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Shibui Shashin

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Spiral staircase with round window - National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales

#staircase #stairs #stairsOnSubday #nationalMuseumCardiff #stunday #classicMono

May 24, 2026 at 9:49 AM

Andrew McGleish

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This looks like it'll be a good webinar on two rare insects found in North Wales:

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#invertebrates #entomology #Wales #Cymru #AmgueddfaCymru #MuseumWales #NationalMuseumCardiff #NaturAmByth #LargeMasonBee #ClubbedGeneralSoldierfly

Natur am Byth Webinar 2: Distinct but Difficult: Rare Insects in North Wales

Join our natural history curators for a special, live webinar about some of Wales’ most rarely...

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February 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Michael

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"Girl with a Siamese Cat" by Brenda Chamberlain (Welsh) – Oil on canvas / 1951 – Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales (National Museum Cardiff) #WomenInArt #art #artText #artwork #BrendaChamberlain #WelshArt #BritishArt #cat #BlueskyArt #NationalMuseumCardiff #AmgueddfaCymru #WomanArtist #WomenArtists

Painted on Bardsey Island, where Chamberlain settled in 1947, this domestic scene portrays one of her island neighbors holding the artist’s own cat for an image of companionship and rural self-reliance after the upheavals of World War II. The work won the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod in 1951, the first time the prize was awarded; she won again in 1953 with The Cristin Children.

A young woman sits in three-quarter view, shoulders turned left, cradling a Siamese cat whose dark mask and ears contrast with its pale, fine coat. Her head tilts slightly, eyes and the cat’s gaze aligned toward something beyond the frame to our right, lending the moment a poised stillness. Daylight washes the room while an open window behind them reveals rolling hills and clear sky. Her long dark hair is neatly pulled back. The woman's plain, close-fitting top reads as everyday wear rather than costume. Contours are firm but gentle, color kept naturalistic, so touch and attention become the picture’s quiet drama.

Trained at the Royal Academy Schools and co-founder of the Caseg Press, Chamberlain was also a writer. Her Bardsey years shaped both her painting and later prose (like Tide-Race). Here, her skill turns a modest island interior into a portrait of community, place, and care.

November 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM

Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd

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B4 #egwyddorol #gwybodus ar ein taith i #AmgueddfaGenedlaetholCymru a gweithdy Lego arbed y moroedd 🌊🚌
Y4 #ethical #informed on our trip to #NationalMuseumCardiff and Lego save the ocean workshop 🌊🚌

July 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Shenstone photography

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Talking of Edmontosaurus, heres one I helped put together at the national museum of Wales quite a few years ago now.

#geology #palaeontology
#olympus
#nationalmuseumcardiff

Ruthie the Edmontosaurus at the national museum of Wales

December 13, 2024 at 7:24 PM

Suj / culture

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A queen in opal or in ruby dress/A nameless girl in freshest summer-greens/A saint, an angel — every canvas means/The same one meaning, neither more nor less
🎨 #GwenJohn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ▶️ #StrangeBeauties 🎟️ #NationalMuseumCardiff 💻Review www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

June 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM

Suj / culture

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Fair as the moon and joyful as the light/Not wan with waiting, not with sorrow dim/Not as she is, but was when hope shone bright/Not as she is, but as she fills her dream
🎨 #GwenJohn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿▶️ #StrangeBeauties 🎟️ #NationalMuseumCardiff 💻Review www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

June 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM

@NoLolaMento 🇪🇸🏳️‍🌈💚🤍💚🏳️👵

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Sometimes, the peoná is worth it.
#RodinFueraDeSuCasa #NationalMuseumCardiff
Los museos gratuitos y llenos de chiquillería pintando “por Picasso”, deberían ser Ley.

August 31, 2026 at 12:35 PM

Luke Jerram - Artist

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@lukejerram.bsky.social Giving a talk #nationalmuseumcardiff 9th April 2pm. museum.wales/cardiff/what...

Behind the Scenes: Creating Museum of the Moon | Museum Wales

Come and join visionary artist Luke Jerram as he talks about his inspirational work Museum of the Mo...

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March 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM

Nintendo South Wales

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🌑📽️ NSW #SuperMarioGalaxy Movie Trip Update

Those attending the 3pm group showing on Saturday, 4th April, are welcome to join us at #NationalMuseumCardiff at approx 1pm beforehand to see the touring seven-metre lunar model installation featuring detailed NASA imagery

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March 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM

LaneSystems

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Artist sneaks AI-generated print into museum gallery
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Visitor wondered "why such a poor quality #AI piece was hanging there without being labelled as AI"
#ArtificialIntelligence #GuerillaArt #NationalMuseumCardiff

Artist sneaks AI-generated print into National Museum Cardiff gallery

A visitor who noticed the piece says staff

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November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM

Union Jane

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museum.wales/cardiff/what... Great news for Gwens! Anyone named Gwen (and all variations of the name) can now visit the exhibition 'Strange Beauties' free of charge. The offer is available until 28th June 2026. #GwenJohn #Gwen #AmgueddfaGenedlaetholCaerdydd #NationalMuseumCardiff