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The Box Wins 2026 Museum of Year, Generates £244 m Economy Boost

6/26/2026

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The Box museum won the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award in London, earning a £120,000 prize.
Judges reported the museum generated over £100 million in health and wellbeing benefits and reached nearly nine-tenths of Plymouth’s schools.
The Box contributed a £244 million boost to the local economy.
Its 2025/2026 season logged 356,000 visits, surpassing the 300,000 target after the Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy and Journeys with Mai shows.

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The Box museum won the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award in London, earning a £120,000 prize.
Judges reported the museum generated over £100 million in health and wellbeing benefits and reached nearly nine-tenths of Plymouth’s schools.
The Box contributed a £244 million boost to the local economy.
Its 2025/2026 season logged 356,000 visits, surpassing the 300,000 target after the Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy and Journeys with Mai shows.