People and Place: Art Collection Showcase

People and Place: Art Collection Showcase
The Box, Plymouth

When: 04 February 2023 to 18 February 2024
Where: The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Time: 10am - 5pm
Cost: Admission free. No need to book.
Suitable for: Any age

10am-5pm Tuesday-Sunday + selected bank holidays

Enjoy an updated presentation from The Box’s amazing permanent art collection.

See a salon-style hang of landscapes showing Plymouth through the ages, plus a mass case display of decorative art featuring ceramics, silver, craft, textiles and Plymouth Porcelain.

New for 2023 is a selection of works by female artists including paintings by Wilhemina Barns-Graham, Elizabeth Adela Forbes and Rose Hilton. Drawings by Dame Barbara Hepworth, plus new acquisitions by the much-loved Beryl Cook and 2019 Turner Prize winner Tai Shani are also on display.

Closed for Christmas/New Year on 23, 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 January.

Exhibitions & Projects

  • Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt on Screen

    Land of the Pharaohs: Egypt on Screen

    Bill Douglas Centre

    29 January 2026 to 15 May 2026

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  • Bruce Oliver: A Grand Old Man of Barnstaple

    Bruce Oliver: A Grand Old Man of Barnstaple

    The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

    21 March 2026 to 16 May 2026

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  • A Roof and A Sky

    A Roof and A Sky

    05 March 2026 to 17 May 2026

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  • A Roof and A Sky

    A Roof and A Sky

    The Burton at Bideford

    05 March 2026 to 17 May 2026

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  • Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy

    Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy

    The Box, Plymouth

    24 January 2026 to 31 May 2026

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  • Journeys with Mai

    Journeys with Mai

    The Box, Plymouth

    14 February 2026 to 14 June 2026

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  • Documentary Photography Open 2026

    Documentary Photography Open 2026

    The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

    25 April 2026 to 20 June 2026

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  • Colour

    Colour

    Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery

    23 May 2026 to 06 September 2026

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  • History off the Hanger

    History off the Hanger

    Killerton House

    14 February 2026 to 01 November 2026

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  • Insects Uncovered: Biodiversity in Newton Abbot Exhibition

    Insects Uncovered: Biodiversity in Newton Abbot Exhibition

    Newton Abbot Museum

    17 March 2026 to 01 March 2027

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