillside Court, Plympton St Mary, the site of the pioneering Victorian art scholar and first director of the National Gallery's former home 'Hillside'.

Rediscovering 'Some Day Man': A Complex Portrait in British-Caribbean Screen History | The Box Plymouth
Reimagining the Film Archive: Discoveries - Jun 2025

Rediscovering 'Some Day Man': A Complex Portrait in British-Caribbean Screen History

The rediscovery of 'Some Day Man' (1986) through the Reimagining the Film Archive (RtFA) project brings to light a television play offering a distinctive glimpse into Jamaican-British family life during the 1980s.

The Box announces landmark Beryl Cook exhibition for 2026
Press Release - Jun 2025

The Box announces landmark Beryl Cook exhibition for 2026

Taking place 100 years after she was born, the exhibition will re-assess and re-present Cook’s work, giving her the acclaim she deserves.

The ProBleu Project – inspiring the Ocean City’s future citizens | The Box Plymouth
News - Jun 2025

The ProBleu Project – inspiring the Ocean City’s future citizens

During 2025 The Box has partnered with Hyde Park Infant and Junior School to deliver Future Citizens of Plymouth – The Ocean City, connecting local school children and the wider community with the ocean on their doorstep.

Jeremy Deller’s ‘Hello Sailor’ splashes into Tinside Lido this July | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jun 2025

Jeremy Deller’s ‘Hello Sailor’ splashes into Tinside Lido this July

‘Hello Sailor!’ created by 2004 Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller will make a splash at Tinside Lido in Plymouth on Saturday 5 July. The event is part of the National Gallery's bicentenary celebrations. It marks how festivals are part and parcel of art, culture and civic life, and celebrates the fact that art and artists can be catalysts of collaboration and joy.

Meet the I Wonder team!
Family - Jun 2025

Meet the I Wonder team!

Meet Kay, Jane and Kara. Together, these three ladies run 'I Wonder', our sessions for pre-schoolers. Each week they make sure our youngest visitors and their adult - whether it's their parent, carer or grandparent - get a warm welcome and have the chance to make some really happy memories together.

Rediscovering the Concorde Festival: A Story from the Archive at Dartington
Reimagining the Film Archive: Discoveries - Jun 2025

Rediscovering the Concorde Festival: A Story from the Archive at Dartington

How a buried school performance from 1986 reveals the silences and power within our archives.

Spotlight On: René Magritte | The Box Plymouth
Art - Jun 2025

Spotlight On: René Magritte

Surrealist artist René Magritte (1898-1967) had a unique ability to take something ordinary and make people see it in different and unexpected ways – asking questions about nature and the boundaries of reality. 'Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes' (until 7 September 2025) includes two fascinating works by him.

Celebrating National Volunteers’ Week at Reimagining the Film Archives
Reimagining the Film Archive: Discoveries - Jun 2025

Celebrating National Volunteers’ Week at Reimagining the Film Archives

Every Friday morning at The Box, something truly special unfolds. The hum of equipment, the rustle of tape reels, and the buzz of conversation all signal one thing: our amazing volunteers are in the building.

‘Surreal Estates’ showcases creative talents of South West’s children and young people | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jun 2025

‘Surreal Estates’ showcases creative talents of South West’s children and young people

Works of art by over 260 children and young people from across the region are now on display at The Box following a competition that took place earlier in 2025 inspired by surrealism and landscape.