May 2025

Jamaicans arriving at Millbay Docks, Plymouth, circa September 1954 © Mirrorpix

Windrush in the Far South West

18 Jan 2025 - 05 May 2025
John Lyons, 1990, Mama Look A Mas Passin (detail) © John C.M. Lyons

John Lyons: Carnivalesque

08 Feb 2025 - 05 May 2025
Banner image courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow.

The Triumph of Art

08 Feb 2025 - 26 Jul 2025
hybrida composita (detail) © Sonya Dyer. Photograph by Pheonix Tanner.

Sonya Dyer: hybrida composita

04 Mar 2025 - 01 Jun 2025
Gasket Dancer, still from 'Rituals of the Roadways' by Libby Bove, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.

Artists on the Big Screen: Rituals of the Roadways - Libby Bove

11 Mar 2025 - 22 May 2025
A photograph Smeaton's Tower - a red and white striped lighthouse on Plymouth Hoe

Smeaton's Tower 2025

01 Apr 2025 - 02 Nov 2025
An image showing a room inside Elizabethan House in Plymouth

Elizabethan House 2025

04 Apr 2025 - 27 Sep 2025
Jyll Bradley, The Hop (detail). Image Thierry Bal. Courtesy of the artist.

Jyll Bradley: Running and Returning

05 Apr 2025 - 02 Nov 2025
Two female ARP personnel stand amid the rubble of an air raid damaged building, Plymouth, 1941. Courtesy of The Box, Plymouth.

Jyll Bradley: Life and Influences

05 Apr 2025 - 02 Nov 2025
A young boy looking up, sitting on a large piece of paper with blue paint in a sensory workshop for toddlers and preschoolers

I Wonder: Art sessions for 1-4 year olds

29 Apr 2025 - 20 May 2025
A family sat on the floor listening to a story

Family Fun: Tell Me a Story

02 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
Members of the Lodestone Morris Dancers

Super Sunday: Celebrate Folklore

04 May 2025 - 04 May 2025
Brightly coloured carnival mask

Artist-led workshop: Mask Making with Ashanti Hare

04 May 2025 - 04 May 2025
People dancing on The Barbican, Plymouth to celebrate VE Day

Remembering Victory: VE Day 80

10 May 2025 - 10 May 2025
Jyll Bradley, Within a Budding Grove, 2024. Installation view from Untitled Art, Miami Beach, 2024. Courtesy of the artist.

Bitesize: Exploring 'Running and Returning'

21 May 2025 - 21 May 2025
Nicolas Party Landscape, 2022 Soft pastel on linen 186.1 x 156.9 x 3.2 cm 73 1/4 x 61 3/4 x 1 1/4 in Courtesy of the Artist and The Modern Institute/ Webster Hamilton Ltd., Glasgow Photo: Adam Reich

Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes

24 May 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
Surreal Estates header

Surreal Estates

24 May 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
Still from 'The Witching Hour' by Tyler Mellins

Artists on the Big Screen: The Witching Hour - Tyler Mellins

24 May 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
Children making items from clay in a workshop at The Box Plymouth

Family Fun: Deep Sea Dreamers

27 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
Archive film reels in storage at The Box, Plymouth

Behind The Scenes Tour

29 May 2025 - 31 Jul 2025
NPG 7153. Portrait of Mai (Omai), Sir Joshua Reynolds c 1776, Oil on canvas; 236 x 145.5cm. Image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, London and Getty.

Exhibitions - Looking Ahead

04 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2026