Adult Learners Week at Amgueddfa Cymru | 2025
This September Amgueddfa Cymru will be celebrating Adult Learners Week again across all seven of our museums with a diverse programme of opportunities for adult learners.
Supported by the Learning and Work Institute as part of the national Adult Learners Week campaign in Wales. Never Stop Learning - Adult Learners Week
Programme:
National Wool Museum | Mindfulness, Music & Craft | September 30, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Celebrate Adult Learners' Week here at National Wool Museum with Poet, Helen Cook and Harpist, Delyth Jenkins. Booking is essential.
Accessibility for Groups - National Wool Museum
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Join our informal sketching group and explore National Museum Cardiff through drawing. All skill levels are welcome. Meet in the Museum Cafe at 1:00pm. Drop in.
This group meets weekly, accepting new members throughout the year.
National Museum Cardiff | Mindfulness in the Art Galleries | September 17 & 19 11:00am
Slow Looking: An Introduction to Mindfulness in the Art Galleries exploring how we can use art to benefit our mental wellbeing. Booking is essential.
National Museum Cardiff | Welsh Learners Tour | September 18
Join us at National Museum Cardiff for a tour specifically designed for Welsh learners. You will be guided around the art galleries in Welsh where you can build your confidence through conversation with other Welsh speakers and highlighted new vocabulary while exploring Wales’ national art collection. Whether you're just starting out or looking to practice your skills, this tour offers a relaxed and supportive environment to learn and enjoy.
- 10.00am – 11.00am | Entry and Foundation
- 11.30am – 12.30pm | Intermediate and Advanced
Booking is essential.
This free tour for blind and visually impaired visitors will be based in the Clore Discovery Centre. It will be an opportunity to spend time in a popular interactive space, find out more about the museum collection at National Museum Cardiff and handle real objects.
1 ticket entitles you to bring an accompanying companion. Please let us know if you intend to do so, or to bring a guide dog or would like a museum guide provided. Booking is essential.
Accessibility – National Museum Cardiff
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Join artist Vivian Ross-Smith for a textiles workshop that delves into her research surrounding pockets as places of comfort and storytelling. In this session, we will learn from the Museum’s collection of tie-on pockets. Taking inspiration from their decorative stitching and reflecting on our own personal histories of what we hold in our pockets, you will embroider your own textiles piece to take home. Booking is essential.
St Fagans | Welsh Learner Morning | The Vulcan Hotel | September 12, 10:00am-1:00pm
Join us at St Fagans National Museum of History for a morning of conversation for Welsh Learners, where we will be sharing the story of the Vulcan Hotel, exploring its history and the tale of how it came to St Fagans, where it reopened its doors to the public in May 2024. As part of the session, we will be hosting a Vulcan themed quiz in the pub itself, especially tailored for Welsh Learners.
Come along and practice your Welsh, meet others learning the language, discover the Welsh Learners Resources available at St Fagans and find out about other opportunities for Welsh learners.
In partnership with the National Centre for Learning Welsh, Dysgu Cymraeg Caerdydd and Menter Caerdydd.
St Fagans | St Fagans Sketching Group | September 12, 10:30am-12:00pm
Join our informal sketching group and explore the sights of St Fagans National Museum of History through drawing. All skill levels are welcome, and drawing materials are available if you need. Booking is essential.
St Fagans | St Fagans Mindful Tour | September 17, 18, and 19, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Join us for a mindful walk around St Fagans exploring the natural world. Meet at the Learning Reception Desk (first floor of the main building), where you will be able to book your free space.
Accessibility for Groups - St Fagans National History Museum
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National Roman Legion Museum | Audio Described Tours | Available Wednesday to Friday
Join us for an audio described tour at the National Roman Museum to find out about Roman life in Caerleon. This free tour is for blind and visually impaired visitors. Please email learning.romans@Museumwales.ac.uk to arrange a booking.
Accessibility for Groups - National Roman Legion Museum
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Join us and Artist, Al Reffell for a dementia-friendly stop-frame animation workshop. Taking place over two days, we will use items which are meaningful to you, as well as some pieces from our collections to make an animation.
Spaces are limited and booking is essential. To book a place, contact us by emailing mims@museumwales.ac.uk
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Our learning spaces are fully accessible. Please contact events@museumwales.ac.uk before booking to discuss any accessibility requirements.
Supported by the Learning and Work Institute as part of the national Adult Learners Week campaign in Wales. Never Stop Learning - Adult Learners Week
