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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, branded as simply Amgueddfa Cymru (formerly the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and legally National Museum of Wales), is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales. Established by Royal Charter in 1907, it is one of the largest museum networks in the United Kingdom and Wales's most important cultural institution.
The organisation operates seven museums across Wales: National Museum Cardiff (its flagship site), St Fagans National Museum of History, Big Pit National Coal Museum, National Wool Museum, National Slate Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, and the National Waterfront Museum. It also runs Oriel y Parc, a gallery partnership in St Davids, and maintains the National Collections Centre in Nantgarw as its storage facility.
Amgueddfa Cymru houses internationally significant collections spanning natural history, archaeology, art, and industrial heritage, with particular emphasis on Welsh cultural and scientific specimens. The network attracts over 1.89 million visitors annually, making it one of Wales's most popular tourist attractions. St Fagans National Museum of History, established in 1948, was the United Kingdom's first national open-air museum and remains Europe's leading open-air museum.
The organisation's mission, encapsulated in its vision "Inspiring people, changing lives", focuses on preserving and interpreting Wales's cultural and natural heritage. Originally conceived to illustrate the geology, mineralogy, zoology, botany, ethnography, archaeology, art, history and special industries of Wales, the institution has evolved to reflect contemporary museological practices whilst maintaining its core educational and research functions. The network is funded by the Welsh Government and admission to all sites is free.
The National Museum of Wales was founded in 1905, with its royal charter granted by King Edward VII on 19 March 1907. The 1907 Charter stated that the museum's purpose was to be achieved primarily by the complete illustration of the geology, mineralogy, zoology, botany, ethnography, archaeology, art, history and special industries of Wales. The establishment of the museum was part of a broader movement of Welsh cultural and educational institutions, coinciding with the founding of the National Library of Wales, which received its Royal Charter on the same date.
Part of the bid for Cardiff to obtain the National Museum for Wales included the gift of the Cardiff Museum Collection, then known as "Welsh Museum of Natural History, Archaeology and Art," which was formally handed over in 1912. The Cardiff Museum had previously been sharing the building of Cardiff Library and was a sub-department of the library until 1893.
Construction of the new building in the civic complex of Cathays Park began in 1912, designed by architects Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Brewer. The Foundation Stone was laid by King George V on 26 June 1912. However, owing to the First World War, construction was significantly delayed and the museum did not open to the public until 28 October 1922, with the official opening ceremony taking place in 1927.
The first directors to lead the institution were William Evans Hoyle (1908–1924) and the renowned archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1925–1926), followed by Sir Cyril Fox (1926–1948), who oversaw much of the museum's early development and expansion.
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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, branded as simply Amgueddfa Cymru (formerly the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and legally National Museum of Wales), is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales. Established by Royal Charter in 1907, it is one of the largest museum networks in the United Kingdom and Wales's most important cultural institution.
The organisation operates seven museums across Wales: National Museum Cardiff (its flagship site), St Fagans National Museum of History, Big Pit National Coal Museum, National Wool Museum, National Slate Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, and the National Waterfront Museum. It also runs Oriel y Parc, a gallery partnership in St Davids, and maintains the National Collections Centre in Nantgarw as its storage facility.
Amgueddfa Cymru houses internationally significant collections spanning natural history, archaeology, art, and industrial heritage, with particular emphasis on Welsh cultural and scientific specimens. The network attracts over 1.89 million visitors annually, making it one of Wales's most popular tourist attractions. St Fagans National Museum of History, established in 1948, was the United Kingdom's first national open-air museum and remains Europe's leading open-air museum.
The organisation's mission, encapsulated in its vision "Inspiring people, changing lives", focuses on preserving and interpreting Wales's cultural and natural heritage. Originally conceived to illustrate the geology, mineralogy, zoology, botany, ethnography, archaeology, art, history and special industries of Wales, the institution has evolved to reflect contemporary museological practices whilst maintaining its core educational and research functions. The network is funded by the Welsh Government and admission to all sites is free.
The National Museum of Wales was founded in 1905, with its royal charter granted by King Edward VII on 19 March 1907. The 1907 Charter stated that the museum's purpose was to be achieved primarily by the complete illustration of the geology, mineralogy, zoology, botany, ethnography, archaeology, art, history and special industries of Wales. The establishment of the museum was part of a broader movement of Welsh cultural and educational institutions, coinciding with the founding of the National Library of Wales, which received its Royal Charter on the same date.
Part of the bid for Cardiff to obtain the National Museum for Wales included the gift of the Cardiff Museum Collection, then known as "Welsh Museum of Natural History, Archaeology and Art," which was formally handed over in 1912. The Cardiff Museum had previously been sharing the building of Cardiff Library and was a sub-department of the library until 1893.
Construction of the new building in the civic complex of Cathays Park began in 1912, designed by architects Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Brewer. The Foundation Stone was laid by King George V on 26 June 1912. However, owing to the First World War, construction was significantly delayed and the museum did not open to the public until 28 October 1922, with the official opening ceremony taking place in 1927.
The first directors to lead the institution were William Evans Hoyle (1908–1924) and the renowned archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1925–1926), followed by Sir Cyril Fox (1926–1948), who oversaw much of the museum's early development and expansion.
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