What's On

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Events and Talks

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Digital Event: Museum Talks

Suitability: All
Cost: Pay What You Can - Suggested Donation: £5
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Exhibition: Lily’s Fossil Footprint

Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Tip Girls Exhibition

19 September 2021 – 1 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Young girl full of joy after having had her Confirmation service

Exhibition: David Hurn: Swaps

23 October 2021 – 29 August 2022
Suitability: Parental guidance and viewer discretion advised
Cost: Free
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Still from John Akomfrah's video installation, 'Vertigo Sea'

Exhibition: The Rules of Art?

23 October 2021 – 4 June 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Keeping it Local

2 April–18 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: FAB 50 - Half a century of History!

25 May–31 December 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A group of shrimp in the sea

Exhibition: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

27 May–29 August 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: General admission: £10 | Concessions: £7 | Free to under 16s and Amgueddfa Cymru Members
Booking: Book your ticket in advance
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Event: Extra Time at National Museum Cardiff

First Thursday of each month - click for all dates
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Tin Works

2 July–4 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A purple badge with a white fist in the centre. The words Gay Liberation Front around the edge in white text

Exhibition: Wales is...Proud

15 July 2022 – 5 March 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Boy on high ropes course at St Fagans

Event: CoedLan – High Ropes at St Fagans

20 July–4 September 2022
10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.15pm
Suitability: Participants must be at least 110cm tall
Cost: £15
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Gallery

Event: Extra Time at the National Waterfront Museum

21 July–1 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Actress telling a story about the famous Capel Salem painting

Event: Summer of Fun - Actors in Residence

23 July–31 August 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Image of a Traditional Fairground

Event: Traditional Fairground

23 July–4 September 2022
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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A patchwork blanket, part of the Exhibition of Hope

Exhibition: Exhibition of Hope

23 July–6 November 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Slate

25 July–31 August 2022
1-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: FREE (£1.50 cost for slate colouring)
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Event: Summer of Fun - XL Big Build Challenge

Each Thursday during the summer
12.30 – 3.30pm
Suitability: Age 6+
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Summer of Fun - National Waterfront Museum

28 July–1 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Montage of images of the Windrush generation

Exhibition: Windrush Cymru – Our Voices, Our Stories, Our History

29 July–31 August 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Life in the Roman Legion

Drop in sessions every Monday and Saturday from 1st - 29th of August
11am-1pm & 2-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun 2022- Roman Legion Museum

1–29 August 2022
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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A cartoon seagull dressed in a pirate hat and eye patch.

Event: Sali Seagull’s Treasure Trail

1 August–4 September 2022
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Reframing Pictorn

Exhibition: Reframing Picton

1 August 2022 – 3 September 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Kids in Museums Activities

2–27 August 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Toxic Romans

Thursday drop in sessions from the 4th-25th August
11am-1pm & 2-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Bandaged Roman

Event: Roman Lotions & Potions

Every Friday throughout August
11am-1pm & 2-4pm
Suitability: Suitable for Welsh learners of all levels
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Here's a picture of Tudur Philips jumping in the straddle position, he is wearing clogs and his hands are touching his feet.

Event: Summer of Fun - Fun With Clogs

12, 18 & 26 August 2022
11.00; 12.00; 13.00; 14.00
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Craft Activities

12–14, 19, 26, 28 August & 2 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - National Museum Cardiff

12 August–2 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Image of a dice on a table

Event: Dwellings and Dragons - Roleplaying Welsh Past 

13–14 & 20–21 August 2022
1pm-4pm
Suitability: Age 12-18
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Drag racers

15, 19, 24, 29–30 August & 10 September 2022
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

17–29 August 2022
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Dance to Health - The Falls Prevention Dance Programme

19 August 2022 – 31 March 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Sonic Sing-a-long

20 August 2022
10.30am-11.30am
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Riverside Real Food Monthly Market

20 August 2022
10am - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Bartholomew Roberts

Event: Summer of Fun - Barti Ddu Pirate Show

20 August 2022
1 & 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Tile Narratives

20–21 & 27 August 2022
12pm - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Fruit Friends

20, 27 August & 10–11 September 2022
12pm - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Summer of Fun - Printing press - Postcards

23–24 & 27–28 August 2022
12.30pm - 3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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FieryJacks

Event: Summer of Fun - Fiery Jacks History of Games

31 August–2 September 2022
11am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Understanding South-east Asian Heritage through our plant collections - Workshop 1: Plants as medicine

1 September 2022
10am - 12pm, Clore Discovery Centre
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: Understanding South-east Asian Heritage through our plant collections - Workshop 2: Plants for cooking

1 September 2022
1–3pm, Clore Discovery Centre
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Museum Ghost Tours

2 September–24 November 2022
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Digital Event: Museum Talks: A History of Cider Making in Wales

8 September 2022
7 - 7:30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Pay What You Can - Suggested Donation: £5
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Event: GRAFT Supper Night

9 September 2022
6.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £15pp
Booking: Book your place via Eventbrite
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Event: Oasis Supper Club at St Fagans

9 September 2022
6pm arrival, food served at 7:30pm
Suitability: 16+
Cost: £30
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Event: Swansea Vintage & Makers Market

10 & 11 September 2022
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Amgueddfa Cymru Food Festival 2022

10 & 11 September 2022
10am-6pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Digital Event: Museum Talks: Hortus Culture

15 September 2022
6 - 7pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Pay What You Can - Suggested Donation: £5
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Tea

Course: Decal decoration on Ceramics

17 September 2022
10:30 - 1pm & 1:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £50 | £40 Concession
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Event: Beachwatch 2022

17 September 2022
11.30am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Book your tickets in advance
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willow basket

Course: Welsh Frame Basket Weaving

17 September 2022
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 | £70 Concession
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Event: Understanding South-east Asian Heritage through our plant collections - Workshop 3: Plants and celebration

23 September 2022
12-2pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Image: Leatherwork course at St Fagans

Course: Introduction to Leatherwork

Fully booked
24 September 2022
10.30am-4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 | £70 concession (+ Eventbrite fees)
Booking: Eventbrite
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Talk: History and Heritage Fair

24 September 2022
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Photograph of grey blanket with bink, red and white patterns on it folded neatly on a cream cloth with red stripes

Digital Event: Open Meeting of the Board of Trustees

29 September 2022
10.30am - 1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Please register your attendance by e-mailing Board@museumwales.ac.uk by 5pm of the Monday before the meeting.
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Natural deyeing

Course: Natural Dyeing with Garden Plants

8 October 2022
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £80 | £65 Concession
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Image: Leatherwork course at St Fagans

Course: Introduction to Leatherwork

22 October & 19 November 2022
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 |£70 Concession
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Digital Event: Museum Talks: Ritual house protection at St Fagans National Museum of History

27 October 2022
7:00 -7:45pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Pay What You Can - Suggested Donation: £5
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Image: Enamelling course at St Fagans National Museum of History

Course: Introduction to Enamelling

12 November 2022
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £80 |£65 Concession
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Image: Spoon carving course at St Fagans National Museum of History

Course: Spoon Carving

12 November 2022
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £65 | Concession £55
Booking: https://my.museum.wales/overview/391
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Close up of metal spoons twisted with a heart shape on the end laid out side by side on a wall

Digital Event: Open Meeting of the Board of Trustees

15 December 2022
10.30am-1pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Please register your attendance by e-mailing Board@museumwales.ac.uk by 5pm of the Monday before the meeting.
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