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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.  

Gwen John's watercolour on paper of a tortoiseshell cat, sketched from behind, against a pale orange background

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

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

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Amgueddfa Cymru to rehome underused railway rolling stock

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.

Image of a striking orange cornette on a mannequin with the JW Anderson logo and Gwen John's signature

JW Anderson collaborates with Amgueddfa Cymru on major Gwen John retrospective

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 150th anniversary of her birth.

A view outside as visitors head into the National Museum Cardiff.

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

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

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

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.

A black and white photo of Colin Ford sat on a chair, wearing glasses and suit.

Amgueddfa Cymru welcomes new collection in memory of former Director General

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.

Museum of the Moon by Luke Jerram. Ely Cathedral, UK, 2019. Photo (c) James Billings (1) (1)

That’s one small step for man, and an amazing visit to National Museum Cardiff

Cardiff is about to be over the moon as Luke Jerram’s spectacular Museum of the Moon lands at National Museum Cardiff this March.

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Volunteer group donates cushions to hospital ward

A group of keen crafters who are also Craft Volunteers at the National Wool Museum in Dre-fach Felindre have donated the fruits of their labour to the Special Care Baby Unit in Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen.