National Museum Cardiff

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Location

Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NP

Map & How to Get Here

Opening Hours

10am - 5pm

Plan Your Visit

Notice: Upcoming Early Closures

Please note - the museum will close at 4pm on 27 March, 1 April and 7 April

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World-class art and natural history. With a busy programme of exhibitions and events, we have something to amaze everyone, whatever your interest.

What's Here

What's On

A photograph of a person wearing a long, textured gray cloak standing against a muted, neutral background. The cloak features subtle patterns and folds, with the person's hands clasped in front, conveying a calm and composed posture.

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

  7 February–28 June 2026
National Museum Cardiff
Museum of the Moon

Museum of the Moon

  Landing on 10 March 2026 until 12th April 2026
National Museum Cardiff
Afternoon Tea

Gwen John Afternoon Tea

  1 March–28 June 2026
National Museum Cardiff
Figures Seated in a Church - Gwen John

New Perspectives on Gwen John: A Forum

  11 June 2026, 11am - 4.30pm
National Museum Cardiff
Full What's On Listings
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Your support is helping us inspire everyone we reach through Wales’s story.

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Features

Change Your Climate!

In this resource, you’ll find practical examples from Amgueddfa Cymru museums across Wales, along with related stories and objects from our collections.

Explore the Evolution of Wales Galleries online

Virtual Workshops for Schools

Connect your class with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales for a free live interactive workshop.
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School Visits

Be inspired, get creative and develop skills. We can use Wales’s collections and our museum settings to learn together.

Learn at National Museum Cardiff

Blogs and Articles

Gwen John Article

The Gwen John Studio Collection at Amgueddfa Cymru

Helena Anderson
3 March 2026
Volunteer in the fluid store

My experience: Collections Care volunteering across the Museum

Anna Watson - Collections Care Volunteer
30 September 2025
A prehistoric stone tool with markings

Exploring Prehistory: My Volunteer Experience with Stone Tools at National Museum Cardiff

Rebecca Mahon - Prehistoric Stone Tools Volunteer
10 September 2025
Hip Hop: A Welsh Story Exhibition

DJ Jaffa's Slipmats

by Kieron Barrett
15 July 2025
Hip Hop: A Welsh Story Exhibition

Hip-Hop: A Welsh Story

by Kieron Barrett
9 July 2025
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