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Collections - Nov 2025
Collections Insight: Plymouth and Poland Connections
In 1976, a twinning agreement was established between Plymouth and the Polish city of Gdynia to promote international cooperation. It strengthened bonds that had been forged during the Second World War and has included many cultural exchanges since. As part of our 'Remember Respond Resist' exhibition, a display in our first floor Bridge gallery features items from the archives that relate to this relationship between Plymouth and Poland. Here are a few of the highlights.
Press Release - Nov 2025
The Box Plymouth announces ambitious programme for 2026
We're delighted to unveil more details about our 2026 programme which will feature major exhibitions that explore the connections between Plymouth and the South Pacific, celebrate the legacy of two female artists with strong links to the South West, involve important national partnerships and collaboration with young people.
News - Nov 2025
Meet the Makers
The Box is hosting its first ever 'Winter Makers Market' on 22 and 23 November 2025 in the beautiful St Luke's gallery. The event will be a great opportunity to browse and buy from a selection of exceptional local makers and artists - just in time for Christmas! Here's your chance to find out more about some of the many makers who will be there.
Natural History - Nov 2025
Collection Insight: Radiocarbon dating a Woolly Rhino Tooth
Radiocarbon dating has helped piece together human history, showing when early people farmed, built homes or migrated. It’s not perfect – items older than about 50,000 years can’t be dated accurately because there’s too little carbon-14 left in them – but it remains one of our most important tools for understanding the past and the timeline of the Earth’s story and the people who lived here long before written records began. Here's what it's helped us learn about a woolly rhino tooth from the natural history collection.
Art - Nov 2025
Collection Insight: Execution of a Traitor
Millions of people across the UK have been glued to 'The Celebrity Traitors' over the last few weeks. The first episode alone has been watched by over 12 million. The series has captivated audiences with its mix of plotting, backstabbing, trust and contestants and culminates on 6 November. Who will be victorious? Will those who are Faithful successfully banish all the Traitors in time?
Press Release - Oct 2025
Celebrate Christmas at The Box
There are plenty of Christmas treats on offer at The Box this year. From late November until late December its St Luke’s church gallery will be transformed into a truly festive space with a programme of wonderful seasonal events for everyone to enjoy.
Press Release - Sep 2025
Five Years On: The Box celebrates its fifth anniversary and outlines its impact
To mark The Box's fifth anniversary, we are proud to release the results of a new report which outlines the impact the venue has had since it welcomed its first visitors on 29 September 2020.
Art - Sep 2025
Collection Insight: 'Energy Locator' by Anne Hardy
We are delighted that ‘Energy Locator’ by Anne Hardy has been purchased from Maureen Paley, a well-established art gallery, by Jill Hackel and Andrzej Zarzycki who have gifted the work to the Contemporary Art Society to present to The Box.
Art - Aug 2025
Spotlight On: Salvador Dalí
There aren’t many people who haven’t heard of Salvador Dalí (1904-1989). The Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, designer, film maker and writer turned to Surrealism in 1929 and quickly became one of its most well-known names. If you visit the 'Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes' exhibition (until 7 September 2025) you can see a beautiful work by him that is full of symbolism.
Press Release - Aug 2025
The Box unboxes developer donation
A Plymouth-based developer has donated £2,000 to The Box Foundation. Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon handed over the cheque earlier this month as part of its Community Champions scheme, with Plymouth City Council’s leader, Cllr Tudor Evans, in attendance.
Art - Aug 2025
Bringing the light: Light Boxes by Jyll Bradley
One of the things you notice when you look around the ‘Jyll Bradley: Running and Returning’ exhibition is the number of light boxes that are on display in different areas of the show. Light as a material and a metaphor is something that runs through all of Bradley’s work – whether it’s through bringing light to a story, exploring the light we need to grow things, or using light in a completely different way.
Art - Aug 2025
Spotlight On: Jean Arp
Jean Arp (1886-1966) was a German-French artist renowned for his contributions to modern art through sculpture, painting, poetry and collage. Born Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp in Strasbourg, then part of Germany, he became known as Jean Arp after moving to France. Discover more about him and the three sculptures he created during the 1960s and 1970s that are on display in our major ‘Forbidden Territories’ exhibition.