"National Museum of Wales" redirects here. For the organisation's main site, known historically as the National Museum of Wales, see National Museum Cardiff.
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales,[2][3] branded as simply Amgueddfa Cymru (formerly the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and legally National Museum of Wales),[4] is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales:
The locations of the branches of (and other sites connected to) Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Previous National Museum Wales logo used until August 2022Poster by the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion suggesting the formation of a National Museum of Wales, June 1876.
In addition to these sites, the organisation runs Oriel y Parc, a gallery of Welsh landscape art in St David's, in partnership with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.[5] The National Collections Centre in Nantgarw is AC-NMW's storage facility.
In 2017 over 1.89m visitors attended the National Museum sites. The most popular site for 2017 was St. Fagans and in 2016 the most popular attraction was National Museum Cardiff.
Source: Visits to Tourist Attractions in Wales 2017[10]
Notesedit
^"Amgueddfa Cymru unveils rebranding". Museums Association. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^"About Us". Museum Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^"Tattoo artist Jessie Knight celebrated at Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales". BBC News. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^"NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES - Charity 525774". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^Oriel y Parc, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, retrieved 9 August 2015[permanent dead link]
^National Museum of Wales (2007). Amgueddfa Cymru = National Museum Wales : celebrating the first 100 years. Cardiff: National Museum of Wales. p. 182. ISBN978-0-7200-0583-7. OCLC 181372070.
^Price, Karen (13 January 2010), "National Museum Wales director Michael Houlihan takes up post in New Zealand", WalesOnline, retrieved 12 August 2015
^"New director general for National Museum Wales", BBC News, 12 July 2010, retrieved 12 August 2015
^Director General, National Museum Wales, retrieved 2 September 2018
^ ab"Visits to tourist attractions in Wales 2017" (PDF). Visit Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2018.[permanent dead link]
Further readingedit
Rhiannon Mason, Museums, Nations, Identities: Wales and its National Museums, Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 2007, 256 p. ISBN0708319726
External linksedit
Media related to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
This article about an organisation in Wales is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
amgueddfa, cymru, museum, wales, national, museum, wales, redirects, here, organisation, main, site, known, historically, national, museum, wales, national, museum, cardiff, branded, simply, amgueddfa, cymru, formerly, national, museums, galleries, wales, lega. National Museum of Wales redirects here For the organisation s main site known historically as the National Museum of Wales see National Museum Cardiff Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales 2 3 branded as simply Amgueddfa Cymru formerly the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and legally National Museum of Wales 4 is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales National Museum Cardiff formerly the National Museum of Wales St Fagans National Museum of History Cardiff Big Pit National Coal Museum Blaenavon National Wool Museum Dre fach Felindre near Llandysul National Slate Museum Llanberis National Roman Legion Museum Caerleon National Waterfront Museum SwanseaLogo used since August 2022 1 CardiffBlaenavonNantgarwDre fach FelindreLlanberisCaerleonSwanseaSt David sclass notpageimage The locations of the branches of and other sites connected to Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales Previous National Museum Wales logo used until August 2022Poster by the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion suggesting the formation of a National Museum of Wales June 1876 In addition to these sites the organisation runs Oriel y Parc a gallery of Welsh landscape art in St David s in partnership with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority 5 The National Collections Centre in Nantgarw is AC NMW s storage facility Contents 1 Directors of the National Museum of Wales 2 Visitor numbers 3 Notes 4 Further reading 5 External linksDirectors of the National Museum of Wales editWilliam Evans Hoyle 1908 1924 Sir Mortimer Wheeler 1925 1926 Sir Cyril Fox 1926 1948 D Dilwyn John 1948 1968 Gwyn Jones 1968 1977 Douglas Bassett 1977 1985 David W Dykes 1986 1989 Alastair Wilson 1989 1993 Colin Ford 1993 1998 Anna Southall 1998 2002 6 Michael Houlihan 2003 2010 7 David Anderson 2010 8 9 Visitor numbers editIn 2017 over 1 89m visitors attended the National Museum sites The most popular site for 2017 was St Fagans and in 2016 the most popular attraction was National Museum Cardiff Museum visitor numbers 10 Museum Visitor numbers 2017 ImageSt Fagans National Museum of History nbsp 553 090 nbsp National Museum Cardiff nbsp 539 550 nbsp National Waterfront Museum nbsp 268 622 nbsp National Slate Museum nbsp 145 969 nbsp Big Pit National Coal Museum nbsp 141 969 nbsp National Roman Legion Museum nbsp 70 021 nbsp National Wool Museum nbsp 36 909 nbsp Source Visits to Tourist Attractions in Wales 2017 10 Notes edit Amgueddfa Cymru unveils rebranding Museums Association Retrieved 3 August 2022 About Us Museum Wales Retrieved 3 August 2022 Tattoo artist Jessie Knight celebrated at Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales BBC News 12 March 2023 Retrieved 19 April 2023 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES Charity 525774 register of charities charitycommission gov uk Retrieved 3 August 2022 Oriel y Parc Amgueddfa Cymru National Museum Wales retrieved 9 August 2015 permanent dead link National Museum of Wales 2007 Amgueddfa Cymru National Museum Wales celebrating the first 100 years Cardiff National Museum of Wales p 182 ISBN 978 0 7200 0583 7 OCLC 181372070 Price Karen 13 January 2010 National Museum Wales director Michael Houlihan takes up post in New Zealand WalesOnline retrieved 12 August 2015 New director general for National Museum Wales BBC News 12 July 2010 retrieved 12 August 2015 Director General National Museum Wales retrieved 2 September 2018 a b Visits to tourist attractions in Wales 2017 PDF Visit Wales Retrieved 7 September 2018 permanent dead link Further reading editRhiannon Mason Museums Nations Identities Wales and its National Museums Cardiff University of Wales Press 2007 256 p ISBN 0708319726External links edit nbsp Media related to Amgueddfa Cymru National Museum Wales at Wikimedia Commons Official website nbsp This article about an organisation in Wales is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales amp oldid 1171810332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
