
The Box, Plymouth
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Award-winning museum, art gallery and archive in Plymouth led by @plymouthcc and supported by @ace_southwest.
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A wonderful evening celebrating the opening of John Lyons' incredible show, Carnivalesque, at The Box, Plymouth His work is fantastic and he is such an interesting person to talk to - I can't properly articulate the magnetic quality of it, you need to come and see it


A wonderful opening reception for the exhibition ‘John Lyons: Carnivalesque’ The Box, Plymouth Until 5 May 2025, do not miss the dynamic and expressive works of painter and poet John Lyons, exploring the folklore and mythology of Trinidad and Tobago. #theboxplymouth



"John Lyons’ art leans away from our Westernised need to find and attach linear narrative. Lyons’ use of the unreal makes us consider art, and experience, from a multitude of different angles." My review of #Carnivalesque The Box, Plymouth theprsd.co.uk/2025/02/12/an-…

The Portrait of Mai is going on tour 🚌 For the first time since being saved for the nation following a RCEWA recommendation, Sir Joshua Reynolds’ portrait – depicting the first Polynesian to visit Britain – will travel to Bradford 2025, Fitzwilliam Museum, and The Box, Plymouth.


Free family half-term crafts at The Box, Plymouth all week! Come along and join in with the fun activities, no booking is needed: theboxplymouth.com/events/familie…


Wonderful day with Sydney today. Loved spending time seeing the latest exhibition at The Box, Plymouth. Well worth a visit if you haven’t been recently.


Visit Plymouth’s award-winning museum, gallery and archive The Box, Plymouth ✨A place where everyone is welcome, and where there's always something new to discover 🔗 bit.ly/4cHdxWA


Fantastic In Conversation The Box, Plymouth with Jeremy Deller talking about his new book Art Is Magic + his work including the National Gallery Triumph of Art project, here in Plymouth in July, + We're Here Because We're Here in 2016 which had a profound effect on me - see below!


Last week, our staff and service users enjoyed a special visit to The Box, Plymouth 🖼️ We joined Fatima for a fascinating Prayer Bead (misbaha) Making Workshop. ✨ It was a wonderful way to connect and reflect during this special time of Ramadan. 🌙 #Ramadan #Community


The first major retrospective of Caribbean British artist and poet John Lyons is open The Box, Plymouth. It presents more than 40 dynamic, expressive works that explore Trinidad and Tobago's folklore, mythology and colourful carnival culture. Until 5 May: tinyurl.com/22y9zc99


Friday 5️⃣ at Five - Here's our top five cultural highlights that we think you should know about this week in Plymouth! Find these events and more here 👇🏼 bit.ly/4gEDass Real Ideas @plymuni @barbicantheatre The Box, Plymouth


Our second #EnglishTourismWeek25 visit today took us behind the scenes at The Box, Plymouth. We had an insightful tour of the collections, highlighting skills in digitisation, preservation, and curation, as well as a discussion about paid and volunteer opportunities available,



Beautiful early morning light shining on the new Jyll Bradley installation at The Box, Plymouth which opens this weekend truly not to be missed Visit Plymouth


Great to see ITV News West Country Country covering the milestone of the millionth visitor to The Box, Plymouth - capturing such a lovely moment 🥳

I've reviewed Jyll Bradley's exhibition at The Box, Plymouth for FAD Magazine. Read my review here fadmagazine.com/2025/04/09/a-l…


Do you like landscapes? Among new exhibitions featuring them this month: Hiroshige British Museum Vallotton at Castello San Materno, Ascona Surreal Landscapes The Box, Plymouth These and lots more new art shows in our May round-up: art-exhibitions.blogspot.com/2025/04/openin…
