Work Experience

  • Close up shot of a pair of hands wearing latex gloves holding an archaeological find.
  • Someone on a Skills Development Placement talking to a member of staff.
  • A student work placement sitting at a desk, wearing a red 'placement' t-shirt.
  • A student work placement standing in an art storage room, next to a gold frame. They are wearing a red volunteering t-shirt.
  • A student work placement sitting in a lab room, smiling at the camera.
  • A student work placement taking a book off a shelf in the museum library.
  • A student work placement looking at a small artefact with a magnifying glass.

Placements are a great way to gain valuable work experience and learn new skills.
At Amgueddfa Cymru we offer many types of placement:

Skills Development Placement

Student Work Placement

School Work Experience

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Blog

Polychaete Placement Party - Tales from student placements working on marine bristle worms

Mayu Seguchi and Caitlin Evans
26 August 2025

A week working at the National Slate Museum with Cari and Mali

Cari and Mali, work experience students
14 July 2025

Meeting Microscopic Marvels

Aron O'Shea
28 August 2024

Work Experience at the National Roman Legion Museum.

Lois Davidson
17 July 2024