What's On
Exhibitions
Special Exhibition
Dinosaur Babies
National Museum Cardiff
27 May–5 November 2017
10am-4.45pm (last entry 4pm) Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays
Suitability: All
Cost: £7 adults, £5 concessions, £3 children, £17/£13 families
Exhibition
For Freedom and Empire
National Wool Museum
30 April–30 September 2017
10am-5pm
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Bacon to Doig: Modern Masterpieces from a Private Collection
National Museum Cardiff
18 February 2017–31 January 2018
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Wriggle! The wonderful world of worms
National Museum Cardiff
18 June 2016–1 June 2018
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Swaps: Photographs from the David Hurn Collection
National Museum Cardiff
30 September 2017–11 March 2018
Coming Soon
Suitability: all
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Visions of Industry
National Waterfront Museum
20 May–8 October 2017
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Who decides?
National Museum Cardiff
28 October 2017–2 September 2018
Suitability: all
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Family of Blaenafon and Family of Miners
Big Pit National Coal Museum
1 September 2017–28 January 2018
9.30am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Poppies For Remembrance
National Slate Museum
3 July–31 December 2017
10am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Chile and Swansea - A Journey of Copper
National Waterfront Museum
1 July–5 November 2017
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Exhibition
For Better or Worse: Women at War
National Roman Legion Museum
2 March 2017–28 February 2018
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Exhibition
Historical Slate by Bob Roberts
National Slate Museum
31 January–31 December 2017
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Events and Talks
Talk
Guided tour: Highlights of Art
National Museum Cardiff
Free daily tours at 12.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Explorer Packs
St Fagans National Museum of History
Suitability: Families
Cost: £3.50
Event
Super Saturdays!
National Roman Legion Museum
Every Saturday
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Toddler Time
National Museum Cardiff
Every Friday
1.30pm - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Farming at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
Every Day
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
The Knitting Club
National Wool Museum
1st and 3rd Tuesday each month
2-4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Carmarthenshire Spinners & Ceredigion Spinners, Weavers and Dyers
National Wool Museum
Every Wednesday.
10.30am -3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Mid Teifi Textile Hooking Group
National Wool Museum
Saturdays fortnightly
11am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Traditional Fairground
St Fagans National Museum of History
8 April–17 December 2017
10am-4pm
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
Event
Cwmpengraig Craft Circle
National Wool Museum
Every Wednesday
10.30am -3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Traces App
St Fagans National Museum of History
Suitability: Age 12+
Cost: Free
Event
Guided tour: Highlights of Science
National Museum Cardiff
1.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Explore Books
National Waterfront Museum
19 & 26 September
10.30am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday Talk: Art and the 1917 Revolution in Russia by Ivor Davies
National Museum Cardiff
22 September 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Museum Ghost Walk
St Fagans National Museum of History
22 September 2017
7.30pm
Suitability: 12+ (Under 18s must be with an adult)
Cost: £15 per ticket
Event
The Prefab Museum
St Fagans National Museum of History
23 September 2017
11am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Natural Dyeing - The Dye Garden
National Wool Museum
23 September 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £55 including materials
Event
Thrifty Kids: Lemonade Bottle Jetpacks
National Waterfront Museum
23 September 2017
10.30am - 12.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Lazy Crafternoons: Zip Jewellery
National Waterfront Museum
23 September 2017
1.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £5 pp
Talk
History Day
National Waterfront Museum
23 September 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Dinosaur Babies Family Activity Day
National Museum Cardiff
23 September 2017
11am-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
The Legion marches into town!
National Roman Legion Museum
23 September 2017
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Roald Dahl Day!
National Waterfront Museum
24 September 2017
12pm - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Museum Monthly Movies: Revolting Rhymes (PG, 2016)
National Waterfront Museum
24 September 2017
1pm & 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Talk
Science Café
National Waterfront Museum
27 September 2017
7.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Taith Iaith
National Museum Cardiff
28 September 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Welsh Learners
Cost: Free
Talk
Open Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Big Pit National Coal Museum
28 September 2017
10.30am - 1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Museum Ghost Walk
St Fagans National Museum of History
29 September 2017
7.15pm
Suitability: 12+ (Under 18s must be with an adult)
Cost: £15 per ticket
Event
Dandiya Dancing
National Waterfront Museum
29 September 2017
7pm – 10pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £3 Adults / £1 Children
Talk
Explore Classic Films: Passport to Pimlico (U, 1949)
National Waterfront Museum
29 September 2017
1.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Henry Tudor - Welsh hero or traitor?
St Fagans National Museum of History
30 September 2017
11am (Welsh), 1 & 3pm (English)
Suitability: Age 5+
Cost: £5 per head
Event
HUSH - Silent Disco
National Museum Cardiff
Fully booked
8pm - Midnight, 30 September
Suitability: Age 18+
Cost: £10 advance / £12 on the door
Event
Black History Month Wales Creative Arts Programme Launch
National Museum Cardiff
30 September 2017
12pm - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Explore Books
National Waterfront Museum
3, 10, 17 & 24 October
10.30am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Course
Course – What to do now in the Garden
St Fagans National Museum of History
4 October 2017
10am-1pm
Suitability: Age 18+
Cost: £35/£26
Event
Toddler Time Monthly Movies: Sing (U, 2016)
National Waterfront Museum
4 October 2017
10.30am
Suitability: Under 5's
Cost: Free
Talk
An Evening with Iolo Williams
National Museum Cardiff
5 October 2017
7pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Adults £12, Child £6
Event
Swansea International Festival – The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments: Sound House
National Waterfront Museum
5 October 2017
7.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £15pp
Talk
Friday Talk: An Introduction to Swaps: Photographs from the David Hurn Collection
National Museum Cardiff
6 October 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Little Mice Club - Autumn
National Waterfront Museum
6 October 2017
10.30am–12pm
Suitability: Ideal for under 5’s
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Museum Ghost Walk
St Fagans National Museum of History
6, 13, 20 & 24–27 October
7.15pm
Suitability: 12+ (Under 18s must be with an adult)
Cost: £15 per ticket
Event
Black History Month Wales – a day of celebration
St Fagans National Museum of History
7 October 2017
11:00am – 4:00pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Biology and Geology Rock!
National Museum Cardiff
7 October 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Talk
The Welsh at Passchendaele
National Museum Cardiff
7 October 2017
1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Dewch i Ganu – Come to Sing!
National Waterfront Museum
7 October 2017
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Swansea International Festival - Joby Burgess / Powerplant
National Waterfront Museum
7 October 2017
7.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £15pp
Event
The Big Draw- Extreme Weaving
National Wool Museum
7 October 2017
TBC
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Book Swap
National Waterfront Museum
7–8 October
11am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
60’s Film Festival
National Waterfront Museum
7–8 October
10.30am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Marina Market
National Waterfront Museum
8 October 2017
10am – 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Curators Cabinet of Curiosities – 1960’s
National Waterfront Museum
8 October 2017
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Ship Lovers Group
National Waterfront Museum
12 October 2017
12pm - 2.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Audio Description Tour. Explore the Museum’s Victorian art gallery.
National Museum Cardiff
12 October 2017
11am - 1pm
Suitability: Visually Impaired
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday Talk: Fantastic Fossils!
National Museum Cardiff
13 October 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Dinosaur Babies After Dark
National Museum Cardiff
13 & 14 October 2017
6pm-11pm
Suitability: adults, children 12yrs+
Cost: £29.99 per person
Event
Late St Fagans Museum Ghost Walk
St Fagans National Museum of History
13 & 27 October
8.45pm & 9.45pm
Suitability: Age 12+ (Under 18s must be with an adult)
Cost: £15 per ticket
Talk
Museum Friends Lecture
National Museum Cardiff
14 October 2017
10.30am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £10
Event
Big Draw – Family Trees
National Waterfront Museum
14 October 2017
12.30pm – 3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Lunchtime Concert
National Museum Cardiff
15 October 2017
1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday Talk: David Hurn discusses Swaps: Photographs from the David Hurn Collection
National Museum Cardiff
20 October 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Jane Austen: Navel Valour and Family Values
National Waterfront Museum
21 October 2017
11am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Big Draw – Living History Sketch Up!
National Waterfront Museum
21 October 2017
12.30pm – 3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Farmers' Market
St Fagans National Museum of History
21 October 2017
10am - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Building the Wicker Man
St Fagans National Museum of History
21–22 & 28 October
12-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Talk
Science Café
National Waterfront Museum
25 October 2017
7.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Taith Iaith
National Museum Cardiff
26 October 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Welsh Learners
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday talk:‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’
National Museum Cardiff
27 October 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Organ Recital
National Museum Cardiff
27 October 2017
3pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Explore Classic Films: The Third Man (PG, 1949)
National Waterfront Museum
27 October 2017
1.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Unknown Wales Conference - a day to celebrate Welsh wildlife
National Museum Cardiff
28 October 2017
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Diwali Mela
National Museum Cardiff
28 October 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
PowerUP show: The Science of Computer Games
National Waterfront Museum
28 October 2017
1pm & 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Weird History – Smelly Old Bags!
National Waterfront Museum
28–30 October 2017
12pm – 3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Makers’ Market
St Fagans National Museum of History
28 October–3 November 2017
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Small charge to cover materials for some activities
Event
Trail of the Unexpected...
National Waterfront Museum
28 October–5 November 2017
10am – 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Music and the Animal Kingdom
National Museum Cardiff
29 October 2017
3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £5
Event
Half Term Movie:Frankenweenie (PG, 2012)
National Waterfront Museum
29 October 2017
2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Halloween Nights
St Fagans National Museum of History
29–31 October 2017
6-9pm
Suitability: Age 4+
Cost: £15 adults, £8 children (under 16)
Event
October Half Term
National Roman Legion Museum
30 October–3 November 2017
Workshops at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £2 per person
Event
Tales and limericks with Blandaff the Baard
Big Pit National Coal Museum
30 October, 1 & 3 November
12pm-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Natural Sciences Halloween Open Day
National Museum Cardiff
31 October 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Halloween Spooky Funday!
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2017
12pm – 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Half Term Activities: Me and My Pet Portrait
National Museum Cardiff
31 October–3 November 2017
11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Gardens Walk and Talk: Autumn
St Fagans National Museum of History
1 November 2017
11am-12pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £2 per person
Event
Toddler Time Monthly Movies:Storks (U, 2016)
National Waterfront Museum
1 November 2017
10.30am
Suitability: Under 5's
Cost: Free
Event
St Fagans Museum Ghost Walk
St Fagans National Museum of History
1–2 November
7.15pm
Suitability: 12+ (Under 18s must be with an adult)
Cost: £15 per ticket
Event
Weird Science
National Waterfront Museum
1–4 November 2017
12.30pm – 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
The Museum in Focus – behind the scenes.
National Museum Cardiff
2 November 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
After Dark in the Museum
National Museum Cardiff
2 November 2017
6pm - 9pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Talk
The Lute in Art
National Museum Cardiff
3 November 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £5
Event
Little Mice Club – Fireworks
National Waterfront Museum
3 November 2017
10.30am – 12pm
Suitability: Ideal for under 5’s
Cost: Free
Talk
TEDxSwanseaWomen: Inspiring Women to be Inspiring Women
National Waterfront Museum
3 November 2017
6pm – 9pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £10 per person
Event
Dewch i Ganu – Come to Sing!
National Waterfront Museum
4 November 2017
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Dylan Thomas Walking Tour – Uplands
National Waterfront Museum
4 November 2017
11am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Dylan Thomas Walking Tour – Marina
National Waterfront Museum
5 November 2017
2pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Half Term Movie:The LEGO Batman Movie (U, 2017)
National Waterfront Museum
5 November 2017
2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
Explore Books
National Waterfront Museum
7, 14, 21 & 28 November
10.30am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday Talk: Fossils fuel the Future
National Museum Cardiff
10 November 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Remembrance Service
St Fagans National Museum of History
11 November 2017
10.50am-1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Preloved Kilo Vintage Fair
National Waterfront Museum
11 November 2017
10am – 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Remembrance Sunday
National Museum Cardiff
12 November 2017
10am – 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Marina Market
National Waterfront Museum
12 November 2017
10am – 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Curators Cabinet of Curiosities – WW1
National Waterfront Museum
12 November 2017
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Pinwheel Poppies
National Waterfront Museum
12 November 2017
12.30 – 3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Ship Lovers Group
National Waterfront Museum
16 November 2017
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Wine Tasting Talk - Italian Wines for the Festive Season
National Waterfront Museum
17 November 2017
7pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Stargazing at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
18 November 2017
6.30-9pm
Suitability: Age 5+
Cost: £6 per person
Talk
Learning from Sabrina: The great Severn Flood of 1607
National Waterfront Museum
18 November 2017
11am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Green Fayre
National Waterfront Museum
18 & 19 November 2017
10am – 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Organ Recital
National Museum Cardiff
24 November 2017
1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Course
Christmas Papercraft Course
St Fagans National Museum of History
25 November 2017
10.30am-4pm
Suitability: Age 18+
Cost: £60 / £45 concessions
Talk
Taith Iaith
National Museum Cardiff
30 November 2017
1.05pm
Suitability: Welsh Learners
Cost: Free
Course
Christmas Willow Course
St Fagans National Museum of History
2 December 2017
10.30am-4pm
Suitability: Age 18+
Cost: £70 / £55 concessions
Event
Christmas Nights
St Fagans National Museum of History
6–9 December 2017
6-9pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £15 adults, £8 children (under 16)
Talk
Audio Description Tour: Evolution of Wales
National Museum Cardiff
7 December 2017
11am - 1pm
Suitability: For visitors who are blind or visually impaired
Cost: Free
Event
Lunchtime Concert
National Museum Cardiff
10 December 2017
1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Ship Lovers Group
National Waterfront Museum
14 December 2017
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Christmas in the Museum
National Museum Cardiff
16 & 17 December 2017
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Charges apply for some activities
Event
A Very Gormley Christmas
National Museum Cardiff
19–22 December 2017
11-1pm, 2-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Talk
Family Talk: 'Crash Bang Wallop! Earthquakes, volcanoes and meteorites.’
National Museum Cardiff
6 January 2018
1pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Event
'Plygain' Christmas Service
St Fagans National Museum of History
7 January 2018
2-3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Event
Ship Lovers Group
National Waterfront Museum
11 January 2018
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday Talk: Behind the scenes tour of the archaeology conservation Laboratory
National Museum Cardiff
12 January 2018
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Lunchtime Concert
National Museum Cardiff
14 January 2018
1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Talk
Friday Talk:‘The River Runs Through It’
National Museum Cardiff
19 January 2018
1.05pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Wedding Showcase
St Fagans National Museum of History
21 January 2018
11.30am-3.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Organ Recital
National Museum Cardiff
26 January 2018
1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Event
Fireside Stories - National Storytelling Week
St Fagans National Museum of History
28 January 2018
11.30am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Course
Hedgelaying Course
St Fagans National Museum of History
30 January & 6 February
9am-4pm
Suitability: Age 18+
Cost: £100 / £75
Event
Gardens Walk and Talk: Winter
St Fagans National Museum of History
31 January 2018
11am-12pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £2 per person