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The Box

art museum and history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Organization Natural History Museum Q7205781

Facts

13 properties

Identity

Instance of
natural history museum, art museum, history museum[5][6]
Official website
www.theboxplymouth.com[10]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata https://www.theboxplymouth.com/ ROR https://plymhearts.org/pcmag/ edition 2026-09-26 · cc0-1.0+geonames-cc-by-4.0 ↗

Status and dates

Inception
1910[9]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[4]
Location
Plymouth Library And Museum[7]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 50.374°, -4.138°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Plymouth[3]
Postal code
PL4 8AX[8]
Street address
Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AX[12]
More facts +4
Award received
Museum of the Year[2]
Associated electoral district
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport[13]
Has facility
accessible toilet[11]
Historic county
Devon[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery en The Box de Stadtmuseum Plymouth und Kunstgallerie de Plymouth Stadtmuseum de Stadtmuseum Plymouth ja プリマス・シティ・ミュージアム ja プリマス市立博物館＆美術館 pt Museu da cidade de Plymouth e Galeria de Arte
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ROR ID
01agawv85
VIAF cluster ID
106203460
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86019701
GRID ID
grid.500757.0
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery.jpg ↗
ARCHON code
1083
Art UK venue ID
the-box-plymouth-6047
Athenaeum museum ID
576
Exact match
findthatcharity.uk
Mapping Museums ID
mm.domus.SW024
Museum Data Service museum ID
The Box
NL CR AUT ID
ko20251279950
Show all 19 identifiers +7
OpenStreetMap node ID
12543780697
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
11387
Scilit organization ID
90517
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae ID
5K6XX3EJOJDBDNLRT6S5QS3AQU
Tripadvisor ID
584753
Wellcome Collection concept ID
rfq32839
Yale LUX ID
group/48ca0a82-77f1-4b4b-bab6-0a823d063882
📚 Sources · 1
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Summary

The Box is a natural history museum[1].

FAQs

What awards did The Box receive?

Honors received include Museum of the Year[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Mapping Museums. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . museumsandheritage.com. museumsandheritage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Mapping Museums. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19w ago · Zeromonk · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Street address → Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AX
    "Created claim: Street address: Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AX"
  2. 26w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NL CR AUT ID → ko20251279950
    Official website → https://www.theboxplymouth.com/
    Wellcome Collection concept ID → rfq32839
    GRID ID → grid.500757.0
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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