What's On

Exhibitions

Standing on top of a quarry looking out over a blanket of clouds, there's a mountain in the background appearing through the clouds.

Exhibition: SLATE: A DIFFERENT VIEW!

National Slate Museum
18 May–31 December 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Logo for the BBC 100 in Wales exhibition, showing the title of the exhibition in large font for half the image. The other half displays a television from the 1960s.

Exhibition: BBC 100 in Wales

National Museum Cardiff
10 December 2022 – 3 September 2023
The exhibition will be open until 9pm on 6 April, 4 May and 1 June
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Book your free ticket in advance
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Exhibition: Lily’s Fossil Footprint

National Museum Cardiff
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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A square photograph with the line where the sea meets the horizon in the centre of the image. The photograph shows a view of Wales from Bristol. The sky and the sea are a beautiful, deep colour blue

Exhibition: The Sea Horizon

National Museum Cardiff
18 February–10 September 2023
The exhibition will be open until 9pm on 6 April, 4 May and 1 June
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: The Fossil Swamp

National Museum Cardiff
18 May 2019 – 2 March 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Wales is...Proud

St Fagans National Museum of History
15 July 2022 – 31 December 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Reframing Pictorn

Exhibition: Reframing Picton

National Museum Cardiff
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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Exhibition: Voices of The Red Wall

St Fagans National Museum of History
19 November 2022 – 3 September 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: From Mine to Museum Exhibition

Big Pit National Coal Museum
23 November 2022 – 1 September 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Portrait of Terrence Higgins made out of red and green heart shaped stamp

Exhibition: Wales is... remembering Terrence Higgins

St Fagans National Museum of History
1 December 2022 – 31 December 2023
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

National Museum Cardiff
17 January 2023 – 1 January 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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George Cross Medal

Exhibition: Wales is... grateful for its NHS

St Fagans National Museum of History
3 March 2023 – 5 March 2024
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Swansea Canal 225

National Waterfront Museum
1 April–17 September 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Mike Parker’s On the Red Hill – A Love Story of Reg and George

National Waterfront Museum
27 April–24 September 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Artes Mundi logo in white text on a yellow background

Exhibition: Artes Mundi 10

National Museum Cardiff
20 October 2023 – 25 February 2024
Coming Soon
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Events and Talks

A young woman looking at the dinosaur collection

Event: Extra Time at National Museum Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff
Open until 8pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Text saying 'Your story. Your museum'

Digital Event: Open Meeting of the Board of Trustees

23 March–14 December 2023
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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a young man in a rumble seat wearing a VR headset and with his arms outstretched

Event: Mission: Planet Earth - a VR Experience

National Museum Cardiff
From 1 April 2023
10.30am-4pm
Suitability: 13+ years
Cost: £6
Booking: In advance on-line or at the museum (subject to availability)
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Event: Demonstrations

National Slate Museum
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Story and Rhyme

National Wool Museum
11 May, 8 June & 13 July 2023
1:30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Welsh Story and Rhyme - Cymraeg i Blant

National Wool Museum
23 May, 18 June, 15 & 29 August 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Quiet Hour at the Museum

National Waterfront Museum
23 July, 27 August & 24 September 2023
3-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A young boy on the high ropes course at St Fagans

Event: CoedLan – High Ropes at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
Daily from 22nd July – 3rd Sept
10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm
Suitability: Participants must be at least 110cm tall
Cost: £15
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Cardiff Farmers Market

Event: Cardiff Farmers Market

St Fagans National Museum of History
17 June, 15 July & 19 August 2023
10am - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Clay Restoration Project

St Fagans National Museum of History
22 June–8 July 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Dementia Friendly Underground Tours

Big Pit National Coal Museum
27 June, 6 September & 17 October 2023
1.50pm-4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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Event: Proud Writing LGBTQ+ Literature event

National Museum Cardiff
6 July 2023
18:00-20:00
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Iranian Illumination With Neda Mohammad

National Museum Cardiff
6 July 2023
6pm-8pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Clay Restoration Project: Durga Idols Launch

St Fagans National Museum of History
8 July 2023
1pm-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Dance Days

National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 July 2023
11am - 5.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Museum Little Mice

National Waterfront Museum
14 July 2023
10.15am - 12.15pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
14, 21 & 28 July 2023
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Come to Sing!

National Waterfront Museum
15 July 2023
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Teddy Bear’s Picnic

National Waterfront Museum
19 July 2023
10:30am - 2:30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Extra Time at the National Waterfront Museum

National Waterfront Museum
20, 27 July, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 August & 7 September 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Talk: Queer Tour of St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
22 July 2023
12:00 - 14:00
Suitability: 14+
Cost: Pay What You Can
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Event: Summer Holiday Passport Trail

National Waterfront Museum
22 July–3 September 2023
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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A combination of cakes, baked goods and sandwiches sit on a slate shelf

Event: Afternoon Tea

St Fagans National Museum of History
23 July 2023
Suitability: All
Cost: £20 per person
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Event: Festival of Archaeology: Big Pit

Big Pit National Coal Museum
27 & 28 July 2023
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Festival of Archaeology: Caerleon – Fire.

Event: Festival of Archaeology: National Roman Legion Museum – Fire

National Roman Legion Museum
29 & 30 July 2023
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Bat Walks

St Fagans National Museum of History
31 July–24 August 2023
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £6.50
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Cartoon birds

Event: National Play Day

National Waterfront Museum
2 August 2023
11am - 2pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Cartoon birds

Event: National Play Day - Quiet Hour

National Waterfront Museum
2 August 2023
10am - 11am
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Gladiators

National Roman Legion Museum
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 August 2023
10.30-11.30am,12-1pm, 1.30-2.30pm & 3-4pm.
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Big Build Challenge

National Waterfront Museum
Each Thursday during August
12.30 – 3.30pm
Suitability: Age 6+
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
4, 11, 18 & 25 August 2023
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Family life in the Fortress

National Roman Legion Museum
4, 11, 18 & 25 August 2023
10.30–11.30am, 12–1pm, 1.30–2.30pm & 3–4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Make & Take - Summer Windmills

National Waterfront Museum
11 - 12 & 18 - 19 Aug
12.30 - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Pirate Party

National Waterfront Museum
13 August 2023
12 - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Technocamps: LEGO Spike Robotics

National Waterfront Museum
15 August 2023
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Age 9-16
Cost: Free
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
16–28 August 2023
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Come to Sing!

National Waterfront Museum
19 August 2023
11am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Technocamps: Electrifying Microbits

National Waterfront Museum
22 August 2023
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Age 9-16
Cost: Free
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Event: Make & Take – Shadow Puppets

National Waterfront Museum
25 - 26 August & 1 - 2 Sept
12.30 - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Technocamps: 5G with MicroBits

National Waterfront Museum
29 August 2023
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Age 9-16
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
1, 15 & 22 September 2023
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: GRAFT Supper Night

National Waterfront Museum
8 September 2023
6.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £15pp
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Event: Museum Little Mice

National Waterfront Museum
8 September 2023
10.15am - 12.15pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Waterfront Vintage and Makers Market

National Waterfront Museum
9 & 10 September 2023
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Amgueddfa Cymru Food Festival 2023

St Fagans National Museum of History
9 & 10 September 2023
10am-6pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Come to Sing!

National Waterfront Museum
16 September 2023
11 am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
20 September 2023
8pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Local History and Heritage Fair

National Waterfront Museum
23 September 2023
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
4, 11 & 13 October 2023
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
6, 19, 25 & 27 October 2023
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: Dandiya Dancing

National Waterfront Museum
20 October 2023
7pm - 9.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Tickets £3.50 Adults / £2 Children
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
3–24 November 2023
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
8–23 November 2023
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £18.50
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Digital Events

Open Meeting of the Board of Trustees

23 March–14 December 2023, 10.30am - 1pm