National Waterfront Museum
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National Waterfront Museum

About the museum

Welcome to the National Waterfront Museum, Wales’s living museum of the sea – a place where tides, ideas and innovation meet.

What's Here

Admission

Book your free admission ticket

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Location

Oystermouth Road
Maritime Quarter
Swansea
SA1 3RD

Map & How to Get Here

Opening Hours

10am - 4pm

Plan Your Visit

What's On

Ann Francis

Tides of Treasure

  26 June 2026 – 26 June 2027
National Waterfront Museum
National Waterfront Museum at winter time, the red brick of the warehouse building stands out agaisnt the snow on the ground

Winter at National Waterfront Museum

  Multiple dates during the winter
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Mrs Claus Magical Christmas / Nadolig Hudolus Siân Corn

  21 November & 6 December 2026, 12.30pm & 2.30pm
National Waterfront Museum
Nadolig

✨🎄 Big Waterfront Christmas 🎄✨

  6 December 2026, 12- 6pm
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Full What's On Listings

Digital Events

Natur am Byth | Collage Icon

Natur am Byth Webinar 4: Rare Plants in North Wales

  24 November 2026, 6pm - 8pm
Online
More Digital Events
The robin goch airoplane is hanging from the roof of the Waterfront Museum in Swansea, it's wings reach from one side of the image to the other

Support Us

We’re a charity and your donations, however small or large, help us ensure Amgueddfa Cymru belongs to everyone and is here for everyone to use.

Your support is helping us inspire everyone we reach through Wales’s story.

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Features

Winter at Amgueddfa Cymru

Museum of Sanctuary

We are proud to have been the first Museum of Sanctuary in the UK.

Virtual Workshops for Schools

Connect your class with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales for a free live interactive workshop.
A gold padlock, centuries old, with numbers on it.

CT Scans Help Unlock 400-Year-Old Mystery

Experts from Amgueddfa Cymru and Cardiff University have used cutting-edge CT scanning technology to unlock a centuries-old combination lock recovered from one of Wales’ most remarkable maritime discoveries.

 
4 November 2026

Learn

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

Learn at National Waterfront Museum

Blogs and Articles

Pinmore

A Colourful Language of the Sea: How Flags Connected Wales to the World

By Dafydd Newton-Evans
19 October 2026
Garden

Hidden Wildlife in the Museum Garden

Josh David-Read
3 March 2026
Weston Hall

Lighting the Way: The Next Chapter of the Weston Hall

By Dafydd Newton-Evans
19 December 2025

Setting Sail on a New Chapter: Reimagining the National Waterfront Museum

By Nicole Deufel
25 September 2025
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