Article: Coal seams and copper: W.E. Logan and the geological map

William Edmond Logan was one of the leading geologists of the nineteenth century and is recognized as Canada's most important scientist of all time. It was in Wales that his geological career began.

Article: The fabulous mineral collection of Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive, Countess of Powis.

One of the most important historic mineral collections at Amgueddfa Cymru was formed in the early nineteenth century. Assembled by Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive (1758-1830), Countess of Powis, and donated to the museum by the 4th Earl of Powis in 1929, the collection of minerals is one of the earliest mineral collections with links to Wales.

Article: Discovering T. Leigh: in search of a forgotten painter

Researchers in Amgueddfa Cymru in collaboration with Concordia University, Montreal have uncovered new information about the life and work of the elusive 17th-century portrait painter, Thomas Leigh. It is now thought that there were two painters named Thomas Leigh – a father and son – but hopefully more paintings can be discovered helping to shed light on the life of these elusive family painters.

Gallery: John Cornwell

John Cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s. He perfected a method of underground photography using the standard colliery lighting and was able to photograph coal faces, roadways, shafts and equipment with amazing clarity.

Article: Hooks, wheels and rag dolls

Article: William Goscombe John (1860-1952)

Article: James Pyke Thompson (1846-1897)

Article: William James Tatem, 1st Baron Glanely (1868-1942)

Article: Francsesco Guardi's View of the Palazzo Loredan

Interactive: Clean your own Guardi canvas