What's On

The museum is closed on this date.

Exhibitions

Exhibition of Hope

Last chance to see
National Wool Museum
15 November 2022 – 4 February 2023

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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Exhibition: Reframing Picton

1 August 2022 – 12 January 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Revealing Édouard Manet’s Portrait of Monsieur Jules Dejouy

17 January 2023 – 10 January 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Cuppa and a Paper

Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: New Collections: Go Home Polish

From 27 January 2024
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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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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Exhibition: Petitioning for Peace

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

16 March 2024 – 21 January 2025
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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Exhibition: Art of the Selfie

16 March 2024 – 26 January 2025
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Pay What You Can
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Exhibition: Wales is… talking about empire

From 4 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Book your beer flight at The Vulcan

From 11 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: See below for details
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Event: Visit The Vulcan Hotel

From 11 May 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Audio Described Tours at National Museum Cardiff

12 September 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
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Event: CoedLan – High Ropes at St Fagans

Every weekend and during the summer holidays
10.15am, 11.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm, 4.15pm
Suitability: Participants must be at least 110cm tall
Cost: £20
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Event: Traditional Fairground

To 2 September 2024
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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Exhibition: The Valleys

25 May–3 November 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: LAYERS by Rhiannon Gwyn

26 May–1 November 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: ARTIFEX Become a Roman Craftmaster!

During local school holidays and weekends.
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Demonstrations

Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Course: Introduction to Blacksmithing - National Slate Museum

22 June, 14 September & 12 October 2024
10:00-3pm
Suitability: 18+
Cost: £150 | £125 concessions
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Exhibition: Making Waves – RNLI Cymru 200

22 June 2024 – 16 March 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Digital Event: Open Meeting of the Board of Trustees

21 March, 27 June, 26 September & 12 December 2024
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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Event: Museum Mini Trail

20 July–2 September 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Quiet Hour at the National Roman Legion Museum

28 July, 11 August & 22 September 2024
10am-11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Come to Sing!

7 September, 5 October, 2 November & 7 December 2024
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Penydarren - Steam Day

7 August & 8 September 2024
11:00am-2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Museum Little Mice

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: Roman Soldier in the Barrack Room

10, 17, 24 & 31 August 2024
11am-1pm, 2pm-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop-in
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Event: Family Museum Trail

16 August 2024 – 16 August 2025
Suitability: Families
Cost: 50p
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Event: Quiet Hour at the Museum

18 August & 22 September 2024
3-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Dementia Friendly Tours at the National Roman Legion Museum

Fully booked
6 September 2024
10am-1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: is essential please email: learning.romans@museumwales.ac.uk
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Course: Introduction to Blacksmithing - St. Fagans National Museum of History

Fully booked
31 August–2 September 2024
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 18+
Cost: £150 | £125 concession
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Event: Big Pit's Big Bash

1 September 2024
10:00am - 4:30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Learn to Spin

Fully booked
3, 10 & 24 September 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: Welsh Story and Rhyme with Cymraeg i Blant

Cancelled
3 September 2024
1.30pm
Suitability: 0-5 years old
Cost: Free
Booking: Scan the QR code
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Event: Tech Tuesdays

3 & 17 September 2024
1 - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Talk: Behind the Scenes: Sunken treasures: a sea shell collector’s dream

5 September 2024
2pm
Suitability: 11+
Cost: £8
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Event: Audio Described Tours: at the National Roman Legion Museum.

6 September 2024
2.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
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Event: Museum on the Road: Craft Festival Wales, Cardigan Castle

6th to the 8th of September 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: £
Booking: Essential: purchase of ticket
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Event: Amgueddfa Cymru Food Festival 2024

7 & 8 September 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Waterfront Vintage and Makers Market

7 & 8 September 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Enameling

Fully booked
10 September 2024
11:00-12:30
Suitability: Adults
Cost: FREE
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: St Fagans Mindful Tour

10 September 2024
2:00pm-3:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: National Museum Cardiff Drawing Group

10 September 2024
1:00pm-3:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop In
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Event: Leather stamping and painting

11 September 2024
10:30am-11:30am | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

Fully booked
11–13 September 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Talk: Behind the Scenes: Open Doors - A visit to the vertebrate store

12 September 2024
11am & 2pm
Suitability: 10+
Cost: £8
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Event: Willow Weaving Bird Feeders

Fully booked
12 September 2024
2:00pm-3:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential
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Event: Welsh Learner Morning

12 September 2024
10:00am-12:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop In
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Event: English Learner Day

13 September 2024
2:00pm-4:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop In
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Event: Clore Discovery Centre

13 September 2024
2:00pm-4:00pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop In
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Event: St Fagans Sketching Group

13 September, 11 October, 8 November & 13 December 2024
10.30am-12pm
Suitability: 16+
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential.
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Event: Clwb Crefft for Children

14 September
10am-12pm
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £3 per child
Booking: Essential
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Course: Spoon Carving Course - National Waterfront Museum

14 September 2024
10:30am - 4:00pm
Suitability: 16+
Cost: £65 | £55 Concession
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Event: The Vulcan Quiz

15, 29 September, 13, 27 October, 10, 24 November, 8 & 22 December 2024
5pm-10pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £5 per person
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Event: Welsh Story and Rhyme with Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr

19 September
1.30yp
Suitability: 0-5
Cost: Free
Booking: e-mail nia@mgsg.cymru
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Event: Paint Along - Autumn Equinox

Fully booked
20 September 2024
7pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Cost £25 pp/ 2 for £45
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Course: Welsh Frame Basket Weaving

Fully booked
21 September 2024
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 | £70 Concession
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Event: GRAFT Supper Night - Autumn Equinox

22 September 2024
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £22.50 pp
Booking: Ticketted
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Event: Organ Recital

27 September 2024
13:00
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: Local History and Heritage Fair

28 September 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Local History Book Fair

29 September 2024
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Course: Botanical Illustration - National Museum Cardiff

5 October 2024
10.30am-4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £75 | £60 concession
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Course: Introduction to Leatherwork

Fully booked
5 October 2024
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 |£70 Concession
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Event: Silent Disco

5 October 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Family-friendly event: £9 - £13 | Adults-only event: £18 - £20
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Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

Fully booked
11–17 October 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Course: Natural Dyeing with Garden Plants

12 October 2024
10:30 - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £80 | £65 Concession
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Talk: Unknown Wales Conference 2024

12 October 2024
10am -1pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £5
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

Fully booked
12–23 October 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Course: Half Day Courses: Introduction to Blacksmithing - Big Pit National Coal Museum

14, 16 & 18 October 2024
10 - 12 OR 1 - 3
Suitability: 18+
Cost: £75 | £60 concession
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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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Exhibition: Streic! 84-85 Strike!

26 October 2024 – 27 April 2025
10:15am - 4:45pm
Coming Soon
Suitability: All
Cost: Early Bird: £7 Adults | £5 Concessions
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Event: Halloween Nights

29–31 October 2024
5.30pm - 9pm
Suitability: Families. Children 5 - 12 years old
Cost: Adults: £14 | Children: £14 | Under 2's: Free
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Event: Curses and cures for Gladiators

30 October–1 November 2024
10.30am-11.30am 11.30am -12.30pm 1.30pm-2.30pm 2.30pm-3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £2.50/person
Booking: Drop-in activity.
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Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

2–29 November 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

Fully booked
6–15 November 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Museum Sleepover: Dinos

16 & 17 November 2024
17:30 - 09:15
Suitability: Families. Children aged 6-12 years old
Cost: £70 / £75 / £95
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Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

6–14 December 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

Fully booked
11–19 December 2024
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Festive Paint Along

Fully booked
14 December 2024
7pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £25 pp, or two for £45
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Event: Festive Family Paint Along

Fully booked
15 December 2024
10.30am & 2pm
Suitability: Age 5+
Cost: £15 pp
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Event: Museum Sleepover: Dinos

8 & 9 March 2025
17:30 - 09:15
Suitability: Families. Children aged 6-12 years old
Cost: £70 / £75 / £95
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