Press Releases

Swansea City of Sanctuary’s Traveling Exhibition: Home Away from Home will be at The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea from Saturday 18 June until Sunday 17 July 2022.

A firm favourite in Wales foodie calendar, the Amgueddfa Cymru Food Festival is set to return to St Fagans National Museum of History on 10 and 11 September with an exciting line-up of the finest local producers, music and lots of family fun. 

Artes Mundi is the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize. As one of the key partners for Artes Mundi 10 with presenting partner Bagri Foundation, National Museum Cardiff is delighted to announce the shortlist of seven international contemporary visual artists and five nationwide venue partners for the tenth-anniversary edition.

Three treasure finds dating from the Bronze Age to post-medieval periods were declared treasure on Friday 27^th May by Mr Paul Bennett, Acting Senior Coroner for Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The objects were all discovered by metal-detectorists and include a Bronze Age hoard, a medieval silver brooch and a Tudor silver-gilt pendant.

The world-renowned exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, opens at National Museum Cardiff on Friday 27 May and features exceptional images which capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breath-taking diversity of the natural world.

On May 25th this year the National Slate Museum in Llanberis celebrates its 50th birthday with a number of activities and events taking place to celebrate the special occasion!