Plan Your Visit
Opening Hours
Open Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm. Galleries close at 4:45pm.
Closed 24–26 December and 1 January. Open most Bank Holiday Mondays.
If you wish to see specific galleries on your visit, please telephone to confirm that they are open.
Contact Us
Phone: 0300 111 2 333
Email: cardiff@museumwales.ac.uk
Accessibility
Advice for our disabled visitors
Food & Drink
At National Museum Cardiff, we pride ourselves in providing good quality food that is cooked on site using local, Welsh products whenever possible.
Shopping
The National Museum Cardiff shop is bursting with exciting gifts and has something for everyone.
Group Visits
National Museum Cardiff welcomes group visits and aims to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Please pre-book your group to help us plan for your visit.
Families
There's plenty for families and children to enjoy at National Museum Cardiff, whenever you visit and whatever your interests!
Parking
A Visitor Car Park is situated behind the Museum, off Museum Avenue. Purchase an exit token from the Museum Shop - £6.50. Parking is free to disabled badge holders. Please take your blue badge to the Museum shop when purchasing your token. On-road disabled parking bays also available at the front of Museum on Gorsedd Gardens Road.
Photography
Photography is allowed in the galleries for personal, non-commercial, purposes only.
- The use of flash is not permitted at any time.
- The use of tripods and selfie sticks is not permitted at any time.
- Photography in loan exhibitions is not permitted at any time.
- Photography of human remains is not permitted at any time.
It is the visitor’s responsibility to ensure no copyright is infringed.