# The Box Plymouth: Museum, Art Gallery, Archive

> Welcome to The Box \- Plymouth's award\-winning museum, art gallery and archive proud to be the Art Fund Museum of the Year

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## Pages
- [Corporate and Private Hire](https://theboxplymouth.com/hire-the-box/corporate-and-private-hire/)
- [Meeting Spaces](https://theboxplymouth.com/meeting-spaces/)
- [Ceremonies and Receptions at The Box](https://theboxplymouth.com/hire-the-box/ceremonies/ceremonies-and-receptions-at-the-box/)
- [Home](https://theboxplymouth.com/)
- [Kitchen and Bar](https://theboxplymouth.com/kitchen-and-bar/)

## Posts
- [356,000 Visits, £21\.5 Million Impact: The Box Plymouth Reveals a Landmark Year ](https://theboxplymouth.com/the-box-plymouth-reveals-a-landmark-year/)
- [Exciting Spring 2027 exhibition announced as part of 'Bayeux Around Britain'](https://theboxplymouth.com/exciting-spring-2027-exhibition-announced-as-part-of-bayeux-around-britain/): The Box has been confirmed as one of the national partners for 'Bayeux Around Britain': a British Museum partnership, supported by WorldQuant\. 'Bayeux, Battles and Making History' will be displayed from 13 February\-11 April 2027\.
- [Major autumn/winter exhibition asks, ‘how do we want to live?’](https://theboxplymouth.com/major-autumn-winter-exhibition-asks-how-do-we-want-to-live/): A new exhibition opening at The Box Plymouth on Saturday 24 October 2026 will explore the changing meaning of home, housing and community 80 years after Plymouth’s post\-war reconstruction\.
- [Grenfell by Steve McQueen to be shown at The Box this autumn](https://theboxplymouth.com/grenfell-by-steve-mcqueen-to-be-shown-at-the-box-this-autumn/): From 24 October 2026\-24 January 2027, Steve McQueen’s film installation 'Grenfell' will be shown at The Box Plymouth – the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year\. The unflinching 'critical exercise in remembrance' is a major part of an ambitious programme of exhibitions, displays and events at The Box this autumn/winter, all of which will explore the themes of home, housing, and community\.
- [Experts set to explore who gets to shape the cities of tomorrow](https://theboxplymouth.com/experts-set-to-explore-who-gets-to-shape-the-cities-of-tomorrow/): What will the cities of tomorrow look like – and who gets to shape them? A panel of experts from leading national organisations will come together at The Box Plymouth later this month to explore how design, planning, research, and communities can influence the future of our cities and neighbourhoods\.

## Votes for Women
- [Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Five](https://theboxplymouth.com/votes-for-women/votes-for-women-in-plymouth-lesson-five/)
- [Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Three](https://theboxplymouth.com/votes-for-women/votes-for-women-in-plymouth-lesson-three/)
- [Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Four](https://theboxplymouth.com/votes-for-women/votes-for-women-in-plymouth-lesson-four/)
- [Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson Two](https://theboxplymouth.com/votes-for-women/votes-for-women-in-plymouth-lesson-two/)
- [Votes for Women in Plymouth: Lesson One](https://theboxplymouth.com/votes-for-women/votes-for-women-in-plymouth-lesson-one/)

## Commissions
- [A Week in the Life of a Locked Down Musician: music commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/commissions/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-locked-down-musician-music-commissions/): This series of 4 micro\-commissions by musicians based in Plymouth premiered in the summer of 2020\. Forming part of our ‘Plymouth After Dark’ project, the commissions supported local musicians whose livelihoods disappeared when COVID\-19 lockdown measures were introduced\. They were each invited to create a digital response to the circumstances they found themselves in because of the pandemic\.
- [My Story: LGBT\+ micro\-commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/commissions/my-story-lgbt-micro-commissions/): A series of four digital commissions by Plymouth\-based creatives that celebrate the diversity of the city’s LGBT\+ community\.

- [Plymouth After Dark micro\-commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/commissions/plymouth-after-dark-micro-commissions/): A series of four digital commissions that explore life in Plymouth when the lights go down and celebrate the diversity of the city\.

- [Still Moving](https://theboxplymouth.com/commissions/still-moving/): Still/Moving Projects is a platform for the delivery of collaborative projects with a focus on engagement with targeted communities, co\-directed by Devon based artists, Martin Hampton, Laura Hopes and Léonie Hampton\.
- [Carly Seller](https://theboxplymouth.com/commissions/carly-seller/): Carly Seller is an artist working with performance, sound, textiles, objects, drawings, photography and moving image\. For the State of Emergency micro commissions, Seller has created a soft sculpture from which a bunch of hands and arms made from fabrics are suspended\.

## Featured Artists
- [Leonor Antunes: sequences, inversions and permutations](https://theboxplymouth.com/featured-artists/leonor-antunes-sequences-inversions-and-permutations/): Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes has represented her country at the Venice Biennale in 2019, a world renowned contemporary visual arts festival\. Her practice explores the possibilities of sculpture to connect with architecture and design\. Melding the unfamiliar with the familiar, the painstaking, considered nature of her work also provides a timely counter\-balance to our increasingly digitised, fast\-paced world\.
- [WestFordNeedles](https://theboxplymouth.com/featured-artists/westfordneedles/): Named after a 1960s cold\-war experiment by the US military to create an artificial layer in the atmosphere, ‘WestFordNeedles’ is a collective formed of musicians, audiovisual artists and poets\.

- [Grace Lightman](https://theboxplymouth.com/featured-artists/grace-lightman/): Originally from London, singer/songwriter Grace Lightman has immersed herself in Plymouth’s music scene since she moved to the city in the summer of 2019 following the release of her debut solo album 'Silver Eater'\.

- [Ethira](https://theboxplymouth.com/featured-artists/ethira/): Kate Ferguson, known professionally as ‘Ethira’, is a singer\-songwriter and singing teacher from Devon\. With a unique soprano vocal style accompanied by fingerstyle and jazz guitar, she first established herself in the folk genre, with her debut album 'Sweet Confusion' which was featured on BBC Introducing and BBC Radio Devon\.

- [Andy Quick](https://theboxplymouth.com/featured-artists/andy-quick/): Andy Quick is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, booking agent, band leader and dad\. He has toured extensively for years as far as Europe and Asia with his two festival bands, always returning to his home in Plymouth where he has lived for 14 years\.


## Past Projects
- [The Triumph of Art](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-projects/the-triumph-of-art/): The Triumph of Art by artist Jeremy Deller was a nationwide performance rounding off the National Gallery’s Bicentenary celebrations\. It marked how festivals are part and parcel of art, culture and civic life, and that art and artists can be catalysts of collaboration and joy\.
- [Reimagining the Film Archive](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-projects/reimagining-the-film-archive/): The Box’s Reimagining the Film Archive is a three\-year programme \(2023\-2026\) made possible with thanks to the National Lottery and the BFI Screen Heritage Fund\.
- [Responding to Running and Returning](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-projects/responding-to-running-and-returning/): As part of the public programme surrounding 'Jyll Bradley: Running and Returning' \(5 April \- 2 November 2025\), The Box worked with Adopt South West and local adoptive families to create a new collaborative display in our Simmons Learning Room window in response to her ambitious survey exhibition\.
- [High Street Sparks](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-projects/high-street-sparks/): Putting the happy into our high street\. ‘High Street Sparks’ ran from 2021\-2024 and provided funding support to help make projects and ideas inspired by the heritage of Plymouth’s city centre a reality\.
- [State of Emergency: micro commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-projects/state-of-emergency-micro-commissions/): This series of 19 micro\-commissions by artists based in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall was rolled out across our digital platforms in the summer of 2020, and explored the impact of the COVID\-19 pandemic on our notion of freedom\.


## Public Art
- [Worth's Folly](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art/worths-folly/): Bridgette Ashton’s work was inspired by the discovery of the Cattedown Caves in the 1880’s and their connection to the destruction and further reconstruction of Plymouth\. A range of pieces were created for the 2018 Plymouth Art Weekender spanning sculpture, interpretation and charcoal ink drawings\.
- [What Comes To Matter](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art/what-comes-to-matter/): An audio and soft sculpture installation that explored LGBTQ\+ narratives of Plymouth, supported by archive material and conversations with local people\.
- [The Long Way](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art/the-long-way/): A travelling audio installation circumnavigating Armada Way, 'The Long Way' carried biographical stories of adventures and departures, inspired by sailor Bernard Moitessier\.
- [Hydrosapien](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art/hydrosapien/): A collaborative performance piece that brought together Plymouth’s D/deaf and hearing communities with vocal artists to form a choir, 'Hydrosapien' was performed as part of the 2018 Plymouth Art Weekender\.
- [New Plymouth Rock](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art/new-plymouth-rock/): 'New Plymouth Rock' was a concrete sculpture shown as part of The Atlantic Project in 2018\. Located outside the Civic Centre it paid homage to 'Plymouth Rock' in Massachusetts, USA, a geological object claimed to be the first thing the passengers of the Mayflower set foot on when they arrived in America in 1620\. Alongside this structure, a mobile app allowed users to manipulate the rock and share their unique versions of this historic item\.

## Learning Resources
- [LGBTQIA\+ resource: Words we choose to use](https://theboxplymouth.com/learning-resources/lgbtqia-resource-words-we-choose-to-use/)
- [Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy: Virtual Workshops](https://theboxplymouth.com/learning-resources/mayflower-virtual-workshops/)
- [Local history: Plymouth: City of the Future](https://theboxplymouth.com/learning-resources/plymouth-city-of-the-future/)
- [Local history: Plymouth in World War I](https://theboxplymouth.com/learning-resources/plymouth-in-world-war-i/)
- [Local history: Plymouth: From Destruction to Construction](https://theboxplymouth.com/learning-resources/plymouth-from-destruction-to-construction/)

## School Visits
- [Evolution, Inheritance, Diversity](https://theboxplymouth.com/school-visits/evolution-inheritance-diversity/)
- [Bridges, Breakwaters, Lighthouses \(STEAM\)](https://theboxplymouth.com/school-visits/bridges-breakwaters-lighthouses-steam/)
- [Climate Action: Plymouth’s Marine Citizens](https://theboxplymouth.com/school-visits/climate-action-plymouth-s-marine-citizens/)
- [Legends and Landmarks](https://theboxplymouth.com/school-visits/legends-and-landmarks/)
- [Mayflower: Legend \& Legacy: Schools Workshop](https://theboxplymouth.com/school-visits/mayflower-schools-workshop/)

## Terms and Conditions
- [Film Permissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/terms-and-conditions/film-permissions/)
- [Image Permissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/terms-and-conditions/image-permissions/)
- [I Wonder Terms \& Conditions](https://theboxplymouth.com/terms-and-conditions/i-wonder-terms-conditions/): These guidelines have been produced by the I Wonder facilitator, Kara Ord, in line with the Public Liability Insurance for the I Wonder sessions\. The guidelines should be adhered to at all times during the sessions and need to be read and agreed to prior to booking\.
- [Cottonian Research Room conditions of use](https://theboxplymouth.com/terms-and-conditions/cottonian-research-room-conditions-of-use/): The Cottonian Research Room exists to promote the public use of The Box’s collection for research purposes\. Access to The Box collection through the Cottonian Research Room requires that you comply with these conditions of use\.
- [Membership](https://theboxplymouth.com/terms-and-conditions/membership/): Find our policies including membership regulations\.

## Event Occurrences
- [I Wonder: Art sessions for 1\-4 year olds](https://theboxplymouth.com/event-occurrences/i-wonder-art-sessions-for-1-4-year-olds/)
- [Quiet and Calm Family Crafts – 29 Oct](https://theboxplymouth.com/event-occurrences/quiet-and-calm-family-crafts-29-oct/)
- [Behind The Scenes Tour \- 28th Oct](https://theboxplymouth.com/event-occurrences/behind-the-scenes-tour-28th-oct/)
- [Home Education Workshops for 11\-16 year olds](https://theboxplymouth.com/event-occurrences/home-education-workshops-for-11-16-year-olds/)
- [I Wonder: Creative Home Educators Sessions for 4\-7 year olds](https://theboxplymouth.com/event-occurrences/i-wonder-creative-home-educators-sessions-for-4-7-year-olds/)

## Events
- [Super Saturday: Stories of Us](https://theboxplymouth.com/events/super-saturday-festival-of-us/): Our monthly ‘Super Saturdays’ are inspired by our major exhibitions and feature talks, creative activities, and special events for people of all ages and interests\. In October 2026 we’ll be celebrating the ‘Stories of Us’ in partnership with the University of Plymouth and Nudge Community Builders\.
- [I Wonder: Art sessions for 1\-4 year olds](https://theboxplymouth.com/events/i-wonder-art-sessions-for-1-4-year-olds/): Our weekly sessions for children aged 1 to 4 years are all about singing, making, and playful discovery\. Each session is inspired by our museum’s permanent and visiting collections, helping little ones explore art in fun and imaginative ways\.
- [Tasting Event: Christmas Movies Served](https://theboxplymouth.com/events/tasting-event-christmas-movies-served/): Step into the world of Christmas cinema for a unique festive dining experience at The Box\.
- [Safe Spaces: Poetry with Jay Bernard and Plymouth Laureate of Words R\.C\. Thomas](https://theboxplymouth.com/events/safe-spaces-poetry-with-jay-bernard-and-r-c-thomas/): Join award\-winning writer and artist Jay Bernard, Plymouth Laureate of Words R\.C\. Thomas, and poets supported by Shelter Plymouth for an afternoon of powerful readings exploring ideas of home, belonging, safety and community\.
- [Artist\-Led Workshop: Memorial Practice with Lisa Nash](https://theboxplymouth.com/events/memorial-practice-workshop-with-lisa-nash/): As part of our programme linked to 'Grenfell' by Steve McQueen, join artist Lisa Nash for a linocut masterclass using memorial materials\.

## Categories
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- [Reimagining the Film Archive; Spotlight](https://theboxplymouth.com/category/reimagining-the-film-archive-spotlight/)

## Tags
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## in the process of doing something
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## Past Project
- [State of Emergency: micro commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-project/state-of-emergency-micro-commissions/)
- [Artist Development Bursaries 2021](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-project/artist-development-bursaries-2021/)
- [Making It](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-project/making-it/)
- [A Week in the Life of a Locked Down Musician: music commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-project/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-locked-down-musician-music-commissions/)
- [Plymouth After Dark micro\-commissions](https://theboxplymouth.com/past-project/plymouth-after-dark-micro-commissions/)

## Public Art Category
- [Permanent](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art-category/permanent/)
- [Temporary](https://theboxplymouth.com/public-art-category/temporary/)

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