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‘Tom Bones’ unveiled as the winning name for National Museum Cardiff’s Mammoth

12 November 2025

After a week of voting where over 18,000 people visited the Museum to cast their vote the winning name has now been confirmed

National Slate Museum redevelopment reaches new milestone

4 November 2025

It's been a very very unusual year for the National Slate Museum

Shortlist Announced for Major Welsh Art Commission at the National Waterfront Museum

27 October 2025

Amgueddfa Cymru is delighted to announce the shortlisted artists for its exciting new public art commission at the National Waterfront Museum, revealed today in celebration of International Artists Day.

Be a part of history and help choose our mammoth’s new name

24 October 2025

Shortlisted names announced following suggestions from the public 

 

South Wales Police is investigating a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History

6 October 2025

At around 12.30am this morning (Monday, October 6), a report was received of a burglary at the museum.

Access to Wales’ national collection extended with launch of digital image library

3 October 2025

Amgueddfa Cymru has released over 2000 images into the public domain making them freely available on a new platform, Amgueddfa Cymru Images. This puts Wales at the forefront of open access and on par with global museums such as the Natural History Museum, Smithsonian, Rijksmuseum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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