Tagged with historic
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 […]
Mayflower 400 Community Sparks set to fly
PRESS RELEASE - 22 March 2018: A new fund that will give community groups across Plymouth a chance to get on board with Mayflower 400 has just been launched.
New dance and heritage project commemorating the Mayflower 400 anniversary is set to come to Plymouth
PRESS RELEASE - 2 February 2018: Multi award-winning choreographer Katie Green will bring her newest project ‘Imagination Museum: Mayflower 400’ to Plymouth in the lead up to the 2020 anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. The project will also travel to Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Hampshire.
Behind the Scenes, 25 October 2017: Merchant’s House Decant
by Val Grant, Collections Assistant The role of Collections Assistant for Plymouth Museums Galleries and Archives was created in 2017. At present the team consists of Jackie, Claire and myself (Val). Our role is a busy one which we absolutely love involving numerous projects for the new galleries for The Box. Recently we have also […]
Museum On Tour, 8 June 2017: Ropewalks #8 – Getting our message across
by Sheila Snellgrove, Project Producer and Sara Norrish, Project Director How do you turn 70 pages of extraordinary writing into a walking tour with a difference? Well, I think we’ve just done it with ‘Ropewalks’. Our theatrical walking tour takes a look at the underbelly of our city and the lesser-known tales of some of […]
