National Slate Museum

The heart of Welsh industry at The National Slate Museum.

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Group of people are stood in a semi circle listening to a tour guide; they are in a warehouse with machinery in the background.

Next Steps Tours: Collection Centre Tours

  30 April–17 December 2026
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Matron in a hospital ward

Meet Margaret the Matron at the Quarry Hospital

  2, 9 April, 23, 30 July, 6, 13, 20, 27 August, 12 - 4pm
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People in high visibility vests and hard hats at the National Slate Museum

Next Steps Tours - Hard Hat Visit

  19 March & 11 June, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
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Easter at the Quarry Hospital

  28 March - 11 April , 10am - 5pm
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Features

Sugar Coated - Jasmine Violet

Sugar Coated started as an exploration of the connections between the slate industry, the Penrhyn estate and Jamaica.

National Slate Museum Redevelopment

The National Slate Museum is currently closed for a major redevelopment project.

Half a Century of History

In May 2022 the National Slate Museum celebrates its 50th birthday.

Learn

Be inspired, get creative and develop skills. We can use Wales’s collections and our museum settings to learn together.

Learn at National Slate Museum

Blogs and Articles

A woman in a hardhat at the National Slate Museum

Celebrating Women Who Lead: Helen Goddard, Project Director, National Slate Museum Redevelopment

6 March 2026
a woman and a man in hi viz vests on a rooftop at the National Slate Museum

Bats at the National Slate Museum: Protecting Our Smallest Residents During Redevelopment

3 March 2026
Parts from Una and tools.

Working in partnership to help repair Una

by Chloe Ward
26 January 2026
Volunteers sitting at table with Archaeologist.

Archaeologists at National Slate Museum?

by Chloe Ward
5 January 2026
Helen Goddard

An extraordinary year! One year on since closing the National Slate Museum temporarily for redevelopment!

Helen Goddard, Project Director National Slate Museum Redevelopment Project
3 November 2025
Fig 1. Pen-Yr-Orsedd Quarry (pictures taken by author).

Treftadaeth Byw: Living Heritage in Dyffryn Nantlle - Wales REACH

Lotti Mai Jones
30 October 2025
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