April 2009

Museum	Actual	Target			Variance from Target		Increase/Decrease on 2008		Increase/Decrease on 2000
	2009	2009	2008	2000
					No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
National Museum Cardiff	38,890	32,000	31,775	30,558	6,890	21.5	7,115	22.4	8,332	27.3
St Fagans: National History Museum	84,169	84,000	46,379	33,803	169	0.2	37,790	81.5	50,366	149.0
National Roman Legion Museum	7,174	6,000	5,525	6,024	1,174	19.6	1,649	29.8	1,150	19.1
National Wool Museum	2,619	1,500	1,727	923	1,119	74.6	892	51.7	1,696	183.7
National Slate Museum	13,485	11,000	9,172	4,511	2,485	22.6	4,313	47.0	8,974	198.9
Big Pit: National Coal Museum	19,678	16,000	16,373	12,076	3,678	23.0	3,305	20.2	7,602	63.0
National Waterfront Museum	23,570	12,000	13,066	0	11,570	96.4	10,504	80.4	-	-
Total	189,585	162,500	124,017	87,895	27,085	16.67%	65,568	52.87%	78,120	115.69%

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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 is one of Europe's foremost open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction.
Big Pit: National Coal Museum

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

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

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

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.

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