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News - Dec 2021
Songlines: Walking through a Songline
Our 'Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters' exhibition (on display until 27 February 2022) takes visitors on a journey across three Australian deserts and we’re currently exploring the first one – Martu Country. Just before you reach the gallery about it at The Box, you encounter ‘Walking through a Songline’ – an installation that’s been proving popular with our visitors, young and old.
Art - Dec 2021
Songlines: Yarrkalpa (Hunting Ground)
As part of our exploration of Martu Country, one of the three deserts that feature in the major 'Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters' exhibition (on display until 27 February 2022), we'll be highlighting some of the key works that are on display. Here, discover more about the 'Yarrkalpa (Hunting Ground)' painting.
Art - Nov 2021
Songlines: Martu Country
Over the next few weeks we’ll be exploring the three deserts that feature in the ‘Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters’ exhibition in more detail. We’re starting with Martu Country, which is the first desert you encounter after you’ve read the introduction to the exhibition on the first floor of The Box.
Press Release - Nov 2021
Exhibition programme highlights for 2022 unveiled
The Box is delighted to reveal highlights from its 2022 exhibitions programme. Over the course of the year, local talent will be celebrated alongside international artists – including several Turner Prize nominees – through ground breaking and timely exhibitions that draw on the permanent collections and which bring new works and collaborators to Plymouth.
News - Nov 2021
Visit our family and local history research station
Did you know we have a new research table located on our first floor, just outside the Cottonian Research Room? If you, or anyone you know, would like some help with family or local history research it's a great place to start.
Press Release - Nov 2021
Seth Lakeman to play at The Box
The Box is on the bill for Seth Lakeman's Spring 2022 tour.
Press Release - Nov 2021
Old school friends club together to give The Box an early Christmas present
A group of lifelong friends have joined forces to make a donation to The Box.
Press Release - Nov 2021
Seven projects awarded funding to celebrate Plymouth’s historic city centre
Seven Plymouth projects are celebrating success after being awarded ‘High Street Sparks’ grants from the High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) initiative.
Press Release - Nov 2021
The Box among 925 national organisations to be successful in third round of Culture Recovery Fund
More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country today in the latest round of support announced by the Culture Secretary – and Plymouth’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive is one of them.
Art - Nov 2021
Following the songlines
‘Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters’ is a huge exhibition which is displayed across a number of galleries and spaces at The Box and in The Levinsky Gallery at the University of Plymouth. We've put together a suggested route to help you get the most out of your visit.
Art - Nov 2021
Songlines: A Glossary
Immerse yourself in the world of 'Songlines: Tracking The Seven Sisters' by learning some of the terms used by the First Peoples who curated and created this magnificent exhibition.
History - Oct 2021
Educating Elau
As part of Black History Month 2021, our Archivist uncovers the story of the first recorded Indigenous person to travel from Vanuatu to England. Her name was Elau and she was a seven year old girl from Erromango in the South Pacific.