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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Archives - May 2025
In conversation: Tyler Mellins on the making of 'The Witching Hour' (2025)
A surreal and stirring new commission has launched this May at The Box as part of our Reimagining the Film Archive (RtFA) programme. 'The Witching Hour' is a fragmented dreamscape, collaged with a Surrealist spirit that stitches together footage held in the South West Film & Television Archive Collection at The Box.
Press Release - May 2025
Major exhibition of Surrealist art open at The Box
'Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes' explores the impact and legacies of one of the twentieth century’s most influential artistic, intellectual and literary movements and is on display until 7 September 2025.
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.
Press Release - May 2025
National blue plaque honours first black footballer to captain a league team and receive England call up
Historic England has unveiled a national blue plaque in Plymouth to honour the life and career of John 'Jack' Leslie, the first Black footballer to captain a Football League team. This plaque marks Leslie’s footballing talent and celebrates the 100th anniversary year of his call-up as a reserve for the England squad in October 1925. Though this honour was later rescinded, it was an important moment in the history of English football.