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Running from 2 April – 18 September 2022, “Keeping It Local” is a brand-new exhibition at the National Waterfront Musuem in Swansea looking at the impact buying local has on manufacturers and producers, and how money spent locally benefits  communities.

But how do people define local?

The exhibition will explore the definition of “local”, raising questions around carbon footprints of food grown locally or imported from other countries.

Discover some of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ amazing food delivery vehicles from the past, including the Howard’s Travelling Stores Van, which was the first motorised mobile shop in Wales.

Who was Antonio Forgione? What contribution did William Lewis make?

How did communities adapt during the first covid pandemic lockdown in 2020?

Find out about some of the people, businesses and projects linked to shopping locally in the past and in the present.

Jacqueline Roach, Exhibitions and Programmes Officer at the National Waterfront Museum, said:

“We are very excited to have some incredibly interesting and varied vehicles from the Amgueddfa Cymru - collection on display here at the National Waterfront Museum as part of the exhibition. Food and produce have been at the heart of community life for centuries. Come and discover how ‘keeping it local’ has and does benefit our communities in many ways.”

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is a family of seven museums and a collections centre, which are all free to enter thanks to the support of the Welsh Government. Together, it is home to the nation’s art, history, heritage, and science collections, which will continue to grow so that they can be used and enjoyed by both present and future generations.

One of its museums, St Fagans National Museum of History which explores the history and culture of Wales, won Art Fund Museum of the Year 2019.

As a registered charity, Amgueddfa Cymru is grateful for all support.