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News - Feb 2025
How it started v How it's going - Part One
As we get closer to welcoming our millionth visit, and start thinking about how we're going to celebrate our fifth birthday this autumn, we thought we'd take a look back and remind ourselves just how far we've come since the Museum and Art Gallery, former Central Library building and St Luke's closed so The Box could be created. In this post, we're taking a look at some of the spaces on our ground floor. Let's step back in time!
Press Release - Feb 2025
Steve McQueen’s 'Grenfell' to be shown in six cities across the UK including The Box
Over the next three years, Steve McQueen’s film installation 'Grenfell' will be shown in public art galleries in six major cities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It will open at Tramway in Glasgow this spring, after which it will travel to Chapter in Cardiff, The MAC in Belfast, The Box in Plymouth, Tate Liverpool, and MAC in Birmingham.
News - Feb 2025
Celebrating the Chinese New Year
The new moon on 29 January marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Traditions differ and evolve over time but, in an increasingly fragmented world, the main message behind the celebrations that take place is for people to come together and wish each other peace and prosperity for the year ahead. To mark the start of the Year of the Snake, here are some related items from The Box’s collections.
Press Release - Jan 2025
Free things to enjoy at The Box this January
January can be a challenging month - especially if you've had an expensive Christmas. But don't worry: here at The Box there are a number of things you can enjoy for free!
Press Release - Nov 2024
Our 2025 exhibition programme is revealed
Major shows by significant UK-based artists, national and international collaborations and community engagement mark The Box’s fifth anniversary year and celebrate the power of art.
Art - Nov 2024
Frank Auerbach (1931–2024)
Frank Auerbach, one of the leading artists of his generation, passed away yesterday (12 November 2024) at the age of 93. This 1983 drawing by him was gifted to The Box's art collection by the Contemporary Art Society in 1989.
Press Release - Oct 2024
Plaque honouring ‘father of civil engineering’ restored to Smeaton’s Tower
To mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of the renown civil engineer, John Smeaton, who created Plymouth’s most iconic landmark, a plaque recognising his achievements as a civil engineer has been restored to Smeaton’s Tower.
Art - Oct 2024
Art in 'Planet Ocean' - Part Two
In the second of two posts highlighting the works of art from our permanent collection that are on display in our 'Planet Ocean' exhibition, we're looking at a distinctive piece of studio pottery by Robert Wallace Martin and paintings by Lionel Ellis, Harold C Harvey and Wyn George.
Press Release - Oct 2024
3D printed plankton dress arrives at The Box from Buckingham Palace
A 3D printed dress inspired by marine plankton and created in collaboration between Arts University Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), has gone on display at The Box, after impressing attendees at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London and even making an appearance outside of Buckingham Palace.
Press Release - Oct 2024
Sculpture from The Box's art collection goes on display in Barcelona
A well-known sculpture from The Box's art collection has gone on loan to an exciting new exhibition in Barcelona. 'Art in Stone' can be seen at the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera's Casa Milà until early next year. It features works by a wide range of famous artists and shows how the materials they chose influenced and shaped their ideas.
Art - Oct 2024
Art in 'Planet Ocean' - Part One
There are some wonderful works of art from Plymouth's permanent collection in the 'Planet Ocean' exhibition (until 27 April 2025). In the first of two blog posts, we take a look at paintings by Bryan Wynter, Stanhope Forbes and Herbert Francis Williams-Lyouns and a piece of decorative art by Morel Doucet.