Press Release Articles
Press Release - Jul 2024
New portraits display at The Box celebrates Devon and Cornwall’s young artists
Portraits by more than 160 talented young artists are now on display at The Box following a competition earlier in the year which encouraged as many young people from Devon and Cornwall as possible to take part.
Press Release - Jun 2024
Major coup for Plymouth as National Portrait Gallery exhibition heads to The Box
A major international exhibition, featuring some of the hottest names in contemporary art heads to The Box from the National Portrait Gallery this month for its only UK showing outside London. 'The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure', which received five-star reviews during its London run, will be free to visit in Plymouth despite costing £16 in the capital.
Press Release - Jun 2024
Smeaton’s legacy inspiring civil engineers of the future
Children in Plymouth are being inspired to pursue a career in civil engineering in celebration of the designer of Plymouth’s most famous landmark.
Press Release - May 2024
New digital guide now available to enrich your onsite and offsite visits
The Box's new free guide joins hundreds of cultural institutions around the globe on the Bloomberg Connects app.
Press Release - May 2024
Study for an MA in Museum Studies at Arts University Plymouth
Do you have a passion for art, history, anthropology or any field related to cultural preservation? If so, pursuing a Master's Degree in Museum Studies could be exactly what you're looking for.
Press Release - Apr 2024
New blue plaque commemorates ground breaking Plymouth surgeon
A new blue plaque honouring a pioneering Plymouth surgeon and the first person to coin the term ‘vaccination’ has been unveiled in Devonport.
Press Release - Apr 2024
The Box selects artist Paul Rooney for IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission
The Box has chosen artist/musician Paul Rooney for a new commission that explores the concept of home during a time of conflict, from the Falklands Conflict of 1982 up to the present day.
Press Release - Mar 2024
Planet Ocean exhibition will dive deep into our connection with the sea
A new exhibition that will plunge audiences into the heart of our world’s vast ocean and explore how it holds the key to our survival in the face of climate emergency is now open at The Box.
Press Release - Feb 2024
Nationally touring exhibition featuring rarely seen works heads to The Box
A major touring exhibition that explores the many different ways in which 20th century and contemporary artists have been inspired by the tradition of South Asian miniature painting will be on display in the St Luke’s church gallery at The Box from 17 February until 2 June 2024.
Press Release - Jan 2024
The Box joins forces with local partners for free climate-inspired teacher’s events
A unique collaboration between The Box, the Ocean Conservation Trust, University of Plymouth and Surfers Against Sewage is bringing two days of free CPD opportunities for teachers to the city this February.
Press Release - Nov 2023
2024 exhibition programme is unveiled
The Box has revealed an ambitious exhibition programme for 2024. It includes collaborations with some of the country’s most high-profile museums and galleries, and exhibitions that explore timely issues such as the role of museums in relation to empire and the ongoing challenge of the climate crisis.
Press Release - Nov 2023
Assistant Curator appointed for the National Gallery’s ‘Triumph of Art’ commission
Plymouth-based Rhys Morgan is one of four Assistant Curators who have been appointed by the National Gallery, and funded by Art Fund, to work on Jeremy Deller’s commission to round off the celebrations for the National Gallery’s Bicentenary year. He will be seconded to The Box – one of the four UK-wide cultural organisations who will partner with the National Gallery on the project.