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.
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem 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 telling the stories of the some of the residents of the cemetery who met grisly ends.
Stories included the death of a sea captain at the hands of his crew, the murder of a young girl by her jealous boyfriend, the execution of a soldier by the IRA, policemen who died in the course of carrying out their duty, a whole family who perished in a horrific fire and the poisoning of a young woman through the ingestion of strychnine.
Bitesize Talk: Rachel Whiteread – Making the Invisible Visible
1pm-1.45pm
The Levinsky Gallery, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA
Free. Advance booking is essential
Join University of Plymouth Art History Graduate, Clara Jackson as she discusses Rachel Whiteread’s Untitled (6 Spaces). Clara will explore Whiteread’s practice of turning negative space into positive sculptural form and making the invisible, visible.
Breaking the Mould is the first major survey and celebration of post-war British sculpture by women. In this Bitesize, Clara will examine Whiteread’s work, her role as one of the world’s leading sculptors and, most importantly, her position – and that of the other artists on display in the exhibition – in the context of the male-dominated narratives of sculpture.
Find out more here.
Devon Family History Society Virtual Talk
7.30pm-9pm
Online only
Join Dr Jacqueline Sarsby to hear about ‘A Dartmoor Farmer, his Daughters and his Dairy’. To attend this talk please contact the DFHS via their website here.
Plymouth History Festival 