The Box in Plymouth has won a national museum award for its “ambitious and welcoming approach”.<\/p>\n
The attraction has been recognised as the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026. Victoria Pomery OBE, Chief Executive of The Box, accepted the \u00a3120,000 prize at a ceremony on board the Cutty Sark.<\/p>\n
The Box tells the story of Plymouth through more than 2 million artworks, objects, specimens, and archival materials. It’s welcomed more than 1.3 million visitors since opening in 2020. <\/p>\n
Judges say the attraction brings together extraordinary collections, exhibitions and archives under one roof, alongside impactful community work and a deep commitment to access for all.<\/p>\n
The Box has won Museum of the Year 2026 Credit: David Levene \/ Art Fund 2026<\/p>\n
Jenny Waldman, Director of Art Fund and chair of the judges for Art Fund Museum of the Year, described The Box as “A revelation in so many ways – a true jewel in the crown of the South West”.<\/p>\n
“In just five years, it has transformed how Plymouth\u2019s remarkable collections are shared and experienced, creating a welcoming space for visitors and reaching beyond its walls into public spaces and almost every school in the city. <\/p>\n
“Its social and economic impact demonstrates what long-term investment in culture can achieve \u2013 and is recognised and championed by Plymouth City Council.”<\/p>\n
The Box tells the story of Plymouth through more than 2 million artworks. Credit: One Plymouth<\/p>\n
June Sarpong OBE, broadcaster and judge for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat stood out so strongly with The Box was the sense of pride and connection it has created across Plymouth. From local groups such as the Windrush community to its partnerships with the university, it is a museum that genuinely belongs to the people it serves. <\/p>\n
“Through exhibitions that uncover overlooked histories to welcoming spaces for learning and creativity, The Box is reimagining what being a museum can mean.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Box in Plymouth has won a national museum award for its “ambitious and welcoming approach”. The attraction…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-659816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}