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St Fagans: NationalHistoryMuseum is famous for exploring the history of the people of Wales and this Easter is no exception. Exclusive seasonal guided tours will be held (3 – 5 April), take part in Easter painting workshops at St Teilo’s Church (4 – 16 April), and come and see the Tudor re-enactment group (7 – 11 April).

And with the recent opening of Oriel 1 (Gallery 1) – the Museum’s newest attraction which is sponsored by Principality Building Society - there is even more for visitors to do at St Fagans. Design your own lovespoon using a computer game, select your favourite tunes from a jukebox or try on clothes that a child might have worn in Victorian Wales – all at Oriel 1.

Exploring what is means to be Welsh and to live in Wales today, the new Gallery also hosts works by contemporary artists Peter Finnemore, Bedwyr Williams and Marc Rees who used the collections at St Fagans as a source of inspiration.

More information on Easter activities at St Fagans can be found by visiting www.museumwales.ac.uk.

Admission to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is free thanks to the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales operates seven national museums across Wales.  These are National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans: National History Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, Big Pit: National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, National Slate Museum, Llanberis and the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales celebrates its centenary in 2007.  For more details go to the 07 pages on our website – www.museumwales.ac.uk.

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For further information, photographs or interview opportunities, please contact Catrin Mears, Communications Officer, on 029 2057 3486 / 07920 027067 / email catrin.mears@museumwales.ac.uk.

Notes to Editors:

·         PrincipalityBuilding Society - Wales’ biggest building society - is the main sponsor of Oriel 1, St Fagans: NationalHistoryMuseum’s latest attraction. By investing in this new gallery, which was created in partnership with local groups, schools, authors, artists and poets, Principality Building Society is honouring its longstanding commitment to supporting the communities of Wales.

Formed in 1860, Principality Building Society now has 50 branches across the country and over 420,000 members.

For further information, please visit www.principality.co.uk.

·         WESTCO flooring, suppliers of real wood and laminate floors, are proud to sponsor a series of activity booklets for families to use in Oriel 1 and the wider museum site at St Fagans.