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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.

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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.  

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.

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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