National Museum Cardiff

Cathays Park
Cardiff
South Wales
CF10 3NP

Tel: +44 (0)29 2039 7951
Fax: +44 (0)2920 573 321
Email: post@museumwales.ac.uk
Web: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk


The National Museum Cardiff is a museum for everyone. Home to spectacular collections from Wales and all over the world, the museum showcases displays of art, archaeology, geology and natural history - all under one roof!

  • Relax in elegant art galleries housing famous works by some of the world's best-loved artists including Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, Cezanne and Rodin.

  • Take a journey through time and space from the Big Bang to the present - and come face to face with dinosaurs and woolly mammoths along the way!

  • The secrets of our Celtic, Roman and Viking ancestors and their stories of invasion and conquest await you in our archaeology galleries, or you can discover the story of the amazing natural history of Wales.

    A changing programme of exhibitions and events takes place throughout the year. please telephone 029 2039 7951 for a free copy of our What's On brochure.



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    Opening Times
    (2006 times)
    10.00am - 5.00pm Tuesday to Sunday.

    Admission Charges
    (2006 prices)
    Admission Free

    Directions
    Situated in Cardiff's beautiful civic centre, 20 minutes walk from Cardiff Central Bus and Train station. From the M4 take Junction 32 and follow the A470 into Cardiff.
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    National Museum Cardiff Postcode for SatNav: CF10 3NP

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