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Get set for the 2020 Plymouth History Festival
PRESS RELEASE - 19 December 2019: The 2020 Plymouth History Festival will run from Friday 8 to Sunday 31 May.
Bursaries worth over £38,000 awarded in third round of Mayflower 400 Community Sparks funding
PRESS RELEASE - 26 November 2019: Fifteen different community groups have secured bursaries that will bring their projects to life in the third round of funding from ‘Mayflower 400 Community Sparks’.
Mayflower funding still available for community projects and events
PRESS RELEASE - 21 October 2019: 2020 may be fast approaching but there’s still time to apply for Mayflower 400 Community Sparks funding for your community projects and initiatives.
Gold posy ring from Modbury added to City’s treasure collections
PRESS RELEASE - 21 August 2019: Plymouth’s archaeology collections have been boosted by a new item of officially recorded Treasure - a gold 'posy' ring dating from the mid-late 1600's.
Box-supported project wins two national awards
PRESS RELEASE - 11 July 2019: The 'Maker Memories' community engagement project that’s been supported by The Box has won two national awards.
Sixteen projects secure second round Mayflower 400 Community Sparks funding
PRESS RELEASE - 19 March 2019: Sixteen projects have been awarded bursaries in the second round of 'Mayflower 400 Community Sparks' ranging from storytelling to street parties, and historical talks to giant tapestries.
Behind The Scenes, 6 March 2019: An update from the Art Department
BLOG POST - 6 March 2019: This latest update from our Art Department highlights what they've been working on behind the scenes at our offsite store.
The Box, Plymouth restores the document allowing the Mayflower passengers to settle in America
PRESS RELEASE - 26 February 2019: Thanks to a partnership with Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, one of the most significant pieces of Anglo-American history has been conserved so it can travel to Plymouth, Devon for the first time.
Museum On Tour, 7 November 2018: Engineering Plymouth – a film celebrating 500 years of engineering innovation
Find out how we've supported 'Engineering Plymouth' - a film commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineering to celebrate 500 years of engineering innovation.
Museum On Tour, 22 August 2018: Cook 250
by Jo Clarke, Marketing and Communications Officer If you regularly follow our blog or attend our events you’ll know that this week, 26 August to be precise, marks 250 years since Captain James Cook set sail from Plymouth on board the Endeavour on a voyage of exploration (1768-1771). His mission was two-fold: to record the […]
