Event:Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries

National Museum Cardiff
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Witness the Museum with the magic of augmented reality (AR) animation.

Pick up a handset from the shop and choose between the following experiences, available in Welsh, English and Japanese:

  • Monet's Waterlily Garden

    Explore the inspiration for Monet's waterlilies and discover more about the paintings in the gallery; look out for Monet and the Davies sisters who collected most of what you see before you.

  • Underwater Life

    Become immersed in an underwater world and see our collection of sea creatures come to life in the marine gallery. Explore the wonders of the deep and watch out for the shark!

  • Dinosaurs and Pre-historic Creatures

    See some of our dinosaurs in the Evolution of Wales galleries come to life and swim with prehistoric creatures like plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs and ammonites. 

Units are availabe to hire for £10 per hour, with refundable deposit.

Suggested time per experience: 20 minutes.

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Information

From 8 September 2020
Cost £10 per hour, with refundable deposit
Suitability All

Museum ExplorAR: Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures Experience

Museum ExplorAR: Monet's Waterlily garden Experience

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Parking

A Visitor Car Park is situated behind the Museum, off Museum Avenue. Visitors parking here will receive a ticket at the point of entry and need to pay £6.50 for the day at a pay-station located at the rear of the car park. Please note that the pay-stations only accept card payments – no cash payments are accepted. Visitors can use any credit/debit cards (except for American Express), or Apple or Android Pay.

Parking is free to blue badge holders. Please use the intercom at the exit barrier to verify your blue badge permit. Disabled parking is also available at the front of the Museum, on Gorsedd Gardens Road.

Visting by public transport, bike or foot?

You can plan your journey using the Traveline Cymru website or by calling their helpline on 0800 464 0000.

Eat, Drink, Shopping

  • The Museum café in the Main Hall is open every day 10am-4pm offering a range of drinks and snacks.
  • The restaurant is open weekends and bank holidays at 11am-3pm.

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If you prefer to visit when we’re less crowded, there are usually fewer people on our site from 3pm each day.

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