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Articles: A love for art: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift
3 May 2013[image: Miro poster from the 1970's]
Over the last 35 years, Eric and Jean Cass have established an outstanding and very personal collection of over 300 sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints and paintings.Articles: David Jones (1895-1974)
4 April 2013[image: David Jones, image courtesy of Western Mail picture library ]
David Jones was more profoundly influenced throughout his life by the landscape, language and myths of Wales than any of his contemporaries. An extraordinary and multi-talented man, he occupies a unique place in twentieth-century British art, and is often called the greatest painter-poet since William Blake.Interactives: Explore the painting: Thomas Mansel and wife, Jayne
16 October 2012[image: Sir Thomas Mansel and his wife Jane]
The Mansels of Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, were one of the wealthiest families in south Wales. Use our online interactive to find out more about the painting and the couple that it portrays
Galleries: The Quilt Collection
28 September 2012Galleries: Welsh Lovespoon online gallery
17 September 2012
Articles
Articles: A love for art: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift
3 May 2013[image: Miro poster from the 1970's]
Over the last 35 years, Eric and Jean Cass have established an outstanding and very personal collection of over 300 sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints and paintings.Articles: David Jones (1895-1974)
4 April 2013[image: David Jones, image courtesy of Western Mail picture library ]
David Jones was more profoundly influenced throughout his life by the landscape, language and myths of Wales than any of his contemporaries. An extraordinary and multi-talented man, he occupies a unique place in twentieth-century British art, and is often called the greatest painter-poet since William Blake.Articles: A History of Doll-Making: A Welsh Perspective
10 August 2012[image: Anti-suffragette voodoo doll]
Amgueddfa Cymru houses a fine collection of dolls dating from around 1800 to 2000. Made from a range of different materials, they all possess some link to Wales. From early wooden examples to contemporary plastic figures, the development of doll-making can be traced from simple, home-made items to mass-produced factory goods.
Articles: Graham Sutherland: Artist in Focus
14 May 2012Articles: John Piper: A Journey Through Snowdonia
27 April 2012
Galleries
Galleries: The Quilt Collection
28 September 2012[image: The Tailor's Patchwork Coverlet]
The collection of quilts and patchwork at Amgueddfa Cymru contains items from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, including a christening gown worn by Peter Morgan of Golden Grove in 1722.
Galleries: Welsh Lovespoon online gallery
17 September 2012[image: Lovesppon]
The lovespoon collection at Amgueddfa Cymru contains beautifully ornamented examples both historical and modern. Here we look at a selection of lovespoons, the oldest of which dates back to 1667
Galleries: Coal Miners' Badges
13 July 2012[image: coal miners' badges]
There are many examples of badges connected to the coal industry. These badges were usually produced during industrial disputes or following mining disasters and were often sold to raise funds. Amgueddfa Cymru have several hundred examples of these these badges, some of which are now available to view online.
Galleries: The Llanvaches Roman Coin Hoard
15 July 2011
Interactives
Interactives: Explore the painting: Thomas Mansel and wife, Jayne
16 October 2012[image: Sir Thomas Mansel and his wife Jane]
The Mansels of Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, were one of the wealthiest families in south Wales. Use our online interactive to find out more about the painting and the couple that it portrays