Press Release Articles
Press Release - Feb 2021
Join The Box’s fortnightly online ‘Culture Club’
Would you like to find out more about some of Plymouth’s most important collections – and get the chance to explore them in different ways? Thanks to a new fortnightly ‘Culture Club’ which will be launched by The Box on 18 March, you can do just that!
Press Release - Jan 2021
102 Mayflower hats for modern day seafarers in need
102 international seafarers are set to benefit from some handmade woolly hats produced by local ladies during lockdown.
Press Release - Jan 2021
The Box is shortlisted for 2021 'Hearts for the Arts' award
The Box has been shortlisted in this year’s National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) ‘Hearts For The Arts Awards 2021’. The awards celebrate the unsung heroes of Local Authorities who are championing the arts against all odds.
Press Release - Jan 2021
The Box selects local creatives for LGBT+ micro-commissions
The Box is thrilled to announce that Eric Rickard, Elani Evangelou, Laurie Reynolds and Arth Lawr have been chosen for its ‘My Story’ LGBT+ digital commissions.
Press Release - Dec 2020
The Box receives Capital Kickstart grant from Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund
The Box has been awarded a £932,600 Capital Kickstart grant as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, helping to support a number of capital costs that were caused by the Covid-19 crisis earlier this year.
Press Release - Dec 2020
New micro-commissions will celebrate the city’s LGBT+ community
We’re pleased to announce four micro-commissions aimed at those who identify as part of Plymouth’s LGBT+ community.
Press Release - Nov 2020
Crowdfunder to bring ‘Christmas in a Box’ to thousands of local people
The Box has joined forces with Fosters Event Catering, the company that runs its Kitchen & Bar, for a special crowdfunding campaign aimed at helping local families during the festive season. At a time when food poverty is high on the news agenda, ‘Christmas in a Box’ aims to raise enough money to provide 10,000 people with the ingredients to make a Christmas dinner.
Press Release - Nov 2020
Research bursary dedicated to former city Art Curator is relaunched
A research bursary established in the memory a long-serving member of the City Council’s staff has been relaunched, and applications are now open.
Press Release - Nov 2020
Statement on November lockdown
Following the government’s announcement on Saturday evening, we wanted to confirm that we will sadly be closed from 5pm on Wednesday 4 November until 10am on Wednesday 2 December.
Press Release - Oct 2020
'An incredible asset to our outstanding city' - The Box opens to great acclaim
More than 10,000 people have visited The Box since it opened two weeks ago. The city’s new museum, gallery and archive has been fully booked each day, with visitors sharing their overwhelmingly positive feedback on social media.
Press Release - Oct 2020
'A New Normal' winners revealed
The winners of our ‘A New Normal’ photography competition have been chosen and presented with their prizes.
Press Release - Oct 2020
Culture Recovery Fund Award
The Box has received a welcome boost of £423,000 in the first round of Arts Council England’s Culture Recovery Fund.