Press Releases

2020 has been a challenging year for all. For staff at the National Slate Museum, Llanberis, it also marks the end of an era as Dr Dafydd Roberts – who has been at the museum for nearly 40 years – retires at the end of December.

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is delighted to announce the acquisition of two important 19^th-century French paintings. One of Edouard Manet’s most significant late portraits and a late landscape by Corot have both been allocated to the Museum after being accepted in lieu of tax.

We are inviting people from all across Wales to contribute feature articles (up to 2000 words) or online arts projects or interventions for our thematic monthly editions. Contributions are invited in any media that can be hosted on the web platform, including video and sound and embedded media.

1,000 Cherry Trees to be planted in parks and schools across Wales

A brand new exhibition on Richard Burton’s life reveals the man behind the headlines - the husband, father, reader, writer and passionate Welshman. Becoming Richard Burton, opening at National Museum Cardiff on Saturday 21 November, follows the remarkable story of how Richard Jenkins, the boy from Pontrhydyfen and Taibach, Port Talbot, became Richard Burton, the international star of stage and screen.

From Monday 9 November, residents in Wales will be welcomed back to Wales’ most popular heritage attractions, gardens, museums and outdoor spaces as National Trust Wales, Cadw and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales sites open their doors after the firebreak lockdown.