Exhibitions - Looking Ahead

Grenfell
24 October 2026–24 January 2027
Grenfell by award-winning artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen will travel to The Box in autumn 2026. This unflinching 'critical exercise in remembrance' was filmed in December 2017 in response to the tragic fire that took place earlier that year on 14 June at Grenfell Tower.

The national tour of Grenfell has been made possible with the support of the National Lottery through Arts Council England and from Art Fund. It has been organised in collaboration with Tate Liverpool, Tramway and The Common Guild in Glasgow, Chapter in Cardiff, The MAC Belfast, The Box and Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham.

The Way We Live
24 October 2026–24 January 2027
This ambitious exhibition will consider the implications of planner Patrick Abercrombie and Plymouth City Engineer and Surveyor James Paton Watson’s 'A Plan for Plymouth' (1943) which outlined ideas for the rebuilding of the city after The Blitz, and Jill Craigie's film The Way We Live (1946) which shows family life in post-war Plymouth. Both address the shared themes of community, inequality, access to housing, education and healthcare and visions for the future.

Developed with external curator Beth Hughes, the exhibition will feature contemporary art responses across two galleries, plus additional spaces that will highlight archival collections related to Plymouth’s post-war period and community responses, encouraging audiences to explore issues such as class, social and climate justice.

Please note that with exhibitions that are in development details and dates are subject to change.

Image credit
Steve McQueen, Grenfell, 2019 (still). Courtesy the artist.