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Exhibitions

Colourful self-portrait oil painting by Vincent Van Gogh

Exhibition: Art of the Selfie

National Museum Cardiff
16 March 2024 - 26 January 2025
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Pay What You Can
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Exhibition: Lily’s Fossil Footprint

National Museum Cardiff
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: The Fossil Swamp

National Museum Cardiff
18 May 2019 – 2 March 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Reframing Pictorn

Exhibition: Reframing Picton

National Museum Cardiff
1 August 2022 – 12 January 2025
The exhibition will be open until 9pm on 6 April, 4 May and 1 June
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Édouard Manet's portrait of Jules Dejouy.

Exhibition: Revealing Édouard Manet’s Portrait of Monsieur Jules Dejouy

National Museum Cardiff
17 January 2023 – 1 January 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Aberfan Coal Slip Disaster. Two surviving children stand at the top of the hill overlooking the miners digging to find children still buried in the slag.

Exhibition: Art 100

National Museum Cardiff
From 8 August 2023
10am – 5pm Tuesday – Sunday
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: The Great Welsh Road Trip

National Waterfront Museum
25 November 2023 – 11 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: House to Home

National Waterfront Museum
12 January–28 April 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A person wearing red shorts is stood on a stack of logs, they are bending over and they are holding bark over their left leg, there's bark already covering their right leg

Exhibition: New Collections: Go Home Polish

National Museum Cardiff
From 27 January 2024
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Black and white photograph of four women in 1920s clothes holding a petition on the steps of a grand building

Exhibition: Petitioning for Peace

St Fagans National Museum of History
9 March–15 September 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Ours To Tell

National Waterfront Museum
16 March–26 August 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Making Waves – RNLI Cymru 200

National Waterfront Museum
22 June 2024 – 16 March 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Events and Talks

Event: Demonstrations

National Slate Museum
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Cuppa and a Paper

National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Story and Rhyme with Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr

National Wool Museum
21st of March 2024
1.30pm
Suitability: Pre-School
Cost: Free
Booking: To register, e-mail nia@mgsg.cymru
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Event: Come to Sing!

National Waterfront Museum
3 February, 2 March, 6 April & 4 May 2024
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Finger tips touching grey stone engraved with red letters

Talk: Audio Described Tours: at the National Roman Legion Museum.

National Roman Legion Museum
24 May & 6 September 2024
2.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Young boy wearing a Roman helmet.

Event: Quiet afternoons at the National Roman Legion Museum

National Roman Legion Museum
17 April, 15 May, 19 June, 17 July, 21 August & 18 September 2024
2pm-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: St Fagans Sketching Group

St Fagans National Museum of History
8 March, 12 April, 10 May, 14 June, 12 July & 9 August 2024
10.30am-12pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: Tech Tuesdays

National Waterfront Museum
13, 27 February, 12, 26 March, 9, 23 April, 14 & 28 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Image of a Traditional Fairground

Event: Traditional Fairground

St Fagans National Museum of History
24 February, 25–3, 9–10, 16–17 & 23–24 March 2024
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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Image: Ewe and lamb

Event: Lambing at Llwyn yr Eos Farm

St Fagans National Museum of History
1–22 March 2024
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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lambcam

Digital Event: Lambcam 2024

1–22 March 2024
8am-8pm (GMT)
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Museum Little Mice

National Waterfront Museum
1 March, 12 April, 10 May, 12 July, 9 August, 13 September, 11 October, 8 November & 13 December 2024
10.15am - 12.15pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: STREIC! 1984-1985 STRIKE!

Big Pit National Coal Museum
1 March 2024 – 1 March 2025
9.30am-4.30am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
7–22 March 2024
7pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
14–21 March 2024
7pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Justice is Served

St Fagans National Museum of History
16–22 March 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Van Gogh Afternoon Tea

National Museum Cardiff
From 16 March 2024
12.00; 13.30; 15.00
Suitability: All
Cost: £23
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 A family looking at a dinosaur skeleton in a gallery.

Event: Audio Described Tours: Meet the Dinosaurs

National Museum Cardiff
21 March 2024
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Justice is Served

National Museum Cardiff
Fully booked
22 March 2024
18:00-20:00
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Candlelight Concert - Hans Zimmer's Best Works

National Waterfront Museum
23 March 2024
6pm
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £20-£44
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Event: Nowruz: Workshops

St Fagans National Museum of History
23 March 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Candlelight Concert - Tribute to Coldplay on Strings 

National Waterfront Museum
23 March 2024
8.30pm
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £20-£41
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Event: Museum Sleepover: Dinos

National Museum Cardiff
Fully booked
23 & 24 March 2024
5.30pm - 9.15am
Suitability: Families. Children 6 - 12 years old
Cost: £70 / £75 / £95
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
23 March–4 April 2024
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail National Wool Museum

National Wool Museum
23, 26–30 March & 2–6 April 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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A young boy on the high ropes course at St Fagans

Event: CoedLan – High Ropes at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
23 March–7 April 2024
10.15am, 11.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm, 4.15pm
Suitability: Participants must be at least 110cm tall
Cost: £20
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Event: Miners' Strike Family Activities

Big Pit National Coal Museum
23–24, 26, 28 March, 2 & 4–7 April 2024
11am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Easter Movie – Wonka (PG 2023)

National Waterfront Museum
24 March 2024
2pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Children running from a Roman soldier in a garden setting.

Event: Roman Army Bootcamp

National Roman Legion Museum
25–29 March & 1–5 April 2024
11am-12pm,12pm-1pm, 2pm-3pm & 3pm-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £2/child
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Event: Make & Take – Crazy Caterpillars

National Waterfront Museum
25–27 March & 3–5 April 2024
12.30 - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: The Big Science Project- The Chemistry of Dyeing Wool

National Wool Museum
26 March 2024
1pm-3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Butty Bear

Big Pit National Coal Museum
26, 28 March, 1–2 & 4 April 2024
11.30am & 2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Easter Eggstravaganza

National Waterfront Museum
29 March 2024
12 - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail National Waterfront Museum

National Waterfront Museum
29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail National Roman Legion Museum

National Roman Legion Museum
29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail National Slate Museum

National Slate Museum
29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail Big Pit

Big Pit National Coal Museum
29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail National Museum Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff
29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: Hildasay To Home. Christian Lewis in conversation

National Waterfront Museum
30 March 2024
2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £7 / £20 (including book)
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Event: Easter Sunday Lunch

National Museum Cardiff
30 & 31 March 2024
12:00 or 2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £21.95 per person
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Event: Easter Sunday Lunch

St Fagans National Museum of History
31 March 2024
12pm or 1.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £21.95 per person
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Event: Easter Crafts with Jig-So

National Wool Museum
4 April 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Sheep Crafts with Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr

National Wool Museum
5 April 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: The Splendiferous Science of Roald Dahl

National Waterfront Museum
Fully booked
6 April 2024
11.30am & 2.30pm
Suitability: Families / Age 6+
Cost: £3.50 pp
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Event: Clwb Crefft for Children: Wet Felting

National Wool Museum
6 April 2024
10am-12pm
Suitability: Children 8+
Cost: Pay what you can. £3 or £5. Tickets on sale until 4 April 2024.
Booking: Booking is essential.
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
12–25 April 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Cow & Ghost Vintage and Makers Market

National Wool Museum
13 April 2024
10am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free entry
Booking: Drop in
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
13–26 April 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Story and Rhyme with Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr

National Wool Museum
18 April 2024
1.30pm
Suitability: Pre-school
Cost: Free
Booking: To register, e-mail nia@mgsg.cymru
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Event: Ar Lafar- an event for adult learners of Welsh

National Wool Museum
20 April 2024
10am-4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free entry.
Booking: Some activities are ticketed (some activities are pay what you can)
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Event: Candlelight Concert - Vivaldi's Four Seasons 

National Waterfront Museum
20 April 2024
6pm
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £17.50-£41
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Event: Candlelight Concert - A Tribute to Queen

National Waterfront Museum
20 April 2024
8.30pm
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £15-£40
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Event: Earth Day

National Waterfront Museum
21 April 2024
12 - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
3–31 May 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Two children looking at one another in a room holding white fluffy material above their heads.

Event: Clwb Crefft for Children: Knitting

National Wool Museum
4 May 2024
10am-12pm
Suitability: Children 8+
Cost: More information to follow
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: Museum Sleepover: Dinos

National Museum Cardiff
4 & 5 May 2024
5.30pm - 9.15am
Suitability: Families
Cost: £70 / £75 / £95
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Event: Penydarren - Steam Day

National Waterfront Museum
11 May 2024
12:00pm-3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Wales on Wheels

National Waterfront Museum
11 May 2024
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Waterfront Vintage and Makers Market

National Waterfront Museum
11 & 12 May 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Learn to Spin

National Wool Museum
14 May 2024
10am-12pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential
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Young woman with blonde hair and a pink jumper looks in awe at items within a collection. Either side there are mannequins with the traditional welsh outfit on them, one with a bright red shawl and the other purple.

Event: Exclusive Gifts in Wills event

National Museum Cardiff
15 May 2024
During the morning
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: development@museumwales.ac.uk
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Event: Story and Rhyme with Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr

National Wool Museum
16 May 2024
1.30pm
Suitability: Pre-School
Cost: Free
Booking: To register, e-mail nia@mgsg.cymru
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Event: Museum Corner @ Swansea PRIDE

National Waterfront Museum
18 May 2024
12 - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
18–25 May 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Mini PRIDE

National Waterfront Museum
19 May 2024
12 - 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Welsh Story and Rhyme with Cymraeg i Blant

National Wool Museum
21 May 2024
1.30pm
Suitability: Pre-school
Cost: Free
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Man dressed as a Roman soldier talking to two visitors

Event: Dementia Friendly Tours at the National Roman Legion Museum.

National Roman Legion Museum
Fully booked
24 May & 6 September 2024
10am-1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: is essential please email: learning.romans@museumwales.ac.uk
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Event: Little Muddy Feet- Clwb Gwyllt with Ellie

National Wool Museum
28 May 2024
10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
Suitability: AM: 5-8 years; PM: 9-12 years
Cost: More information to follow
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: Paper Crafts with Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr

National Wool Museum
30 May 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
7–29 June 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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A group of people are sat in a row in front of paintings within the gallery and a table of white ceramic crockery. The artist is sat in front of the group, she has her hands out and is laughing openly

Event: Exclusive Patrons’ Event: Focus on Art

National Museum Cardiff
13 June 2024
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free for Patrons
Booking: development@museumwales.ac.uk
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
14–28 June 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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A collection of gold rings on a black counter, there's three rings as well as folded gold and a small spec

Event: Exclusive Patrons’ Event: Focus on Archaeology

National Museum Cardiff
17 October 2024
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free for Patrons
Booking: development@museumwales.ac.uk
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A room full of people sat on benches in front of the organ in a gallery at Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd. Four people are stood in front of the audience wearing dark clothing singing

Event: Patrons’ Christmas event

National Museum Cardiff
4 December 2024
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free for Patrons
Booking: development@museumwales.ac.uk
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Digital Events

1–22 March 2024, 8am-8pm (GMT)