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Amgueddfa Cymru's museums ranked among Wales's most visited attractions

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:00 Z

Amgueddfa Cymru's museums have again proven popular with visitors, topping the list of the most visited attractions in Wales.

Celebrate St. David’s Day in true Welsh style with Museum Wales

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:00 Z

The daffodils are blooming, the cawl is in on the boil and now you’re looking for something spectacularly Welsh to do to celebrate Wales’s patron saint this March.

Rare Roman treasure found on dig in Ceredigion

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:25:00 Z

Two lead ingots found by metal detectorists in Ceredigion dating back almost 2000 years have been declared treasure.

Morrey Salmon collection available for everyone

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:04:00 Z

Amgueddfa Cymru digitise collection of some of Britain’s earliest bird photography by Harry Morrey Salmon which is now available to view and download.

Purr-fect activities launched at National Museum Cardiff over half term

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:15:00 Z

Visitors to National Museum Cardiff this half term will have the chance to learn more about Gwen John, her work, and her feline friend.

Amgueddfa Cymru to rehome underused railway rolling stock

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:40:00 Z

Amgueddfa Cymru is announcing that as part of its programme of active collection management some of its collection of railway rolling stock will be rehomed across the country.

JW Anderson collaborates with Amgueddfa Cymru on major Gwen John retrospective

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:20:00 Z

Creative Director Jonathan Anderson has collaborated with Amgueddfa Cymru on a landmark exhibition celebrating the work of the artist Gwen John (1876–1939) on the 150^th anniversary of her birth.

Plans to secure future of National Museum Cardiff take a step forward

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:30:00 Z

Design team appointed as options for potential redevelopment plans at the Museum are explored

Terry Higgins AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed in Wales for the first time

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:33:00 Z

A quilt to remember Terry Higgins, the first named person in the UK to die of an AIDS-related illness, will be displayed in the Wales is… gallery at St Fagans National Museum of History from 29 January 2026.

Amgueddfa Cymru welcomes new collection in memory of former Director General

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:30:00 Z

Amgueddfa Cymru has welcomed a new collection in memory of our former Director General, Colin Ford CBE HonFRPS who sadly died on Sunday, 21 December, at the age of 91.