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New blue plaque honours Plymouth’s first female doctor
PRESS RELEASE - 17 December 2018: A new blue plaque honouring a pioneering female medic has been unveiled on the University of Plymouth’s campus. Dr Rosa Bale's plaque can be found on the north side of the Portland Square building.
Suffrage plaque unveiled outside College of Art
PRESS RELEASE - 13 December 2018: Almost 100 years to the day since women voted in a General Election for the first time (December 14, 1918), a new blue plaque highlighting the location of two venues linked to the women’s suffrage movement of the early 1900s has been unveiled outside Plymouth College of Art.
Museum On Tour, 12 December 2018: RA 250 – A Tale of Two Presidents
BLOG POST - 12 December 2018: Throughout late 2108 we’ve been marking 250 years since the founding of the Royal Academy (RA), otherwise known as RA250 – and what better way to wrap up our coverage of this anniversary by highlighting Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Charles Eastlake, both of whom were Presidents of the RA?
Museum On Tour, 5 December 2018: RA 250 – Haydon and Hart
BLOG POST - 5 December 2018: Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) and Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-1881) were two Plymouth-born painters who had very different experiences of the Royal Academy but who both produced dramatic, large-scale works.
Behind The Scenes, 30 November 2018: Traditional Crafts and Restored Windows
BLOG POST - 30 November 2018: See the restored windows being fitted in St Luke's Church and find out about some of the traditional craft techniques that are being used on our construction site.
Get involved in the 2019 Plymouth History Festival
PRESS RELEASE - 29 November 2018: The 2019 Plymouth History Festival will run from Saturday 4 to Friday 31 May.
Build Update, 28 November 2018: Polish, plaster and paint
BLOG POST - 28 November 2018 - Get the latest update on what's been happening at The Box construction site during November.
Behind The Scenes, 27 November 2018: Imagination Museum: Mayflower 400 – Meet the Team
BLOG POST - 27 November 2018: Meet the Imagination Museum Team - the performers and dance engagement practitioners who will support the project in Plymouth.
Behind The Scenes, 21 November 2018: Strengthening Sybille
BLOG POST - 21 November 2018: Learn how Orbis Conservation have been analysing, repairing, strengthening and repainting the Sybille figurehead.
Behind The Scenes, 21 November 2018: Analysing Tamar
BLOG POST - 21 November 2018: Discover what Orbis Conservation found when they began analysing the Tamar figurehead that will be on display in The Box in 2020.
