National Waterfront Museum - What's On Autumn Winter 2012-13

National Waterfront Museum

Winter GuideNovember 2012-February 2013

What’s On

www.museumwales.ac.uk(029) 2057 3600

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Festive Fun Day

Sat 8 Dec

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Animation, festive fun and stargazing…

Winter is coming, the nights are drawing in,but the National Waterfront Museum ispacked with imaginative and excitingevents for everyone to enjoy.

Animation is a major theme this season,with a six-month exhibition on display fromSat 13 Oct to Sun 17 March. Look out forthemed family events as well as talks andpresentations.

December promises to get everyone in thefestive mood with an amazing life-sizeanimatronic polar bear that will wow crowdson Sat 8 Dec as part of Festive Fun Day.

Stargazing will be a focus in the New Yearwith the chance to see the delights of thedark night sky on Fri 18 Jan. During thesame evening, prepare to be totallyoverwhelmed by SPACE STATION, the firstIMAX 3D movie allowing viewers to travel220 miles above earth at 17,500 mph - onemost definitely not to be missed!

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AnimeiddioCymru –Animation WalesUntil Sun 17 March Join characters from nearly90 years of Welshanimation to discover thetechniques used to makestill images come to life.This hands-on display is apartner to exhibitions atNational Museum Cardiffand online atwww.museumwales.ac.uk

Richard &RosemaryWakelin PurchaseAwardSun 4 Nov-Sun 9 DecThis award is given to aWelsh artist whose work ispurchased for the GlynnVivian Art Gallery'spermanent collection. Asthe gallery is currentlyclosed for a majorrefurbishment theexhibition of this year'srecipient will be held in theMuseum.

NewportMedieval Ship Sat 17 Nov-Sun 16 Dec

The Newport ship, 100years older than the MaryRose, was discoveredduring the building of theRiverfront Theatre on thebanks of the River Usk inNewport. This travellingexhibition tells the story ofthe ship and her discovery.

Christmas Displayby Ysgol Pen Y BrynSat 24 Nov-Sun 6 JanQuirky puppet carol singersfill a Victorian street scenein an ambitious model builtby the pupils of Ysgol Pen y Bryn.

Hurrah for the Dredge! The JeffreysMollusca CollectionSat 15 Dec-Sun 7 April

John Gwyn Jeffreys, aSwansea lawyer, was oneof the 19th century'sgreatest naturalists. Hisresearch into Britishmolluscs and the collectionof shells he built up is stillthe standard reference forscientists. Discover his lifeand work in this exhibitionfrom Amgueddfa Cymru’sBiodiversity Department.

WaterfrontWinterlandFri 16 Nov-Sun 6 JanWaterfront Winterlandreturns with ice skating onthe Admiral Rink, Chiquito’sBig Wheel, festive food andSanta’s Grotto. Part of aSwansea Christmas. (01792) 637300www.swanseachristmas.com

ExhibitionsDaily

10am-5pm

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Look out for this badge,it highlights allevents linked toAnimation Wales.

Sat 3 Nov

Make & Mend Cosy WinterWarmersDesign and make hot waterbottle covers from woollyjumpers and draughtexcluders from up-cycledfabric.

All materials supplied, £5pp(booking opens Mon 8 Oct)

1.30pm

Sat 3 & Sun 4 Nov

Stop Frame:Bodymation Using body movements,take photos of your actionsto turn into a stop frameanimation.

11.30am & 2.30pm

Sat 3 & Sun 4 Nov

DiwaliDecorationsDrop in and create abeautiful decoration tocelebrate Diwali, the Hindufestival of lights.

12pm-3pm

Sat 10 Nov

Street Science:Kaleidoscopes

Create your ownkaleidoscope with coloured pieces that makepatterns when you rotate it.

12.30pm & 2.30pm

Sat 10 Nov

Taith Iaith: WelshLearner’s Tour Add new words to yourvocabulary and gain confidencewith your conversation -followed by a free cuppa.

10.30am

Sat 10 Nov

Songs of ourCountryJoin musician Helen Adamfor a friendly session tolearn and play Welshtraditional tunes.

2pm-3.30pm

Sat 10 Nov

LetterpressPrintingUse a traditional Victoriannipping press to createhand-printed Christmascards embellished withrubber stamping.

10.30am & 2pm

Sun 11 Nov

Museum Monthly MoviesUnder Milk Wood (U 1992)

This delightful animationnarrated by Richard Burton,tells the peculiar story of aday in the life of a Welshfishing village.

2.30pm

Sun 11 Nov

Meet theProducer: Under Milk WoodJoin producer Robin Lyonswho will share his experiencesof creating the 50-minutefully animated version ofthis Dylan Thomas classic.

2.30pm

November


age 8+

age 8+

age7-12

Sat 17 Nov

Living at the EdgeA talk by SwanseaUniversity’s Prof DavidHowell about the Celtic landwars of 19th-centuryBritain.

11am

Sat 17 Nov

Family & LocalHistory FairMeet societies and groupswho can help answer familyand local history questionsor inspire you to take yourfirst steps.

10am-4pm

Sat 17 & Sun 18 Nov

Stop Frame:ClaymationCreate your own cartoon character using clay before animating itusing the same method as Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit.

11.30am & 2.30pm

Sat 24 & Sun 25 Nov

Green Fair Plenty of ideas, advice andgifts on offer for a greenChristmas.

10am-4pm

Fri 30 Nov-Sun 2 Dec

Festive Glass FairBrowse through itemsranging from smalldecorations to larger hand-crafted work. All productsare designed and made bystudents at the Welsh Schoolof Architectural Glass.

10am-4pm

Fri 30 Nov

WaterfrontNippers: CartoonsDrop in themed learn and playfor those aged under five.

10.30am-12.30pm &1.30pm-3.30pm

Fri 30 Nov

Festive WineTastingFeaturing wines of Languedoc-Roussillon with regionalmusic and location maps.

£10/£8 concessions

7pm

Free Families Adults Hands-on Talk Booking required Animation 5

age 7+

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Sat 1 Dec

Make & MendFestive Tea LightGlassesBring festive cheer into yourhome as we jazz up plain oldglasses into candle holders.

All materials supplied, £5pp(booking opens Mon 5 Nov)

1.30pm

Sat 1 Dec

Felt BeadWorkshopJoin staff from the NationalWool Museum to createchunky felted beads for anecklace, bracelet or festivebauble.

11am (adults)2pm (families, age 8+)

Sun 2 Dec

Festive Film The GoldenCompass (PG, 2007)

In a parallel universe, youngLyra Belacqua joins forceswith a majestic armouredpolar bear as she journeys farnorth to save her best friend.

2pm

Sat 8 Dec


10.30am

Sat 8 Dec

Festive Fun Day Be amazed by a life-sizeanimatronic polar bear andhis North Pole Inuit guide.Children’s crafts, carolsaround the tree and a visitfrom Santa also feature.

11.30am-4pm

Sat 8 Dec

Street Science:Festive Fun A fun look at how the things we love about the festive seasoncome to life through science.

12pm-3.30pm

Sat 8 Dec

Setting Sail forthe StarsJoin author Andrew Loudfor an insight into the newpossibilities for space travel.

2pm

Sun 9 Dec

3D Pop UpChristmas CardsVisit the activity station tomake a pop up card.

12pm-3pm

Sun 9 Dec

Hand Bell CarolsTraditional carols brought tolife by hand bell ringingfrom Sketty 44th ClubScout group.

1.15pm


7-12years

December

Sun 9 Dec

Festive Film A Child’s Christmasin Wales (U 2009)

Cwtch up with thisanimation of a DylanThomas classic including anintroduction from the film’sBAFTA award-winningproducer, Michael Jeffrey.

2pm (English) 3pm (Welsh)

Sun 9 Dec

Meet the ProducerA Child’sChristmas in WalesMeet BAFTA award-winningproducer Michael Jeffrey fromBrave New World Productionsand hear about the makingof the film from its openingsequence on Swansea Bayto winning awards.

2pm

Mon 10 Dec

Christmas Toddler Party Featuring story time withSanta, crafts, Welsh sing-a-longs and a visit from magical elves.

10.30am-12.30pm

Tues 11 Dec

From Silent Nightto SladeJoin us on a tuneful tale ofhow technology hastransformed the way wemake, record and modifysound. To book a place visit

http://itwalesbcsxmaslecture.eventbrite.com

7pm

Thurs 13 Dec

MuseumChristmas Quiz NightGather your friends andcolleagues and get competitivewith music, photos, generalknowledge, mysteryobjects and even smells!

Tickets: £3.50 in advance,£5 on the night (includes aglass of mulled wine andnibbles). A pay bar is alsoavailable.

7pm

Sat 15 Dec

Christmas in theRenaissanceA talk by SwanseaUniversity’s Dr John Lawabout how artists of the latemedieval and renaissanceItaly and those of theBurgundian Netherlandsrepresented the nativity.

11am

Sat 15 Dec

The History ofProtest through theChristmas CardA talk by Mr Llew Smith,former MP for BlaenauGwent and owner of theworld’s largest collection ofpolitical Christmas cards.

12.30pm

Sat 15 Dec

Festive Film Muppets ChristmasCarol (U 1992)

Watch the Muppetcharacters tell their versionof the classic festive tale.

2.30pm

Sun 16 Dec

Festive FilmsThe Snowman (U 1982) &

Father Christmas (U 1991)

A double bill of Raymond Briggs’animated classics.

3pm (26 minutes per film)

Fri 21 Dec

Waterfront Nippers:Festive Fun Drop in themed learn and playfor those aged under five.

10.30am & 1.30pm

NEW for

2012

Free Families Adults Hands-on Talk Booking required Animation 7

Sun 23 Dec

Festive Film Miracle on 34th Street (U 1947)

Relax and enjoy a charmingOscar-winning Christmasclassic.

2.30pm

Thurs 27 – Mon 31 Dec

3D PerpetualCalendarsDrop in to create a 3D boxcalendar.

1pm-3.30pm

Sat 5 Jan

Make & MendFeed the Birds Make yummy delights forour feathered friends suchas fat balls, peanut stringsand edible wreaths.

All materials supplied, £5pp(booking opens Mon 3 Dec)

1.30pm

Sat 12 Jan


10.30am

Sat 12 & Sun 13 Jan

2D Cut OutAnimation Create a wildlife-inspired character usingcollage materials then bringit to life through animation.

11.30am & 2.30pm

Sun 13 Jan

Museum Monthly Movies Fantastic Mr Fox(PG 2009)

See how this urban fox cannot resist returning to his farm raidingways and then must helphis community survive thefarmers' retaliation.

2.30pm

Fri 18 Jan

Stargazing EveningLearn how to use a telescopeand stargaze with SwanseaAstronomical Society whenthe skies are at their darkest.Children’s crafts and a 3Dfilm will also feature.

7pm

Fri 18 Jan

SPACE STATION 3D (U 2002)

The first cinematic journeyto the International SpaceStation (ISS), whereaudiences can experience forthemselves life in zero gravityaboard the new station.

8pm

Sat 19 Jan

Sir William Jonesin West WalesA talk by Swansea University’sProfessor Mike Franklinabout Sir William Jones, oneof the greatest intellectualnavigators of all time.

11am


January

age 7+

Sat 19 Jan

Turnip StarfishAnimation Join award-winning TurnipStarfish to produce yourown animation. Exploremotion techniques used inanimations such as Wallaceand Gromit or 2D tricks asin South Park.

11am (age 10-13 years)2pm (age 13+)

Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jan

Street Science:How does 3D work? Using 3D techniques makeyour own stereoscope toy.

12.30pm & 2.30pm

Sun 20 Jan

3D Film UP (U 2009)

Immerse yourself in a wholenew dimension of familyentertainment and enjoythe 3D experience with thisuplifting adventure.

2.30pm

Fri 25 Jan

WaterfrontNippers: Love & SantesDwynwen Drop in themed learn andplay for those aged under five.

10.30am-12.30pm &1.30pm-3.30pm

Sat 26 Jan

Santes DwynwenSaturdayCelebrate the Welsh patronsaint of lovers with aromantic day of love spoons,storytelling and music fromharpist and singer GeorginaRuth Williams.

12pm-4pm

Sun 27 Jan

Jerry The Tyke:Talk & Screenings Jerry The TroublesomeTyke, the mischievous dogcreated in the 1920s byCardiff-born animator SidGriffiths, is brought to lifeon the big screen tokeyboard accompanimentby silent film pianist PaulShallcross. Paul will thenjoin Iola Baines and JohnReed from the NationalScreen and Sound Archiveof Wales to tell the story of Jerry’s discovery and restoration.

2pm

Free Families Adults Hands-on Talk Booking required Animation

age7-12

9

© British Pathé

Sat 2 Feb

Make & MendCards &Envelopes Create pretty stationeryfrom retro wallpaper, booksor newspapers beforedecorating with rubberstamps and junk jewellery.

All materials supplied, £5pp(booking opens Mon 7 Jan)

1.30pm

Sun 3 Feb

Igam Ogam:Meet the Creator

Igam Ogam, the successfulcave girl stop-motion seriesis a firm TV favourite withkids. Watch the series andmeet the show’s creator,Andrew Offiler, as he talksabout how it was devisedand brought to life for thesmall screen.

2pm

Sat 9 Feb

Taith Iaith: WelshLearner’s Tour Add new words to yourvocabulary and gainconfidence with yourconversation - followed by afree cuppa.

10.30am

Sat 9 Feb

Street Science:Snail Science See snail specimens in finedetail using a microscopeand have a go at making ahelix structure decorationlike those found in snailshells.

12.30pm-3.30pm

Sat 9 & Sun 10 Feb

Reptile Visit

Celebrating the Chineseyear of the snake, see aselection of exotic, livingreptiles and discoverfascinating facts about how they live.

1-3pm

Sun 10 Feb

Chinese New YearJoin us to celebrate Chinese New Year featuring livemusic, performances, crafts and a dragon dance display.

11am-4.30pm

Sun 10 Feb

Museum Monthly Movies Mulan (U 1998)

A story of a young Chinesemaiden who finds out thather weakened father is tobe called up to the army.

2.30pm

Mon 11 - Fri 15 Feb

ZoetropesDiscover the basics of the timeless technique that animates a 12 framerepeating action.

11.30am & 2.30pm


February

Half Termage 7+

© Calon/S4C/C5 and ZDF

Mon 11 - Fri 15 Feb

Thaumotropes &PhenakistoscopesEasier to make thanpronounce! Visit the activitystation and have a go atcreating these earlyanimation toys.

12pm-3.30pm

Sat 16 Feb

Aspects ofdefence in Walesduring the 14thcentury A talk by Dr John Alban,County Archivist of Norfolkand Honorary SeniorLecturer at the University ofEast Anglia.

11am

Sat 16 & Sun 17 Feb

Turnip StarfishAnimationExplore stop motion and 2D animation before you design and animateyour own character withsound effects.

11am & 2pm

Sun 17 Feb

Rastamouse:Meet theProducerJoin award-winningproducer Greg Boardmanfor a screening of the hit TVshow and to share his insightsinto the appeal of the laidback vibe of the reggae-lovin' mouse.

2pm

Sun 17 Feb

SuperTed: Meet the Writer Robin Lyons is one of the country’s most respected animators. Join him to hear his insightsinto writing the world-famousSuperTed series along withcartoon screenings and thesecrets behind its production.

3pm

Fri 22 Feb

WaterfrontNippers: Welsh TraditionsDrop in themed learn and playfor those aged under five.

10.30am & 1.30pm

Sat 2 & Sun 3 March

St David’s DayWeekend

Celebrate the patron saintof Wales with a weekend ofall things Welsh.

11am-4pm

Half Term

Half Term

Half Term

Free Families Adults Hands-on Talk Booking required Animation

Sat 16 & Sun 17 Feb

Turnip StarfishAnimation Have a go at using rigs andhigh tech equipment withindustry professionalsTurnip Starfish.

11am-4pm

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Half Term

Half Term

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• Gift shop • Cafe and children’s play area • Disabled access and parking• Wheelchairs available on request• Baby changing facilities • Hearing loops available• Changing Places toilet • Public lockers • Pay and display car park

(next to the LC on Oystermouth Road)

Group visitsPerfectly located to offer you and yourgroup a great day out. Pre-booked groupsbenefit from

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Find us!Situated just a stone’s throw away fromthe stunning Swansea Bay coastline andjust a five minute walk from the citycentre, the Museum is ideally placed inthe Maritime Quarter - full of quaint,interesting and historic places to see andvisit. Download the Marina Trail leafletfrom www.museumwales.ac.uk to helpyou plan your day out.

By bus For the latest information and neareststops visit http://www.traveline-cymru.info/

By roadFrom outside Swansea, exit the M4 atjunction 42 and follow the brown signs.From inside Swansea, the Museum islocated on Oystermouth Road next to theLC. For satellite navigation, use SA1 3ST.

By rail Swansea is served by mainline services toLondon Paddington. There are also linkswith Carmarthen and west Wales andstations in mid Wales via the Heart of Wales line.

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