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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.
Reimagining the Film Archive; Spotlight - Mar 2025
Spotlight on 'Shanka' by Arun Sood
As part of The Box Plymouth's Reimagining the Film Archive programme, Arun Sood's short film 'Shankha', was screened in The Box's Media Lab gallery from January-March 2025. It brought attention to the power of music in the lives of displaced individuals thanks to a poignant collaboration with British-Asian vocalist Satnam Galsian. In this conversation, Satnam reflects on the significance of the traditional folk song 'Jutti Kasoori' and the powerful emotions it conveys.
Collections - Mar 2025
Inspired by Smeaton's Tower
As we get ready to re-open Smeaton's Tower for summer 2025, we're taking a look at some of the items on display in our Port gallery that have either been inspired by or connected to key moments in the story of this iconic lighthouse.
Art - Mar 2025
'March Sky, Cape Cornwall' by Karl Weschke
This abstract, atmospheric painting is called ‘March Sky, Cape Cornwall’. It was acquired for Plymouth's permanent art collection in 1964 and painted two years before this. German-born artist Karl Weschke led an extraordinary life, many years of which were spent living in Cornwall.
Reimagining the Film Archive; Spotlight - Mar 2025
Spotlight on 'Plymouth Hoe' by Megan Roberts
We take a look at how Megan Roberts, recipient of the Emerging Artist Commission as part of the 'Reimagining the Film Archive' (RtFA) programme, responds to power and class within the Moving Image collection through her piece 'Plymouth Hoe'. Through a blend of archival footage and contemporary voices, the film reflects on how public spaces like Plymouth Hoe have transformed over time, serving as sites of resilience, renewal, and connection.