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Events and Talks

Perspective - Reading Circle

Event: To Shift a Stone: Reading Circle

National Museum Cardiff
25 January 2026
2pm - 4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential - perspectives@museumwales.ac.uk
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Event: Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries

National Museum Cardiff
From 1 July 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: £7 per hour
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Three decorated cookies on a plate surrounded by festive decorations.

Event: Decorate your own Christmas Cookies! at National Museum Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff
Multiple dates available between
Suitability: Families
Cost: £10
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To Shift a Stone: Held Fast Running Club

Event: To Shift a Stone: Held Fast Running Club

National Museum Cardiff
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 January 2026
10:30am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Hip Hop: A Welsh Story

Event: Audio Described Tours at National Museum Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff
15 January 2025
13:00
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
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PAS

Talk: Behind-the-scenes with the Portable Antiquities Scheme: History in your hands

National Museum Cardiff
27 January 2026
2pm
Suitability: 10+
Cost: £8
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Image of exhibition view for To Shift a Stone

Event: To Shift a Stone: Finissage

National Museum Cardiff
31 January & 1 February 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A photography studio setup with bright overhead lighting and professional equipment. A person is carefully arranging an object on a white tabletop, preparing it for a photoshoot. Various cameras, stands, and lighting gear surround the workspace.

Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Photography at Amgueddfa Cymru

National Museum Cardiff
5 February 2026
1.30-4pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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'A Corner of the Artist's Room in Paris' | Gwen John

Talk: Curator's Introduction to Gwen John: Strange Beauties

National Museum Cardiff
15 February 2026
10:30am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £12.00 (Standard) Tickets to this talk do not include entry to the exhibition. Tickets to the exhibition need to be purchased separately.
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girl with a telescope

Event: After Dark: Science on Show

National Museum Cardiff
18 February 2026
6pm - 9pm
Suitability: 5+
Cost: Free
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Event: Painting Party: Family Paint Along

National Museum Cardiff
19 February 2026
3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £13.00
Booking: Tickets now on sale!
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Event: Art After Dark: Museum Paint Along Experience

National Museum Cardiff
19 February 2026
7pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £28.00
Booking: Tickets now on sale!
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Man in a boat

Talk: Behind the Scenes: Archaeological Illustration at National Museum Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff
24 February 2026
2pm
Suitability: 15+
Cost: £8
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A young girl in a blue dinosaur onesie, holding a pink dinosaur is jumping out from behind a pillar to scare a young boy in a green dinosaur onsie, his mouth is open as if he's screaming

Event: Museum Sleepover: Dinos

National Museum Cardiff
7 & 8 March 2026
Suitability: Families
Cost: Tickets from £75.00 per person
Booking: On Sale Now!
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Ox head

Talk: Behind the Scenes: Conservation of a 1st Century vessel hoard Part 3

National Museum Cardiff
10 March 2026
2pm
Suitability: 11+
Cost: £8
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A large illuminated Moon sculpture hanging in a grand hall with stone arches, showing detailed craters and textures.

Event: Dementia Friendly activity: The Moon

National Museum Cardiff
19 March 2026
1:30-4pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
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A muted-toned painting of a seated figure wearing a loose, textured blue garment against a plain, neutral background. The artwork has a soft, impressionistic style with visible brushstrokes and minimal detail.

Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Gwen John

National Museum Cardiff
4 June 2026
1.30pm-4pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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