August 2012

Museum	Actual	Target			Variance from Target		Increase/Decrease on 2011		Increase/Decrease on 2000
	2012	2012	2011	2000
					No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
National Museum Cardiff	54,092	40,000	46,677	26,639	14,092	35.2	7,415	15.9	27,453	103.1
St Fagans: National History Museum	106,747	100,000	95,157	53,124	6,747	6.7	11,590	12.2	53,623	100.9
National Roman Legion Museum	13,615	9,000	9,168	5,285	4,615	51.3	4,447	48.5	8,330	157.6
National Wool Museum	6,008	3,800	4,607	1,909	2,208	58.1	1,401	30.4	4,099	214.7
National Slate Museum	25,671	29,000	28,429	10,491	-3,329	-11.5	-2,758	-9.7	15,180	144.7
Big Pit: National Coal Museum	23,487	23,500	23,103	11,625	-13	-0.1	384	1.7	11,862	102.0
National Waterfront Museum	35,406	31,000	33,547	0	4,406	14.2	1,859	5.5	-	-
Total	265,026	236,300	240,688	109,073	28,726	12.16%	24,338	10.11%	120,547	142.98%

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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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