 | CRAFT IN THE BAY | Art Gallery |
| The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 4QH | |
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 | Craft in the Bay is the exhibition venue for contemporary applied art and craft by members of the Makers Guild in Wales.
Established in 1984, the Guild has more than seventy members from all over Wales. The unique Grade II listed building also hosts exhibitions of contemporary applied art and craft by national and international makers. A thriving education programme includes; artist talks, craft demonstrations, specialist craft workshops, teacher training, schools workshops, crafty hen parties, birthday parties, teambuilding workshops - please contact us for full information and to make your booking. Conference room and workshop rooms available for hire.
On-site cafe serves delicious savouries and sweets. |
| BUTETOWN HISTORY & ARTS CENTRE | Museum & Arts Centre |
| 4 Dock Chambers, Bute Street, Cardiff, CF10 5AG | |
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 | FREE ADMISSION. Located on Bute Street, 2 minutes walk from Mermaid Quay. By Car: (West) M4 Junction 33 or (East) M4 Junction 29 following signs to Cardiff Bay. Located in Cardiff Bay, the Centre features exhibitions about Tiger Bay, Cardiff Bay and multi-cultural Britain.
These exhibitions draw upon BHAC's extensive image and sound archive, which has been developed with the active participation of the local community.
Butetown History & Arts Centre's archive is now available directly to the public via our touch screen system.
The Centre also publishes books, runs an educational programme and serves as an intimate venue for music, poetry and other cultural events. |
| RHONDDA HERITAGE PARK | Museums & Visitor Centre |
| Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Coed Cae Road, Trehafod, Rhondda, Cynon Taff, CF37 7NP | |
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| Discover the unique character of the world famous Rhondda Valleys through multimedia presentations, artefacts museum and visitor centre. With an ex-miner tour guide ride ''The Cage'' to ''Pit Bottom'', explore the underground workings and take a thrill ride back to the surface. FREE ADMISSION to the visitor centre, art gallery and restaurant. School visits and group bookings of 10+ welcome at all times by prior arrangement - special rates available. Visitors are advised to check tour availability prior to visiting. |
| PONTYPRIDD MUSEUM | Museum |
| Bridge Street, Pontypridd, CF37 4PE | |
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 | Pontypridd Museum tells the story of the town and its people through a variety of exhibits; archive film, historic objects, working models and recorded reminiscences.
A wide variety of visiting exhibitions are also shown, so there is always something different to see.
The Tourist Information Centre is also situated within the museum. |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF | Museum |
| Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP | |
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 | Discover art, archaeology and the geological evolution of Wales in the heart of the capital's elegant civic centre. See five hundred years of magnificent paintings, drawings, sculpture, silver and ceramics including one of Europe's best collections of Impressionist works.
Discover the secrets of our ancestors, from the Neanderthals a quarter of a million years ago, with everyday objects and beautiful artefacts in the archaeology gallery Origins: in search of early Wales.
Take an amazing 4,600 million-year journey in Evolution of Wales, from the very beginning of time to the present day. Come face-to-face with dinosaurs and woolly mammoths. |
| COSMESTON LAKES COUNTRY PARK & MEDIEVAL VILLAGE | Museums & Medieval Village |
| Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF6 5UY | |
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| Cosmeston recreates the fascinating world of Medieval life. The village, which is built around an authentic 12th century fortified manor, has been made to emulate life in the year 1350. Actors in period costumes tell the tale of daily life long ago, and self-guided audio tours are also available. Special events take place throughout the year such as Jousting, Medieval Combat, Archery, Crafts, Halloween events and Summer Festivals. |
| NANTGARW CHINA WORKS | Museum |
| Tyla Gwyn, Nantgarw, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF15 7TB | |
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 | 'Visit the remains of Nantgarw Chinaworks where William Billengsley made some of the worlds finest porcelain during the early years of the nineteenth century. Following Billingsley, the Pardoe family made the works one the of the most successful domestic potteries and pipe works in Wales'. Of the three ruined kilns at Nantgarw China Works, Kiln II has now been faithfully rebuilt. The site is scheduled as an Ancient Monument and lies 10 miles north of Cardiff. All that remained of the kiln was the brick base which housed the complex under-floor flue system. This was archaeologically dismantled by numbering each and every brick whilst recording its design and construction. Following the careful reassembly of the kiln base, extensive research into kiln construction, and piecing together archive material, the remainder of the bottle kiln was designed and painstakingly reconstructed. This involved devising a way of constructing a ‘brickwork dome’ which formed the roof of the oven. The restoration and reconstruction of the kiln is so successful that it could be fired and used to once again to make earthenware and clay tobacco pipes. |
| ST FAGANS: NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM | Musuem |
| Cardiff, CF5 6XB. 4 miles west of City Centre, just off the A4232 | |
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 | Take a walk around Wales from Celtic times to present day in one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction.
Explore over forty original buildings from different historical periods, re-erected in the 100-acre parkland.
St. Fagans is brought alive in workshops where craftsmen still demonstrate their traditional skills.
Their produce is usually on sale. Native breeds of livestock can be seen in the fields and farmyards and demonstrations of farming tasks take place daily. |
| NATIONAL ROMAN LEGION MUSEUM | Museum |
| High Street, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 1AE | |
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 | Step back in time and explore a far-flung outpost of the mighty Roman Empire. Today at Caerleon you can see exhibitions and artefacts that show us how the Romans lived, fought, worshipped and died.
Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the beautiful Roman garden and, at weekends and school holidays, children can step back in time in a full-sized barrack room, try on replica armour and experience the life of a Roman soldier.
The nearby Roman Ruins include the most complete amphitheatre in Britain and the only remains of a Roman Legionary barracks on view anywhere in Europe. |
| BIG PIT: NATIONAL COAL MUSEUM | Museum |
| Blaenafon, Torfaen, NP4 9XP | |
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 | Visit a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums. Go 300 feet (90 metres) underground with a real miner and see what life was like for the thousands of men who worked at the coalface.
There are facilities to educate and entertain all ages. Enjoy a multi-media tour of a modern coal mine with a virtual miner in the mining galleries, take in exhibitions in the Pithead Baths and explore historic colliery buildings.
Big Pit is a living, breathing reminder of the coal industry in Wales and the people and society it created. |
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