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ARTIST ROOMS brings major Helen Chadwick exhibition to Oriel y Parc

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.

A smiling family getting ready for the Underground Tour at Big Pit with one of the Museum's guides

Experience Big Pit’s Underground Tour for free this summer

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.

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Shipwrecked Treasures Displayed in New Exhibition in Swansea

A display of 16th Century treasure which includes gold coins from the wreck of the merchant vessel Ann Francis has opened at the National Waterfront Museum.

A young woman stands in the Gwen John: Strange Beauties exhibition, studying the painting Self-Portrait, 1902 by Gwen John [Tate]

Calling all Gwens… A celebration to mark the month of Gwen John’s 150th birthday

As Gwen John: Strange Beauties enters its final few weeks at National Museum Cardiff, Amgueddfa Cymru is offering free exhibition tickets for those named Gwen.

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Amgueddfa Cymru acquires a collection of objects that showcase alternative Welsh music culture

Welsh music icon Rhys Mwyn has donated a number of objects to Amgueddfa Cymru, strengthening the museum’s collection of Welsh cultural life.

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New photography exhibition by Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James opens at National Museum Cardiff celebrating a decade of creativity in the south Wales valleys.

Ffasiwn presents a collection of 56 photographs by French photographer Clémentine Schneidermann and Merthyr-born creative director Charlotte James. The exhibition celebrates ten years of It’s Called Ffasiwn, a project forged from a shared love of photography, fashion and creativity that is rooted in community. 

Helios at Auckland Arts Festival, New Zealand. Photo (c) Liam Newth (2)

Here comes the Sun - tickets available at sunrise for a spectacular summer at National Museum Cardiff

Following the huge success of Museum of the Moon earlier this year, artist Luke Jerram returns to National Museum Cardiff with Helios, a striking seven‑metre‑wide illuminated sculpture of the Sun, created using detailed NASA imagery.

Its Called Ffasiwn ClementineSchneidermann and CharlotteJames 07

New photography exhibition by Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James celebrates a decade of creativity in the south Wales valleys.

Ffasiwn presents photographs by French photographer Clémentine Schneidermann and Merthyr-born creative director Charlotte James. The exhibition celebrates ten years of It’s Called Ffasiwn, a project forged from a shared love of photography, fashion and creativity that is rooted in community.

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

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

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

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.

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Rare Roman treasure found on dig in Ceredigion

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

A Little Owl photographed  in Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend.

Morrey Salmon collection available for everyone

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