The Box, Plymouth
Imagine a place where a life-sized mammoth rubs shoulders with the Mayflower, where nostalgic film archive footage is shown alongside cutting edge contemporary art and where you can have lunch under a giant ship’s figurehead. The Box is a museum, gallery and archive.
A café, bar and shop. A place to learn. A place to enjoy time with family and friends. A place to discover more about Plymouth and its place in the world. Discover highlights from the collections, from microscopic insects to sculptures the size of a car. You’ll find monumental ships’ figureheads, thousands of natural history specimens, important Bronze Age finds, beautiful paintings and much more.
Admission & prices
Opening hours
Tue – Sun 10am – 5pm
Bank Holidays 10am – 5pm
The Box Kitchen & Bar
Tue, Wed, Thu & Sun 10am – 5pm
Fri & Sat 10am – 11pm
Bank Holidays 10am – 5pm
The Little Box cafe
Tue – Sun 9.30am – 3pm
Bank Holidays 9.30am – 3pm
Free entry
For more information visit https://www.theboxplymouth.com
Find us
The Box is a five-minute walk from Drake Circus and Plymouth city centre and a ten-minute walk from the train and coach stations. Many buses stop nearby on North Hill and Coburg Street. Visit https://www.theboxplymouth.com/getting-here
Museum news
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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 Devon-based, Brownston Gallery, ‘Dartmoor China Clay’ was painted in 1992 by Jean Jones (1927-2012), a Lon......
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Plymouth 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)......
Information
For more information visit:
https://www.theboxplymouth.com/plan-your-visit
https://www.theboxplymouth.com/access
https://www.theboxplymouth.com/food-and-drink
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AX
T: 01752 304774
E: TheBoxEnquiries@plymouth.gov.uk
Exhibitions and Projects
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Another Crossing: Artists Revisit the Mayflower Voyage
26 Feb 22 to 05 Jun 22
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Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945
26 Mar 22 to 05 Jun 22
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Zadie Xa: Long ago when tigers smoked
02 Apr 22 to 05 Jun 22
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Maurizio Anzeri: On The Move
02 Apr 22 to 11 Sep 22
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Dress Code Fashion Stories from The Box
02 Apr 22 to 04 Sep 22
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George Shaw: The Local
18 Jun 22 to 04 Sep 22
Upcoming events
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Family Fun: Jubilee Bunting and Flags
28 May 2022 to 31 May 2022
The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
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Family Fun: T shirts to Tote Bags and Peg People
01 June 2022 to 04 June 2022
The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
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Yoga with Carly Seller
05 June 2022
The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
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Platinum Jubilee: Ice Cream Sunday
05 June 2022
The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Tavistock Place
Plymouth, DEVON PL4 8AX