Big Pit: National Coal Museum

Our museums

• 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.