Hi guys n gals I am writing a short piece on the city of Plymouth, in a bit of a tourismy way, but am struggling to find much about art galleries and museums. I have found two museums - Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery and the Mayflower Museum. Most of the art sections I have seen are simply to sell pieces of work as opposed to exhibitions, and it's exhibition style venues I am hoping to write about. Can anyone help me out with what is available in Plymouth? On here or PM will be okay Thanks in advance, and Mods - I hope you don't mind me asking?
Nothing art wise that I can think of and have not been in the museum for a long time now but it was hardly an outstanding example from what I can remember, There is the Mayflower Museum which you mentioned but I havent been myself. There are a few smaller historical places of interest to visit in or close to the city. Mayflower Steps, Smeatons Tower, The Merchants House, Saltram and Buckland Abbey are a few I can think of. You also have the Aquarium which is pretty good.
Thai......the whole of Plymouth is a Museum.....or should that be Mausoleum........and the football team come out of a crypt every match....because there a bit dead useless these days.......read that as ....last six years.
I think that comment is probably true enough from plymborn. There are only the official museums which are quite poor for a City of this size but the City itself is the historic bit with sites spread around all over the place. There are also quite a few places in the surrounding area but not in Plymouth itself.
okay, thanks folks. For the size of the city, I am a little surprised with the low count , no wonder I couldn't find anything. I had found the Blue Reef Aquarium previously, but thanks for mentioning it
I think you mean http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/ Other than the football club, the history of Plymouth is the sea and the Navy. Have a walk around Royal William Yard and get your head around the fact all that huge site once did was to provide food & water for Navy ships. Regrettably, there is no museum in Plymouth recording its naval past: Portsmouth & Chatham got the history just like Portsmouth and Faslane are getting the modern ships. This was built in Plymouth, never mind anything else. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Royal_Oak_(08) Good on you for seeking cultural advice on a football website. It will be a short article if that's how you are doing your research.
and this is what I cannot understand! Plymouth has some serious naval history, both military and exploratory - yet very little to celebrate it. I am not of the opinion that ALL football fans are knuckle-draggers The Hull lads helped me out a little with their city, seemed to be a good number of culturally and historically minded lads on there, which took me back as it normally the Ipswich fans I associate with history
It's not just a disgrace for Plymouth, it's a disgrace for the country. Considering that the Navy and the ships of the line determined Britain's position in the world from the late 17th Century to the end of WWII through the era of growth and decline of the British Empire and dominance of world trade, we have not a single preserved battleship. America has 8 preserved battleships and they're hardly relevant to US history given their isolationist stance throughout most of their existence!
What you have to understand is that the UK ends abruptly at Bristol according to the Government. Plymouth only exists when they are fighting somebody.
Aint that the truth Sensible .... they've even extended the "Westcountry" boundaries .... the true Westcountry is Devon and Cornwall only ...... now its Bristol down according to the news etc
Perhaps we should just bung up our own border gates and claim independance. Whack a tax on immigration from other parts of the Country and on the export of cider and pasties. That would bleddy show em. They couldn't fight us as they rely on Guzz in a fight and it wouldn't be there.
