Cardiff - National Museum of Wales

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The National Museum of Wales was founded in 1907 to "tell the world about Wales, and the Welsh about their own country". It contains important early Christian material, archaeological collections, exhibits illustrating the development of industry, and pre-industrial crafts and implements.

Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological exhibit, museum; Folk art exhibit; Historical museum; Industrial attraction, factory museum; Major world-scale museum

Attractions within National Museum of Wales

National Museum Art Gallery

The National Museum of Wales' Art Gallery provides an excellent survey of the work of Welsh and English painters such as Madox Brown, Wilson, Lawrence, Constable and Gainsborough. Major works by

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Do-It-Yourself Tours

Address

National Museum of Wales and Art Gallery
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF1 3NP
United Kingdom

Hours

January 1 to December 31

Open	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (Last Monday, May) Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (Last Monday, August)

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25) Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)