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What’s OnNational Museum Cardiff

Exhibitions Family Fun Talks & Tours Music

I Spy... NatureUntil April 2015

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October 2014 – March 2015

Image: James Turner © Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Exhibitions 2014/15 – all free

19 July 2014 – April 2015I Spy… NatureExperience how scientists’ observations lead to new discoveries. A hands-on, family-friendly exhibition where you can try observing and recording nature. Discover how insects view nature differently, or get up close with natural history objects under the microscope.

2 August – 15 FebruaryThe Welsh and the WarPortraits of people – soldiers, sailors, politicians and families – whose lives were transformed by the First World War.

2 August – 4 JanuaryNational Memory – Local StoriesThis creative project engages young people and artists with items from the museum’s collection relating to the First World War. Funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

2 August – 4 JanuaryEfforts and Ideals: Prints of the First World War66 lithographs from 1917 commissioned by the Ministry of Information, providing a fascinating representation of Britain’s war objectives, military activities and effort on the Home Front, including work by Augustus John, Frank Brangwyn, William Rothenstein and C.R.W. Nevinson.

C.R.W. Nevinson, Banking at 4,00 feet,1917,

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Efforts and Ideals: Prints of the First World War

National Museum CardiffFrom art to natural history, everyday objects to beautiful artefacts, you’ll find it all in one incredible museum.

Opening times Tuesday – Sunday and most Bank Holiday Mondays: 10am – 5pm

Our restaurant and coffee shop offer drinks, snacks and meals prepared with local produce and our gift shop is the perfect place to find books and gifts linked to our collections.

For more details on our full events programme and to sign-up for our e-newsletter, visit www.museumwales.ac.uk

National Museum Cardiff Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NP Phone: (029) 2057 3000 or 0300 111 2 333 (charged at local rate)

Our exhibition and activity programme is generously supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.

Details correct at time of printing. Please contact us before making a special journey.

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20 December – 7 JuneMaurice Marinot: A Passion for GlassOriginally a painter, Maurice Marinot (1882–1960) pioneered glass as a studio

art form, creating unique, experimental pieces that he considered as works of sculpture.

24 January – 19 AprilHistoric Photography UncoveredThis exhibition traces the evolution of photography, as a scientific process, social record and a medium for artistic expression. Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

24 October – 22 FebruaryArtes Mundi 6This major international contemporary art exhibition and the UK’s biggest art prize, returns to the city.

It brings some of the world’s most pioneering artists to National Museum Cardiff and other spaces across the city. www.artesmundi.org

East Moors Iron and Steel Works, Cardiff, c.1891 from Historic Photography Uncovered

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Image: Miriam Backstrom, Smile as if we’ve already won, 2012, Artes Mundi 5 image courtesy of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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3 Oct, Efforts and Ideals, Frank Brangwyn, The Freedom of the Seas,1917, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

Daily 12.30pm Guided Tour: Highlights of Art

Fridays during term time

1–4pm Toddler Time 1–4yrs, Drop-in

Weekends during term time

2pm Clore Explorers craft workshops Drop-in

Thursdays 30 Oct until 19 Feb

1.05pm Artes Mundi Lunchtime Performance

October 2014Fri 3 Oct 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Efforts and Ideals

Fri 3 Oct 2.30pm Film Screening: The Battle of the Somme (1916) cert U

Fri 3 Oct 2–4pm Art Opinions Service

Sat 4 Oct 10am–4pm Telescope Workshop: Learn about the museum’s meteorite collection and get advice on using your telescope. Drop-in.

Tues 7 Oct 1.05pm Meet the Curator: Natural Sciences gallery talk

Ages 8+

Thurs 9 Oct 11am – 3pm

Fri 10 Oct 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Wales and the First World War

Fri 10 Oct 2.30pm Film Screening: The Trench (1999) cert 15

Sat 11 Oct 10.30am – 4pm

Unknown Wales Conference: A Celebration of Welsh Wildlife

Sat 11 Oct 11.30am – 4pm

Sun 12 Oct 1pm Lunchtime Concert

Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

Biology Rocks! Learn about biosciences & geology, with carnivorous plants, fossils and medical dilemmas

Welsh Museums Festival: Celebrate the first Welsh Museums Festival with tours behind-the-scenes

Clore Explorers

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Places limited book on arrival Families Adults Talk Hands on Music Tour

Book in advance online Mobility restrictions may apply, please call for advice.

All events are free unless this symbol is shown

28–31 Oct, Hibernating Mammals

21 Oct, Contemporary Ceramics. Cup and saucer from My Nantgarw Collection © Lowri Davies – National Museum Wales

Tues 14 Oct 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Natural Sciences Ages 8+

Fri 17 Oct 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Truth from the Trenches?

Sat 18 Oct 10.30am £10

Sun 19 Oct 10am–4pm Eternity with Love – Wedding Fayre

Tues 21 Oct 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Ceramics

Fri 24 Oct 1.05pm

Fri 24 Oct 2pm Recital: Music of the Renaissance

Tues 28 Oct 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Archaeology

Sat 25 Oct– Sun 2 Nov

11am, 1pm, 3pm

Half Term Activities, The Big Draw:

Tues 28 – Fri 31 Oct

11am, 1pm, 3pm

I Spy...Nature Hibernating Mammals

Tues 28 Oct 10am–4pm Archaeology Discovery Day Drop-in

Wed 29 Oct 1.05pm Natural History Family Talk: The Rock’s Tale

Thurs 30 Oct 1.05pm Taith Iaith: Wonky Welsh

Fri 31 Oct 10am–4pm Hallowe’en Natural History Open Day

Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

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Daily, Highlights of Art

Join an exciting collaborative artwork project based on Artes Mundi 6

Learn about mammals that snooze through the winter and how you can help

Art Lunchtime Talk: Cartooning the First World War: J. M. Staniforth’s Western Mail cartoons 1914–1918

Museum Friends Lecture: Alternative Worlds: Museums and the Imagination by Dr Rowan Williams

Welsh learners

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November 2014

Sat 1 Nov 11am–4pm Diwali Mela Drop-in Lots of Bollywood and Bhangra music and dance, rangoli workshops, fashion shows, Asian arts, crafts and more 

Tues 4 Nov 1.05pm Meet the Curator: Natural Sciences gallery talk

Ages 8+

Every weekend Sat 8 Nov– Sun 8 Feb

10am–4pm Artes Mundi Art Cart Drop-in

Tues 11 Nov 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Natural Sciences Ages 8+

Fri 14 Nov 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Artes Mundi 6

Sat 15 Nov 10.30am– 4.30pm

Conference: Archaeopasts 2014 Exploring new perspectives on archaeology in Wales

Sun 16 Nov 1pm Lunchtime Concert

Fri 18 Nov 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Art

Fri 21 Nov 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Artes Mundi 6

Tues 25 Nov 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Archaeology

Wed 26 Nov 1.05pm Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk: Ages 8+

Thurs 27 Nov 1.05pm Taith Iaith: Artes Mundi

Fri 28 Nov 1pm Organ Recital

December 2014Tues 2 Dec 1.05pm Meet the Curator:

Natural Sciences gallery talk Ages 8+

Fri 5 Dec 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Efforts and Ideals

Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

1 Nov, Diwali Mela 21 Nov, Artes Mundi 6, Carlos Bunga, Landscape

Unravelling complex stories from rocks

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Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

Fri 5 Dec 2–4pm Art Opinions Service

Sat 6 Dec 10am–4pm

Tues 9 Dec 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Natural Sciences Ages 8+

Fri 12 Dec 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

Sat 13 Dec 11am–4pm Festive Family FunCelebrate with music, stories, workshops and Santa at 3pm

Sun 14 Dec 1pm Lunchtime Concert

Tues 16 Dec 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Conservation

Thur 18 Dec 2pm Carols at the Museum

19 Dec–4 Jan(Except 27–31 Dec and 2 Jan)

Christmas Peace-Time Promises Drop-in Remember the Christmas truce of 1914 by writing your own messages of peace to hang on our tree

23–24, 27–28, 30–31 Dec, 2 Jan

10am–4pm Christmas Holiday Art Cart Drop-in

January 2015Jan 2015 Star Attractions at the Museum

Tues 6 Jan 1.05pm Meet the Curator: Natural Sciences gallery talk

Ages 8+

Fri 9 Jan 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

Tues 13 Jan 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Natural Sciences Ages 8+

Fri 16 Jan 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

26 Nov, Stories from rocks

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28 Nov, Organ Recital 6 Dec, Christmas Vintage Emporium

“The Welsh girls are good fighters”: women’s work in Wales during the First World War

A fun-filled day of space-themed activities. Exact date TBC

Christmas Vintage and Handcrafted Emporium A fair full of vintage finery and handcrafted gifts

An introduction to Maurice Marinot: A Passion for Glass

Whitefriars Glass in the 1920s and 1930s

Sat 17 Jan 10.30am Museum Friends Lecture: The Jenkins Vase, by Chris Dale

£10

Sun 18 Jan 1pm Lunchtime Concert

Wed 21– Thurs 22 Jan

Artes Mundi 6 Conference www.artesmundi.org

Fri 23 Jan 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Amalric Walter: A glass menagerie

Sat 24 Jan 11am, 1pm, 3pm

I Spy...Nature Big Garden Birdwatch

Tues 27 Jan 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Archaeology

Wed 28 Jan 1.05pm Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk Ages 8+

Thurs 29 Jan 1.05pm Taith Iaith: Botanical Collections

Fri 30 Jan 1pm Organ Recital

Sat 31 Jan 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Noisy Dinosaurs Workshop

February 2015Tues 3 Feb 1.05pm Meet the Curator:

Natural Sciences gallery talk Ages 8+

Fri 6 Feb 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

Fri 6 Feb 2pm–4pm Art Opinions Service

Tues 10 Feb 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Natural Sciences Ages 8+

Fri 13 Feb 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

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26 Feb, Taith Iaith – Fossils

Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

24 Jan, Big Garden Birdwatch 31 Jan, Noisy Dinosaur Workshop

A chance to hear the artists speak about their work

Building a natural history library: the collection of Willoughby Gardner

An introduction to Historic Photography Uncovered

Photography Unlimited: Wales and the Pencil of Nature

Find out about dinosaur sounds, explore fossils and join a noisy story about Albie the Dinosaur

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Fri 13 Feb 2pm Recital: Music of the Renaissance

Sat 14– Sun 22 Feb

11am, 1pm, 3pm

Family Workshop: The Architecture of Space

Sun 15 Feb 1pm Lunchtime Concert

Tues 17 Feb 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Conservation

Tues 17– Fri 20 Feb

11am, 1pm, 3pm

I Spy...Nature Spring Flowers

Wed 18 Feb 1.05pm Lunchtime Family Talk:

Fri 20 Feb 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

Sat 21 Feb 10.30am Museum Friends Lecture £10

Tues 24 Feb 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Archaeology

Wed 25 Feb 1.05pm Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk

Thurs 26 Feb 1.05pm Taith Iaith: Fossils

Fri 27 Feb 1pm Organ recital Sat 28– Sun 29 Feb

11am–4pm Chinese New Year Family Fun Weekend Drop-in

March 2015Sun 1 Mar 11am–4pm St David’s Day Family Fun

Tues 3 Mar 1.05pm Meet the Curator: Natural Sciences gallery talk

Ages 8+

6 Feb, Historic Photography Uncovered

Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

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17–20 Feb, Spring Flowers

Archaeology in Performance: Learn more about the opera project based on archaeological stories

“I hope to have good passage” – Cardiff Tramp Master Captain Daniel Jenkins, by Dr David Jenkins

Made in Wales: Topography, Industry and Photography

Welsh learners

Latest research on the bluestones of Stonehenge

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Fri 6 Mar 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk:

Fri 6 Mar 2pm–4pm Art Opinions Service

Sat 7 Mar 11am, 1pm, 3pm

I Spy...Nature with Museum Scientists

Tues 10 Mar 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Natural Sciences Ages 8+

Sun 15 Mar 10am–4pm Brain Games Drop-in

Sun 15 Mar 1pm Lunchtime Concert

Tues 17 Mar 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: The Prints and Drawings Study Room

Fri 13 Mar 1.05pm Art Lunchtime Talk: Artist Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Fri 20 Mar 1.05pm

Sat 21 Mar 10am–4pm Family Science Day (Ages 8+) Drop-in

Sat 21 Mar 10.30am Museum Friends Lecture: £10

Tues 24 Mar 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: Archaeology

Wed 25 Mar 1.05pm Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk Introduction to I Spy... Nature

Ages 8+

Thurs 26 Mar 1.05pm Taith Iaith: Clore Discovery Centre

Fri 27 Mar 1pm Organ Recital

Tues 31 Mar 1.05pm Behind the Scenes: The Library

6 Mar, Maurice Marinot: A Passion for Glass

Family activities Tours, Talks, Concerts

25 Mar, I Spy... Nature

An introduction to Maurice Marinot: A Passion for Glass

Museum scientists reveal amazing objects from the collections

The Welsh Coal Trade to France – The Origins of Cardiff’s Twinning with Nantes, by Brian Davies

Fun and interactive competitive activities for children

Art Lunchtime Talk: An introduction to Surrealism and Neo-Romaniticism in Britain

Welsh learners