Events at National Waterfront Museum
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| Date | Event | Details |
| 13 Apr–22 Sep | Josef Herman: Llafur - Imaging the Labourer | All / Free |
| 22 Jun–8 Sep | ‘Private Collections’ - Women’s International Glass Workshop | All / Free |
| 6 Jul–13 Oct | Water under the Bridge - Welsh Canals | All / Free |
| 21 Sep–27 Oct | MA Architectural Glass | All / Free |
| Oct 26 2013–Mar 30 2014 | Power to the People - Generating Electricity in Wales | All / Free |
Events
| Date | Event | Details |
| 28 Jun | Waterfront Nippers | Ages 18 months - 5 years / Free / Drop in |
| 29 Jun | Walking Tour - Around the Marina | Adults / Free / Booking required: 02920 573600 |
| 6 & 7 Jul | Spinning Helicopters and Catapult Planes | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 6 Jul | Cuppa Cymraeg | All / Free |
| 6 Jul | Josef Herman: Llafur - Imaging the Labourer | Adults / Free |
| 10 Jul | Summer Fun Time for Tots | 0 - 15 yrs / Free |
| 13 & 14 Jul | Dance Days | All / Free |
| 19 Jul | Waterfront Nippers - Going On Holiday | 0 - 5 yrs / Free |
| 20 Jul | Street Science: Flight | Age 7 � 12 / Free / Booking required. Tel: local rate (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 20 Jul | Images of War in Early-Modern Europe | All / Free |
| 21 Jul | Museum Monthly Movies: Amelia (PG, 2009) | All / Free |
| 25–28 Jul | Bridges, Locks and Aqueducts | All / Free / Drop in |
| 1–4 Aug | Decorate a Spoon | Age 7 + / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 3 Aug | Cuppa Cymraeg | All / Free |
| 3 Aug | Canal Day | All / Free / Drop in |
| 3 Aug | The Glamorganshire Canal | Adults / Free |
| 3 Aug | Shabby Chic for Teens: Button Accessories | Teens / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 3–11 Aug | Rope Machine | All / Free / Drop in |
| 3 Aug | The Swansea Canal | Adults / Free |
| 10 & 11 Aug | Pirate Weekend | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 10 Aug | Shabby Chic for Teens: Make up Bags and Mirrors | Teens / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 17 Aug | Shabby Chic for Teens: Scrapbooks and Boxes | Teens / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 17 Aug | The Medieval Cult of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Adults / Free |
| 17–26 Aug | Nostalgia Week | All / Free |
| 17 Aug | Siren Sisters | All / Free |
| 17 & 18 Aug | Ripping Yarns and Daring Adventures | Families / Free |
| 17 & 18 Aug | Street Science - Morse Code | Age 7-12 / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 17–18 & 22–26 Aug | Spinning Tops, Parachutes and Planes | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 17 & 18 Aug | Put yourself in the postcard | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 18 Aug | Museum Monthly Movies: The Railway Children (U 1970) | Families / Free |
| 24 Aug | Kitchen Table Crafts and Vintage Market | All / Free |
| 26 Aug | Bank Holiday Movie: Swallows and Amazons (U, 1974) | Families / Free |
| 29 Aug | Black Prince Boat Trip | Adults / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 30 Aug | Waterfront Nippers - On the Water | 0 - 5 yrs / Free / Drop in |
| 31 Aug & 1 Sep | Model Rail Weekend | Families / Free |
| 5 Sep | Black Prince Boat Trip | Adults / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 7 Sep | Cuppa Cymraeg | All / Free |
| 7 Sep | Josef Herman Study Day | Adults / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 7 & 8 Sep | Josef Herman - People in Pastels | Families / Free |
| 12 Sep | Black Prince Boat Trip | Adults / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 14 & 15 Sep | Roald Dahl Weekend | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 14 Sep | Museum Monthly Movies : Danny the Champion of the World (U 1989) | Families / Free |
| 14 & 15 Sep | Open House - Object in Focus | Adults / Free |
| 15 Sep | Waterfront Book Club | Adults / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 15 Sep | Monthly Movies : Matilda (PG 1996) | Families / Free |
| 21 Sep | The Campden Wonder of 1662: The Murder and Miraculous ‘Deliverance of William Harrison’ | All / Free |
| 21 Sep | Street Science - Periscopes | Age 7 - 12 / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 21 Sep | Joe Bach - A Monologue by Lighthouse Theatre | All / Free |
| 27 Sep | Waterfront Nippers - Roald Dahl | 0 - 5 yrs / Free / Drop in |
| 27 Sep | Museum Quiz Night | Adults / Tickets: £3.50 / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 5 Oct | Cuppa Cymraeg | All / Free |
| 5 & 6 Oct | 3 cool things to make with a Rubber Band | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 6 Oct | 'Who We Are' Youth performance | All / Free |
| 11 Oct | Dandiya Dancing | All / £2 Adults / £1 Children |
| 12 Oct | Local History...Live! | All / Free |
| 12 Oct | Big Draw - Doodlemania! | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 12 & 13 Oct | Book Swap | All / Free |
| 13 Oct | Waterfront Book Club | Adults / Free / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |
| 19 Oct | Warfare in the Age of the Crusades: A Clash of Contrasts | All / Free |
| 19 Oct | Black History Celebration | Families / Free |
| 20 Oct | Museum Monthly Movies: To Kill a Mockingbird (12, 1964) | Age 12 + / Free |
| 25 Oct | Waterfront Nippers — Machines | 0 - 5 yrs / Free / Drop in |
| 26 & 27 Oct | Diwali Decorations | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 27 Oct | Half Term 3D Movie: Hugo (U, 2011) | Families / Free |
| 28 Oct–3 Nov | Weird Science | Families / Free / Drop in |
| 31 Oct | Spooky Night at the Museum | Families / £2 pp / Booking required Tel: Local rate - (0300) 111 2 333 |