The Box

The Box is a museum, gallery and archive in Plymouth, Devon, England, opened in 2020 housing a collection of about 2 million items. The core of the building was previously Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery which closed in 2016. The building was created in 1907–1910 by Thornely and Rooke in Edwardian Baroque style. and was combined with the former Central Library building and St Luke's Church on Tavistock Place into The Box.

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1910 Website, Wikimedia, Wikidata
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
art museum, natural history museum, history museum,

Location: 50.3745, -4.1376, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Antony House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Cornwall, England, UK
Cotehele ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Calstock, Devon, England, UK
Cotehele Mill ⓘ
watermill on the Cotehele estate in St. Dominick, Cornwall, England, UK
Crownhill Fort ⓘ
Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in England
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre ⓘ
maritime museum in Plymouth, Devon, England
Elizabethan House Museum ⓘ
museum in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Hemerdon House ⓘ
country house in Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
HMS Courageous ⓘ
1970 Churchill-class submarine
Kelly House, Devon ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Kelly, West Devon, England, UK
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum ⓘ
independant museum in Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom
Morwellham Quay ⓘ
historic river port in Devon, England
Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol ⓘ
former guildhall, now a museum, in East Looe, Cornwall, England, UK
Plym Valley Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in the UK
Polperro Model Village & Land of Legend ⓘ
model village and museum of local legends in Polperro, Cornwall, UK
Port Eliot ⓘ
Grade I listed country house in St Germans, Cornwall, England, UK
Saltram House ⓘ
George II era mansion located in Plympton, Devon, England, UK
Stuart House ⓘ
house in Liskeard, Cornwall, England, UK
King Doniert's Stone ⓘ
Celtic illustrated stone in Cornwall
Mount Edgcumbe House ⓘ
house museum in Cornwall, England, UK
Royal Citadel ⓘ
fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
The Box ⓘ
art museum and history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dartmoor Zoological Park ⓘ
British zoological garden
Mary Newman's Cottage ⓘ
museum in Saltash, Cornwall, England, UK
Tavistock Museum ⓘ
museum in Tavistock, England, United Kingdom
Saltash Heritage ⓘ
museum in Saltash, England, UK
Dartmoor Prison Museum ⓘ
museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton
Polperro Heritage Museum Of Smuggling & Fishing ⓘ
museum in Polperro, England, UK
National Marine Aquarium ⓘ
marine aquarium in the city of Plymouth, England

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1910 The Box

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1711 Antony House

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900 King Doniert's Stone

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1547 Mount Edgcumbe House

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1592 Royal Citadel

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1968 Dartmoor Zoological Park

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1984 Mary Newman's Cottage

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1985 Tavistock Museum

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1986 Saltash Heritage

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1992 Dartmoor Prison Museum

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1994 Polperro Heritage Museum Of Smuggling & Fishing

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1998 National Marine Aquarium

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Frameless

Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) (after) - George I (1660–1727) - PLYMG.ZO.Dvpt.01 - The Box

John Noble Barlow (1861-1917) - Near Land's End, Cornwall - PLYMG.ZO.13 - The Box

James Northcote (1746-1831) - Captain Edward Hawkins (1765–1839), RN - PLYMG.1960.33 - The Box

Jan van Os (1744-1808) - Fruit - PLYMG.1962.116 - The Box

Lucas Cranach the younger (1515-1586) (copy after) - The Elector Johann Friederich of Saxony and the WIttenberg Reformers - PLYMG.2011.7 - The Box

Samuel Scott (c.1702-1772) - A Calm - PLYMG.CO.20 - The Box

Philip Hutchins Rogers (c.1786-1853) - Hooe Lake - PLYMG.1989.4 - The Box

Nicholas Condy (1793-1857) - Trial in Progress - PLYMG.1980.7 - The Box

Norman Garstin (1847-1926) - Saint's House and Field, Tangier - PLYMG.1980.8.2 - The Box

George Henry Jenkins (1843-1914) - Penzance Fishing Boats Landing Fish at the Barbican, Plymouth - PLYMG.1957.76 - The Box

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

site	garden	1711	Antony House	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cotehele	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cotehele Mill	watermill, museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Crownhill Fort	bunker, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Devonport Naval Heritage Centre	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Elizabethan House Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hemerdon House	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Courageous	museum ship, nuclear submarine, preserved watercraft, fleet submarine	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelly House, Devon	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Morwellham Quay	open-air museum, mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol	museum, history museum, guild house	Wikidata
site	museum		Plym Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Polperro Model Village & Land of Legend	museum, miniature park	Wikidata
site	museum		Port Eliot	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Saltram House	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stuart House	house, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	900	King Doniert's Stone	archaeological artefact, historic site, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1547	Mount Edgcumbe House	country park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1592	Royal Citadel	fortification, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1910	The Box	art museum, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Dartmoor Zoological Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Mary Newman's Cottage	historic house museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Tavistock Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Saltash Heritage	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Dartmoor Prison Museum	prison museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Polperro Heritage Museum Of Smuggling & Fishing	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	National Marine Aquarium	charitable organization, public aquarium	Wikidata
commons	image		Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) (after) - George I (1660–1727) - PLYMG.ZO.Dvpt.01 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		John Noble Barlow (1861-1917) - Near Land's End, Cornwall - PLYMG.ZO.13 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		James Northcote (1746-1831) - Captain Edward Hawkins (1765–1839), RN - PLYMG.1960.33 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		Jan van Os (1744-1808) - Fruit - PLYMG.1962.116 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		Lucas Cranach the younger (1515-1586) (copy after) - The Elector Johann Friederich of Saxony and the WIttenberg Reformers - PLYMG.2011.7 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		Samuel Scott (c.1702-1772) - A Calm - PLYMG.CO.20 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		Philip Hutchins Rogers (c.1786-1853) - Hooe Lake - PLYMG.1989.4 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		Nicholas Condy (1793-1857) - Trial in Progress - PLYMG.1980.7 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		Norman Garstin (1847-1926) - Saint's House and Field, Tangier - PLYMG.1980.8.2 - The Box		Commons
commons	image		George Henry Jenkins (1843-1914) - Penzance Fishing Boats Landing Fish at the Barbican, Plymouth - PLYMG.1957.76 - The Box		Commons

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