Explore & experience:

Join us at National Museum Cardiff to explore Wales’ world-leading natural history and art collections. Through our collections, learners will explore millions of years of Welsh history. From discovering the dinosaurs that roamed prehistoric Wales to exploring our world-class art collection, learners will be empowered to investigate, create and learn through our hands-on, interactive workshops led by our excellent Learning Team.

Facilitator Led Workshops

National Museum Cardiff offers a number of Facilitated Workshops for your learners.

Cynefin | Explore the Welsh idea of cynefin through the art galleries at National Museum Cardiff. 

Sounds of the Dinosaurs | Step back in time and bring the prehistoric world to life in this interactive, sound-filled adventure! 

My First Art Gallery | Delve into a selection of diverse artworks across the galleries! Learners will explore different types of art and have a go at creating your own.

LEGO® Build the Change: Protect the Ocean | Investigate the impact of climate change on our oceans and build a solution using LEGO.

Exploring Identity through Portraits | Discover some of the historical and modern portraits in National Museum Cardiff and explore how our identity is shown through art.

Museum Detectives | Using our handling collections, learners will explore natural history specimens including fossils, gemstones, creepy-crawlies and more!

Mindfulness | Spend some time in our art galleries by slowing down, exploring your senses and engaging with the collection in thoughtful and reflective ways.

Abstract & Realism | Explore the difference between abstract and realistic art in this interactive workshop.

Explore the Moon | Explore the moon in this interactive workshop where pupils will have the opportunity to handle real moon rocks.

Wales, Empire and Colonialism | Through objects, stories and creative responses, examine the complex legacies of empire and how they continue to impact Wales and the wider world today

Wonderful World of Dinosaurs | Explore the dinosaurs that roamed Wales millions of years ago and how they were discovered.

You are the Curator | Take on the role of an art curator to explore how one work of art can respond to another and create new meanings. 

Art & Activism | Explore how art and artists use creativity to challenge issues that impact society. 

If you or the pupils would like to know what to expect on a visit you can explore our Visual story. Visual stories are visual guides for educational groups preparing to visit.

To view a digital site map click here

Enhance your visit with a FREE virtual workshop from National Museum Cardiff

Virtual sessions are delivered in your classroom via Teams before or after your visit!

Curious about Dinosaurs | Discover more about dinosaurs including their feeding behaviour and lifecycles, their environment and their habitats.

Explore Dinosaurs | Working with one of our facilitators, you will use real fossils and bones to think like palaeontologists and solve a series of evidence-based dinosaur puzzles

Curious about Art | Our facilitator will take you on a virtual tour of paintings, ceramics, photographs, and sculpture

Explore Art | Discover how Welsh landscapes have inspired artists