Press Releases
New digital resource makes Wales’ National Contemporary Art Collection available to all
More than 30,000 images of artworks from the collection of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales will now be available to explore from the comfort of your own phone.
Local communities set to have greater access to Wales’ national contemporary art collection.
Wales’ national contemporary art collection will be displayed in communities across the country under new plans.
Street food, sweet treats and stalls at St Fagans as the annual Amgueddfa Cymru food festival returns
A firm favourite in Wales foodie calendar, the Amgueddfa Cymru Food Festival is set to return to St Fagans National Museum of History on 9 and 10 September with an exciting line-up of the finest food stalls, live music and lots of fun for all ages.
Artist Call Out – Perspective(s): Bringing Our Stories Together
Perspective(s) is a new collaboration between the Arts Council of Wales and Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, which seeks to bring about a step change in how the visual arts and heritage sector reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of our society. The project is supported by the Welsh Government as part of a collective effort to meet the culture and heritage goals of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan.
JERWOOD ART FUND MAKERS OPEN, 9th EDITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMGUEDDFA CYMRU - MUSEUM WALES
- In partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery and York Art Gallery
- Offering five extraordinary early-career artists and makers a significant commission to be exhibited in England and Wales throughout 2025
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales acquires work by Welsh Ghanaian artist Anya Paintsil
Amgueddfa Cymru has acquired work by one of the most exciting contemporary Welsh artists working today. Blod (2022), by Welsh Ghanaian artist Anya Paintsil, portrays Blodeuwedd from the Mabinogi. The work was presented by the Contemporary Art Society with additional support from the Derek Williams Trust.