Loan Boxes

Bring The Box to your classroom with our object-rich Loan Boxes to support your teaching and inspire your students.

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Learning stages

Science and Species: Marine life

Take a look under water - which species have made Plymouth their home over thousands of years?

Evolution, Inheritance, Diversity

How have the species that make Plymouth their home evolved over thousands of years?

Artist workshops

Give your class the chance to work with a practising artist, to explore our visual arts displays and develop their own creative responses.

Prehistory: Whitehorse Hill Image Bank

Explore detailed images of our collection of objects from Prehistory, found at Whitehorse Hill, and discover their history, using this Image Bank with your class.

Kehinde Wiley | Learning Resources | The Box Plymouth

Explore the themes in Kehinde Wiley's 2017 film Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools) alongside the 1498 edition of Das Narrenschiff (Stultifera Navis) by Sebastian Brant, both from our collections at The Box.

Mayflower 400: Legend & Legacy: The Words we choose to use

This glossary of words and terms connected to the Mayflower story supports teachers wanting to explore this complex and sensitive history with their class.

Museum Gallery Archive