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Exhibitions 8 December 2024

A man with a moustache and hair sticking up is leaning into a policeman who has his arm around him preventing him from moving forward, there's a lot of other men around him

Exhibition: Streic! 84-85 Strike!

National Museum Cardiff
26 October 2024 – 27 April 2025
10:15am - 4pm
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Pay What You Can
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Colourful self-portrait oil painting by Vincent Van Gogh

Exhibition: Art of the Selfie

National Museum Cardiff
16 March 2024 – 26 January 2025
10am-4pm
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Pay What You Can
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Exhibition: STREIC! 1984-1985 STRIKE!

Big Pit National Coal Museum
1 March 2024 – 31 March 2025
9.30am-4.30am
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A black and white photograph showing married pair. They stand on top of a hill, with a factory in the background

Exhibition: The Valleys

National Museum Cardiff
25 May 2024 – 5 January 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: The Fossil Swamp

National Museum Cardiff
18 May 2019 – 2 March 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A little girl in amongst an installation made of twisted paper

Exhibition: Reframing Picton

National Museum Cardiff
1 August 2022 – 31 March 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Ours To Tell

National Waterfront Museum
16 March 2024 – 9 February 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Wales is… talking about empire

St Fagans National Museum of History
From 4 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Making Waves – RNLI Cymru 200

National Waterfront Museum
22 June 2024 – 13 June 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Ffoto Cymru: In Plain Sight (Miss Jenkins? - after Richard Wilson) by Holly Davey

National Museum Cardiff
1 October 2024 – 26 October 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Tides of Time: Art, Industry and Heritage

National Waterfront Museum
21 October–31 December 2024
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Wales is...our home

St Fagans National Museum of History
12 November 2024 – 6 September 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Two people wearing wool coats standing in front of a grey screen

Exhibition: A Bespoke Welsh Woollen Coat

St Fagans National Museum of History
16 November 2024 – 27 April 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Our Swansea, Our Stories

National Waterfront Museum
19 November 2024 – 7 January 2025
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Events, Talks and Displays 8 December 2024

Family NWM

Event: Summer Activities at the National Wool Museum

National Wool Museum
Tuesdays -Saturdays, 19 July- 6 September 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Wet Felting

Event: CREU Young Makers: Family Wet Felting

National Wool Museum
29 July, 11,13,18 August
2pm-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £10 per child
Booking: Essential
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Paned a Phapur

Event: Cuppa and a Paper

National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
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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Interior of the public bar in The Vulcan Hotel

Event: Visit The Vulcan Hotel

St Fagans National Museum of History
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: ARTIFEX Become a Roman Craftmaster!

National Roman Legion Museum
During local school holidays and weekends.
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Family Museum Trail

National Museum Cardiff
16 August 2024 – 16 August 2025
Suitability: Families
Cost: 50p
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A christmasy image with a mince pie and a cup filled to the brim with whipped cream both on a plate with a Christmas tree in the middle

Event: Festive Afternoon Tea

National Museum Cardiff
Click 'book' to see what dates are available
Suitability: All
Cost: £25.00 per person
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Event: Festive Film Screening - 'The Snowman'

National Museum Cardiff
7 & 8 December 2024
Suitability: 3+
Cost: £6
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Event: Christmas Makers Market

St Fagans National Museum of History
Cancelled
7 & 8 December 2024
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Chestnuts and Carols around the Fire Pit

National Waterfront Museum
8 December 2024
12pm - 2pm
Suitability: Drop in
Cost: Free
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Event: Festive Film: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (U 2009) 2pm (English) 2.30pm (Welsh)

National Waterfront Museum
8 December 2024
2pm (English) 2.30pm (CYM)
Suitability: Drop in
Cost: Free
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