Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries
10am-5pm Tuesday-Sunday and Bank Holidays
The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Free. Donations welcome. No need to book
Local and maritime history, natural history, film, photography and archives….. Craft, sculpture, contemporary art inspired by historic objects, social history, fine art, fashion and textiles….. There’s plenty to see and enjoy in The Box’s permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions this May.
Find out more here.
Plympton History Week
10.00am – 2.00pm
Plympton and District Civic Society, Harewood House, Ridgeway, Plympton PL7 2AS
Free Entry. Refreshments available
The Plympton Heritage Room will be open to visitors. For more information please email plymptoncivicsociety@gmail.com Tel: 07769 688122 or 07883 011539
Plympton History Week
10.00am – 2.00pm
Plympton Priory Site and Visitor Centre next to St Mary’s Church PL7 1QW
Free Entry.
Visit the Plympton Priory Site and Visitor Centre, with John Boulden MBE. Contact plymptoncivicsociety@gmail.com Tel: 07769 688122 or 07883 011539
The Village Hub Exhibition
10.00am – 3.00pm
The Village Hub, 67 Devonport Road Stoke Village, PL3 4DL
Free Entry
Pop into The Village Hub to see the community exhibition that’s been locally curated as part of this year’s festival.
Artists in Residence Exhibition
10.30am-3.30pm
Visitor Centre, Ford Park Cemetery, Ford Park Road, Plymouth PL4 6NT
Free. Donations welcome. No need to book
An exhibition celebrating the lives and paintings of some of our local artists including Beryl Cook, William Gibbons and John Oxley Nash.
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour
11am-12pm
Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre, Pemros Road, Plymouth PL1 5LP
Free. Advance booking is essential
Join Tamar Crossings for a guided tour of the two wonderful bridges spanning the River Tamar, an iconic part of Plymouth’s maritime heritage.
We will start the talk in the amphitheatre at the Bridging the Tamar Centre, a viewpoint that offers stunning views of the Tamar Bridge, Royal Albert Bridge and the river. We will then walk onto the Tamar Bridge, where we can look more closely at the road bridge and experience the wonderful views of the river and the Royal Albert Bridge.
The tour will take between 40 minutes to an hour depending on questions and the pace of the group. The event is free but booking is required here.
From The Box: Breaking the Mould
From 6pm
Plymouth Arts Cinema, Plymouth College of Art, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
£4. Advance booking is essential
Introduced by Stacey Anderson, Media Archivist at The Box, Plymouth and Anna Navas, Director of Plymouth Arts Cinema; enjoy a selection of archive films connected to the ‘Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945’ exhibition which is on display at The Box and The Levinsky Gallery until 5 June. Clips will include historic footage of famous sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth in her studio.
£4. Book via the website.
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