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News - Jul 2025
How it started v How it's going - Part Three
We're back with a third post where we're casting our minds back to 2019-2020 when The Box was being developed. This time we're looking at St Luke's church, which underwent a huge transformation inside and outside to become the beautiful gallery space it is today.
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!
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Art - May 2025
Bringing the light: 'The Hop' by Jyll Bradley
Originally commissioned for The Hayward Gallery, London in 2022, ‘The Hop’ is an interactive sculpture by artist Jyll Bradley. With its vibrant colours that reflect different patterns as the light moves across Tavistock Place throughout the day, it’s unmissable as you arrive at The Box. It's also the perfect introduction to Bradley’s practice and her ‘Running and Returning’ exhibition in our St Luke’s church gallery.
News - May 2025
How it started v How it's going - Part Two
Can you remember what your workplace looked like nearly ten years ago? Now we’ve welcomed our millionth visitor, and as we prepare for what we hope will be a busy summer, we’re back with a second look at how much things have changed since we turned the former City Museum and Art Gallery, Central Library building and St Luke's church into The Box. In this post, we look at some of the spaces on our first floor as well as the exterior of our main building.
History - May 2025
VE Day 80: Make Do and Remember Through Wartime Wardrobes
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May, we’re taking a look at some of the items in the collections held at The Box that reflect the everyday resilience of civilians on the home front.
Reimagining the Film Archive: Milestones - Apr 2025
Launch of 'Rituals of the Roadways' by Libby Bove
It's been one month since the launch of 'Rituals of the Roadways', the latest digital commission from the Reimagining the Film Archive (RtFA) programme. Created by South West-based artist Libby Bove, this captivating moving image work invites audiences to explore the intersections of folklore, memory, and ritual, reimagining the past through a contemporary lens.
Archives - Mar 2025
Advocating for the future while working with the past
Kathryn Price, The Box's Archives and Records Management Apprentice explores environmental sustainability in archives.