Event:After Dark: Science on Show

National Museum Cardiff

After Dark: Science on Show is a free hands-on science and engineering evening suitable for all the family.   
We’ll have lots of activities connected to sustainability as well as some favourites like the return of the robots. 
You’ll be able to meet scientists and engineers from Amgueddfa Cymru and Cardiff University and explore loads of fun, interactive activities all while being in the museum after dark!

Full programme to come but we’ll have –

  • A packed programme of entertaining talks and shows in the theatre including A Science Rapper's Guide to the Solar System by Jon Chase.
  • Find out all about mammoths next to the new mammoth skeleton Tom Bones
  • Robots, robots, robots!
  • Discover the mammals of Wales and play ‘who’s poo is that?’
  • Make your head spin with some brain games.
  • Learn more about insects and make your own stick insect to take home
  • Astronomy galore with facts and telescopes shown by Cardiff Astronomical Society.

A partnership event between Amgueddfa Cymru and Cardiff University School of Engineering. 

This event is free, however every gift you give us, however small or large, will help us ensure that Amgueddfa Cymru belongs to everyone and is here for everyone to use. 

You can donate by visiting Support us | Museum Wales. 

Please note, activities may change at the last minute, so please phone before making a special journey. 

Our public programme is generously supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery.

Information

18 February 2026, 6pm - 9pm
Cost Free
Suitability 5+
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Opening Hours

Winter Opening Hours: From Tuesday 4 November until 13 February 2026, we will be open 10am – 4pm. 

Galleries close at 3.45pm.

Open for 6 days a week Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays but open Bank Holiday Monday.

Admission is free, however a charge may apply for some exhibitions, events and activities.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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.

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  • The Museum café in the Main Hall is open every day 10am-4pm offering a range of drinks and snacks.

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