What's On
Exhibitions - This Week
Exhibition
POBL
National Waterfront Museum
13 April–29 September 2019
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Snakes!
National Museum Cardiff
22 June–15 September 2019
Suitability: All
Cost: charge applies
Booking: Buy tickets on the day of your visit
Exhibition
Andrew Vicari - King of Painters, Painter of Kings
National Waterfront Museum
13 July–3 November 2019
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
David Nash: Sculpture Through the Seasons
National Museum Cardiff
3 May–1 September 2019
Suitability: all
Cost: Free
Exhibition
The Changing Face of Mining
National Waterfront Museum
20 July–1 September 2019
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Merched Chwarel Exhibition
National Slate Museum
17 July 2019–7 January 2020
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Pirates: The Truth Behind the Tales
National Wool Museum
15 July–8 September 2019
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
The Fossil Swamp
National Museum Cardiff
18 May 2019–17 May 2020
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
From Mine to Museum Exhibition
Big Pit National Coal Museum
30 September 2018–31 July 2019
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Family of Miners Exhibition
Big Pit National Coal Museum
1 September 2017–30 December 2019
9.30am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Events and Talks - This Week
Event
Traces App
St Fagans National Museum of History
Suitability: Age 12+
Cost: Free
Event
Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries
National Museum Cardiff
From 8 August 2018
Suitability: All
Cost: £10 per hour, with refundable deposit
Event
Toddler Time
National Museum Cardiff
Every Friday
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Jig-so
National Wool Museum
Every Friday except school holidays
10:30 - 12:30
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Craft Session: Quilting
St Fagans National Museum of History
19 January, 16 February, 23 March, 18 May, 22 June, 21 September, 19 October &, 23 November
10:30am - 12:30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £5
Booking: Booking essential as places are limited.
Event
Knit, Sew and Crochet
St Fagans National Museum of History
2 February, 2 March, 4 May, 1 June, 6 July, 5 October &, 2 November
2-4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Paned a Phapur
National Wool Museum
Every other Thursday
12:00 - 13:00
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Virtual Reality Experience
Big Pit National Coal Museum
2 April 2019–2 April 2020
9.30am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Lowri's Little Lambs
National Wool Museum
First Thursday of the month
10:30am–12pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
CoedLan – High Ropes at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
5 April–3 November 2019
10.15am-4.30pm
Suitability: Participants must be at least 110cm tall
Cost: £12
Event
David Nash's 'Crack and Warp Column'
St Fagans National Museum of History
3 May–1 September 2019
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Drop in and Draw
National Museum Cardiff
Every Tuesday and Saturday
1pm - 2.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Meet in the Main Hall by the front desk
Event
Dinorwig '69 - The End of the Line
National Slate Museum
17 July–31 December 2019
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Big Butterfly Count
Big Pit National Coal Museum
20 July–11 August 2019
11am-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Summer Pirate Rat Trail
National Wool Museum
20 July–31 August 2019
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Soft Play & Face Painting
Big Pit National Coal Museum
20 July–31 August 2019
11am-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Soft Play FREE. Face Painting £1
Event
Landscape Detectives
Big Pit National Coal Museum
20 July–31 August 2019
11am-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Name the Gnome Summer Trail
National Waterfront Museum
20 July–1 September 2019
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Summer of Slate
National Slate Museum
22 July–1 September 2019
1-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Children's crafts £1
Event
Summer Morning Movie: Gnomeo & Juliet (U, 2011)
National Waterfront Museum
23 July 2019
10:30am
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Taith Iaith
National Museum Cardiff
25 July 2019
12.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Model Show
National Wool Museum
25 &, 26 July 2019
10am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Museum Matinée: The Long Good Friday (18, 1980)
National Waterfront Museum
26 July 2019
1:30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Organ Recital
National Museum Cardiff
26 July 2019
1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Places limited, book on arrival
Event
Living Seas Roadshow
National Waterfront Museum
26 &, 27 July 2019
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Rope Making
National Waterfront Museum
26–28 July 2019
12:30pm-3:30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event
Archaeology at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
27 July 2019
10:00 - 4:00
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Talk
Astronaut Talk - Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe
National Waterfront Museum
27 July 2019
3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Book your free place via Eventbrite
Event
Let’s talk research
National Museum Cardiff
27 July 2019
12pm - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event
Miners' Fortnight Postcard Making
Big Pit National Coal Museum
27 July–10 August 2019
11am-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Makers Market
St Fagans National Museum of History
27 July–11 August 2019
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free