Press Release Articles
Press Release - Feb 2022
Megafauna archaeological finds discovered in Devon
A mammoth, rhino and wolf are among the amazing artefacts uncovered at Sherford.
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.
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.
Press Release - Oct 2021
New painting joins The Box’s collections thanks to generous gift
The Box is delighted to have acquired a new painting for its permanent art collection from the estate of artist Jean Jones (1927-2012).
Press Release - Oct 2021
Arts venues mark one year to British Art Show with £100k funding boost
Leading arts organisations based in Plymouth have secured a £100,000 grant from Arts Council England to support the city’s hosting of British Art Show 9 (BAS9). The funding award comes just as the twelve month countdown to the prestigious exhibition begins.
Press Release - Oct 2021
New micro-commissions will celebrate Plymouth's diversity
To mark Black History Month 2021 we are looking for four local creatives, who identify as people of colour, to produce a piece of work that tells the story of their experiences of Plymouth at night.
Press Release - Sep 2021
The Box celebrates its first anniversary
Today The Box celebrates its first anniversary – a landmark moment for the museum, art gallery and archive, cementing its status as one of the UK’s leading cultural institutions.
Press Release - Sep 2021
Wampum belt to return to Wampanoag Nation
400 years ago, the passengers of the Mayflower arrived in Native America – in the home of the Wampanoag people. 400 years on, a representative of the Wampanoag Nation is in England as a new wampum belt - that has been touring the UK - is prepared to return to the Wampanoag in Massachusetts.
Press Release - Sep 2021
The National Portrait Gallery loans six works to The Box
The National Portrait Gallery is loaning six portraits of the nation’s best-known historical characters to The Box from 25 September until 6 March 2022 as part of its National Skills Sharing Partnership programme.