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Broadening Perspectives: new toolkit shares lessons from effort to diversify Wales’ museums and galleries

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:51:00 Z

Arts Council of Wales and Amgueddfa Cymru have published a toolkit of reflections and learnings from a programme designed to bring about change in the range of voices processing and interpreting Wales’ history in museums and art galleries.

Fossil found on Lavernock beach helps solve a 200-year mystery

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:45:00 Z

A fossil discovered on Lavernock Beach has helped researchers uncover new information about the fish that swam in the seas around Wales more than 200 million years ago.

Amgueddfa Cymru to lead in £1.8m collaborative research scheme to help students find work in the culture and heritage sector

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 Z

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales has secured funding for a research project alongside four major Welsh organisations to equip students for future roles within the culture and heritage sector.

Museum confirms programme to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:01:00 Z

Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales has confirmed a programme of activity at Big Pit National Coal Museum, St Fagans National Museum of History and online. The programme will bring together collections, community voices, oral histories, new learning resources, digital access and creative responses to support remembrance, deep reflection and a fuller understanding of the disaster and its lasting impact.

Roman sculpted stones said to be Wales’ earliest portraits displayed for the first time

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 Z

Two Roman sculpted stone panels, likely to be the earliest known portraits in Wales, are on display for the first time at Amgueddfa Cymru.

National Wool Museum Weaves Together Tradition and Innovation in 50th Anniversary Year

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:01:00 Z

As the National Wool Museum marks 50 years of educating and inspiring visitors, the combination of traditional craftsmanship, modern technology and contemporary art demonstrates how Wales' textile heritage continues to evolve while remaining firmly rooted in its past.

The Sun Will Come out tomorrow at National Museum Cardiff

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:01:00 Z

The wait is over. Helios a seven-metre-wide installation of the Sun has landed at National Museum Cardiff and from 10am tomorrow (21 July 2026), visitors can experience the artwork by Luke Jerram throughout the school summer holidays for free.

Amgueddfa Cymru secures £1.6m to lead DiSSco UK | West Hub

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:00 Z

Museum part of major project to unlock over 300 years of biodiversity data

ARTIST ROOMS brings major Helen Chadwick exhibition to Oriel y Parc

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:30:00 Z

A major exhibition of work by Helen Chadwick, which will for the first time show her Viral Landscapes in the landscape which inspired them, will open at Oriel y Parc, National Park Discovery Centre, St Davids this summer, bringing internationally recognised contemporary art to the heart of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Experience Big Pit’s Underground Tour for free this summer

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 Z

Visitors to Big Pit National Coal Museum will be able to experience the Underground Tour for free through the whole of the school summer holidays this year, as part of ‘Haf o Hwyl’, a series of accessible fun and family friendly activities planned at the Museum.