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A Brief History of St Fagans

"[The task] was not to create a museum which preserved the dead past under glass but one which uses the past to link up with the present to provide a strong foundation and a healthy environment for the future of their people."

(Iorwerth C. Peate, 1948).

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The Prince of Wales Investiture chair

Close-up of a wooden spoon with flowers and hearts carved into its handle, laid on a dark green tablecloth with more spoons in the background.
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St Dwynwen's Day

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Chair and Crown

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The Dialects of Wales

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History of the Welsh Eisteddfodau

Dafydd Lewis at the fireside
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Hector Williams (ballad singer)
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The Vulcan hotel at St Fagans. The name is seen clearly at the front of the red brick building; the pub itself is surrounded by trees with clear blue sky above.
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Rebuilding The Vulcan Hotel

15 June 2023
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Casglu Cof y Genedl

14 May 2020
Red Cross apron worn by Elizabeth Radcliffe, 1916-19
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Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Nyrsys – stori Elizabeth Radcliffe

11 May 2020
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The New Welsh

Radhika Mohanram, Principal Investigator, Refugee Wales: The Aftermath of Violence
9 June 2021
Wooden Clapper
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"Clapio Wyau" (Egg Clapping)

by Meinwen Ruddock-Jones
31 March 2020
Geese
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Noson Bluo / Noson Blufio

by Meinwen Ruddock-Jones
6 December 2019
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Arferion Calan Mai

by Meinwen Ruddock-Jones
1 May 2019
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The Cardiff Eisteddfod Chair: Inspired by St Fagans

by Sioned Williams
9 August 2018
Museums Association Cardiff Conference National Museum Cardiff 1948
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Museums Association Conference of 1948 at National Museum Cardiff

by Jennifer Evans
12 July 2018
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