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Events and Talks

Exhibition: The Fossil Swamp

18 May 2019 – 2 March 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Lily’s Fossil Footprint

Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Reframing Pictorn

Exhibition: Reframing Picton

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

17 January 2023 – 1 January 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Demonstrations

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

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

25 November 2023 – 11 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Cuppa and a Paper

Wednesdays- fortnightly
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: House to Home

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

From 27 January 2024
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: Come to Sing!

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.

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

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: Tech Tuesdays

13, 27 February, 12, 26 March, 9, 23 April, 14 & 28 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Quiet Hour at the Museum

18 February, 17 March, 14 April, 5 May & 30 June 2024
3-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Museum Little Mice

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!

1 March 2024 – 1 March 2025
9.30am-4.30am
Suitability: All
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

9 March–15 September 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Ours To Tell

16 March–26 August 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Van Gogh Afternoon Tea

From 16 March 2024
12.00; 13.30; 15.00
Suitability: All
Cost: £23
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Colourful self-portrait oil painting by Vincent Van Gogh

Exhibition: Art of the Selfie

16 March 2024 - 26 January 2025
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Pay What You Can
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Event: Clwb Crefft for Children

6 April, 4 May, 15 June, 5 October, 2 November, 7 December
10am-12pm
Suitability: 8+
Cost: Pay What You Can
Booking: Essential
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

23 March–4 April 2024
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail 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

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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Image of a Traditional Fairground

Event: Traditional Fairground

23 March–7 April 2024
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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Event: Miners' Strike Family Activities

23, 26, 28 March, 1–2 & 4–7 April 2024
11am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Children running from a Roman soldier in a garden setting.

Event: Roman Army Bootcamp

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

25–27 March & 3–5 April 2024
12.30 - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Butty Bear

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

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

29 March–1 April 2024
10am - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £4 per trail
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Event: Decorate a Slate!

29 March–1 April 2024
12pm - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £1.50 per slate
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Event: The Big Museum Easter Trail 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

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

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

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

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

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

31 March 2024
12pm or 1.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £21.95 per person
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Event: Easter Crafts with Jig-So

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

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

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

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

Fully booked
12–25 April 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: St Fagans Sketching Group

12 April, 10 May, 14 June, 12 July & 9 August 2024
10.30am-12pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: Cow & Ghost Vintage and Makers Market

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

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

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

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 

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

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

21 April 2024
12 - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Organ Recital

26 April 2024
13:00
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

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

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

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

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

11 May 2024
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Night Blowing Cactus

Course: Botanical Illustration - St Fagans National Museum of History

11 May 2024
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £75 | £60 Concession
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Event: Waterfront Vintage and Makers Market

11 & 12 May 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Image: Spoon carving course at St Fagans National Museum of History

Course: Spoon Carving Course

11 May & 6 July 2024
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £65 | Concession £55
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Event: Learn to Spin

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

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

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

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

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

18–25 May 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Mini PRIDE

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

14–28 June 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Exhibition: Making Waves – RNLI Cymru 200

22 June 2024 – 16 March 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Enamelling

Course: Introduction to Enamelling

6 July 2024
10:30am - 3pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £80 | £65 Concession
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Botanical Printing

Course: Botanical Printing

6 July 2024
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £80 | £65 Concession
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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

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

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