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Humble travel trunk returns to Museum for the first time In 100 years!

9 July 2008

American Dreams exhibition

7 JULY 2008 - 31 JANUARY  2009

A small wooden travel trunk that carried the personal belongings of a Welsh quarryman’s family all the way to the USA at the turn of the last century has returned home for the first time in 104 years to take a starring role in a new exhibition at the National Slate Museum.

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Breathtaking Welsh landscape paintings on show at National Museum Cardiff

2 July 2008

The Welsh landscape will come under the spotlight at National Museum Cardiff for the very first time from 3 July 2008, as it launches four new galleries dedicated to celebrating art in Wales.

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Followers of fashion – revealed through treasure

16 May 2008

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales one step closer to fashion in Medieval Wales

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N S Harsha wins third £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize

25 April 2008
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Welsh rugby star helps launch Museums & Galleries Month in Wales

8 April 2008

What do trains, planes and the equals sign have in common? The answer is that all these world-changing inventions began life here in Wales.

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DWYNVAL

15 January 2008
Hearts of Stone to celebrate special days for lovers
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  • National Museum Cardiff

    National Museum Cardiff

    Discover art, archaeology, natural history and geology. With a busy programme of exhibitions and events, we have something to amaze everyone, whatever your interest – and admission is free!

  • St Fagans: National History Museum

    St Fagans

    St Fagans is one of Europe's foremost open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction.

  • Big Pit: National Coal Museum

    Big Pit

    Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums. With facilities to educate and entertain all ages, Big Pit is an exciting and informative day out.

  • National Wool Museum

    National Wool Museum

    Located in the historic former Cambrian Mills, the Museum is a special place with a spellbinding story to tell.

  • National Roman Legion Museum

    National Roman Legion Museum

    In AD 75, the Romans built a fortress at Caerleon that would guard the region for over 200 years. Today at the National Roman Legion Museum you can learn what made the Romans a formidable force and how life wouldn't be the same without them.

  • National Slate Museum

    National Slate Museum

    The National Slate Museum offers a day full of enjoyment and education in a dramatically beautiful landscape on the shores of Llyn Padarn.

  • National Waterfront Museum

    National Waterfront Museum

    The National Waterfront Museum at Swansea tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales, now and over the last 300 years.

  • Rhagor: Explore our collections

    Rhagor (Welsh for ‘more’) offers unprecedented access to the amazing stories that lie behind our collections.