Association of Family History Societies of Wales
c/o Menna Evans, Adran Casgliadau, National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth SY25 3BU
The association was formed in 1981 as a grouping of the family history societies which then existed within Wales. Its constitution states that its Aims and Objectives are: to promote the study of family history and genealogy of Wales; to co-ordinate and support the activities of the family history societies in Wales; to promote and secure publication of material of particular interest and usefulness to family historians researching Welsh ancestry; to liaise with its affiliate members and other appropriate bodies in order to represent the interests and needs of its member societies.
Big Pit: National Coal Museum
Big Pit: National Coal Museum
Blaenafon NP4 9XP
01495 790 311
www.museumwales.ac.uk
Big Pit is a real colliery. It was the place of work for hundreds of men, women and children for over 200 years – a daily struggle to extract that precious mineral that stoked the furnaces and lit the household fires of the world.
Black History Association Wales
4 Dock Chambers, Bute Street
Cardiff CF10 5EQ
02920 256757
BHAW aims to be the ‘go to hub’ for black history information, raising awareness of black history in Wales, establishing a sustainable education programme and training the trainers and facilitators across Wales to confidently deliver black history modules as part of the national curriculum all year round.
CyMAL: Museums Archives & Libraries Wales
Welsh Assembly Government, Rhodfa Padarn
Aberystwyth SY23 3UR
0300 062 2112
www.cymru.gov.uk/cymal
CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales (CyMAL) represents a significant investment by the Welsh Government in the development of local museums, archives and libraries services which meet 21st century needs.
MOMA Wales
Y Tabernacl, Heol Penrallt
Machynlleth SY20 8AJ
01654 703355
The museum of Modern Art, Wales (MOMA WALES) has grown up alongside The Tabernacle, a former Wesleyan chapel which in 1986 reopened as a centre for the performing arts. MOMA WALES has six beautiful exhibition spaces which house, throughout the year, modern Welsh art, The Tabernacle Collection and The Brotherhood of Ruralists.
National Cycle Collection
The Automobile Palace, Temple Street
Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL
01597 825531
How big is a Penny Farthing’s wheel? And just how uncomfortable were those early bikes compared with today’s hi-tech versions? Journey through the lanes of cycle history and see bicycles from 1819, such as the Hobby Horse, Boneshakers and Penny Farthings up to the most modern Raleigh cycles of today. See historic shop replicas including early lamp collections.
National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
National Library
Aberystwyth SY23 3BU
01970 632 800
www.llgc.org.uk
The National Library of Wales is one of the great libraries of the world. Its home is in the seaside town of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion.
Collections: As a Legal Deposit Library The National Library of Wales has a legal right to all UK publications. Its collections include ancient Welsh and Celtic manuscripts and items of particular interest to Wales and the Celtic nations.
National Museum Cardiff
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NP
029 20397951
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/cardiff
Discover art, archaeology, natural history and geology. With a busy programme of exhibitions and events, we have something to amaze everyone, whatever your interest – and admission is free.
Collections: The Welsh national archaeology, art, geology, botany and zoology collections. Highlights include one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe and the ‘Evolution of Wales’ exhibition – the history of Wales from the Big Bang until today, complete with dinosaurs and woolly mammoth.
National Museums & Galleries of Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF1 3NP
029 2039 7951
www.nmgw.ac.uk
Through our outstanding collections, curatorial excellence and learning expertise, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is ideally placed to strengthen tolerance, citizenship and mutual respect for the diverse communities of Wales and the world.
National Roman Legion Museum
High Street
Caerleon NP18 1AE
01633 423 134
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/roman
Almost 2000 years ago, the Roman Empire dominated the civilised world. Britain was its furthest outpost and, in AD 75, a fortress was founded at Caerleon which would guard the region for over 200 years.
National Screen & Sound Archive of Wales
The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth SY23 3BU
01970 632828
www.screenandsound.llgc.org.uk
The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales is home to a comprehensive and unequalled collection of films, television programmes, videos, sound recordings and music relating to Wales and the Welsh. The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales is responsible for safeguarding and celebrating Wales’ rich audio-visual heritage.
National Slate Museum
Welsh Slate Museum, Padarn Country Park
Llanberis LL55 4TY
01286 870630
www.nmgw.ac.uk
The museum building is sited in the Victorian workshops built in the shadow of Elidir mountain, site of the vast Dinorwig quarry. Not so much a museum as a pocket of history, it is as though the quarrymen and engineers put down their tools and left the courtyard for home, just hours before. Civilised close-up exploration of the largest working waterwheel in mainland Britain. Slate-splitting demonstrations by hand-craftsmen revealing the skills and artistry of generations of quarry workers. The perilous ups and downs of a 19th century incline plane, a unique restoration of the machinery which transported slate.
National Waterfront Museum
Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter
Swansea SA1 3RD
02920 573600
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/swansea
The National Waterfront Museum tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales, now and over the last 300 years. The Industrial Revolution in Wales had a tremendous effect on People, Communities and Lives as well as that of the rest of the World. Visitors can soak up the history with a breathtaking mix of old and new in the city’s rapidly developing maritime quarter.
National Wool Museum
Dre-fach Felindre
Llandysul SA44 5UP
01559 370929
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/wool
Wool was historically the most important and widespread of Wales’ industries. The picturesque village of Dre-fach Felindre in the beautiful Teifi valley was once the centre of a thriving woollen industry earning the nickname ‘The Huddersfield of Wales’.
St Fagans: National History Museum
Cardiff CF5 6XB
029 2057 3500
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/stfagans
One of Europe’s biggest and most exciting open-air museums. Here you will find centuries of Welsh social history gathered together in 100 acres of beautiful countryside.