National Waterfront Museum Whats On Summer and Autumn

National Waterfront Museum

What’s On Summer and Autumn GuideJuly-October 2012

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

On display from Sat 13 Oct to

Sun 17 March!

Welcome…Just Bling?Sat 2 June - Sun 16 Sept(National project) Sat 4 Aug - Sun 2 Sept(Swansea Project)Daily, 10am-5pmLearning Through Cultureand Creativity is a Wales-wide project for youngpeople funded by theCommunities FirstOutcomes Fund. Thisexhibition showcases thelively and vibrant workproduced by 18 projects, allwith a different take on theBling theme.

The Last ThreeSeine Net Fishing Boats Sat 7 - Sun 29 JulyPaintings byCarmarthenshire artistDorothy Morris capturing adisappearing way of fishingon the Tywi estuary atFerryside.

GamesSat 7 July - Sun 23 SeptGlass panels inspired byGames, submitted incompetition by artists fromacross the UK. Workingwith Swansea MetropolitanUniversity and the BritishSociety of Master GlassPainters.

Windsong Sat 7 Jul - Sun 30 Sept

This beautiful Pilot boat fromBarry will be fully rigged inthe Main Hall. Find out aboutits working life and how itssleek style helped todevelop the sport of sailing.

Waun WenSchool Museum Sat 8 Sept - Sun 11 NovPupils from Waun WenPrimary School have beenworking with the Museum'scurators to research thehistory of their area. Theywill create their ownmuseum using objects,information and interviewsthey have collected.

MA ArchitecturalGlass 29 Sept - Sun 28 OctA selection of cutting-edgework by MA students fromSwansea MetropolitanUniversity.

ANIMEIDDIOCYMRU /ANIMATIONWALES Sat 13 Oct - 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 Cardiff and online atwww.museumwales.ac.uk

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Exhibitionsto the National Waterfront Museum

School’s out and the long summer stretchhas arrived so what better time to visit yourlocal national museum.

In July, experience Urban Sports (Sun 29),where a talented trio will wow the crowdswith their basketball, football freestylingand BMX biking skills.

August will say hello to the popular PirateWeekend (Sat 11 & Sun 12) withswashbuckling storytelling and real parrots.

In September we’ll be celebrating a nationaltreasure with a themed Roald Dahl event(Sat 8 & Sun 9) and don’t forget to putyour name down for the Murder MysteryEvening (Fri 7) complete with hot buffetand glass of Pimms (only £29.50pp if youbook before 17 Aug).

Then in October we’ll be going CartoonCrazy (Sat 27 & Sun 28) with a mix ofactivity to celebrate a brand new exhibitionAnimation Wales. Hide & Tweet

All you need is access to asmartphone, iPod touch ortablet device plus an activetwitter account.

Be prepared to navigate yourself around thegalleries, solving the clues along the way!

See reception for details on arrival.

Buy any sweet crêpe and get a hot drink FREE!Complete this voucher to redeem

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Summer Offerat the Waterfront Crêperie

Only one voucher per person,per visit. Expires 31-10-12

Shabby Chic for TeensNew upcycling workshops especially forteens. Aim to turn old junk into thisseason’s must-haves from t-shirts to pinboards. Starts Sat 28 July!

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Daily10am-5pm

Free Families Adults Hands-on Talk Booking required Book on arrival 3

Sat 7 July

Make & Mend:Folk Art PicnicUsing European folk art forinspiration, decorate vintageenamelware plates and mugs.

All materials supplied, £5pp (booking opens onMon 4 June).

1.30pm

Sat 14 July

Artist Study Day Discover the Life on theEstuary exhibition withDorothy Morris.

Includes a practicalworkshop with acrylics anda tour of the display.

11am-4pm

Sat 14 July

Taith Iaith: WelshLearner Tour Add new words to yourWelsh vocabulary and gainconfidence with yourconversation. Followed by afree cuppa.11am

Sat 14 July

Street Science:Energy Burn!Find out how much energyyou burn when youexercise and put yourself tothe ultimate cycling test tosecure a place on the TopGear-inspired leader board.

12.30pm & 2.30pm

Sun 15 July

Caught in the NetAdd your fishy art work tothe net and discover moreabout seine fishing - atraditional method ofcatching fish using a verticalnet with weights and buoys.

1pm-3.30pm

Sun 15 July

Museum Monthly MoviesChariots of Fire(PG 1981)

View the inspiring true storyof Harold Abrahams, EricLiddell and the team thatbrought Britain one of itsgreatest sports victories.

2pm

Sun 1 July

Welsh Tapestry & Tupperware Tea Party Following on from Adain Avion, a mobile art space createdfrom the fuselage of a DC-9 aeroplane, celebrate thecentenary of Melin Tregwynt woollen mill in Pembrokeshire.Bring along your own retro tapestry blankets and packedTupperware for a picnic around the plane.www.adainavion.org 12-2pm

Sat 21 July

Anti-Christ and TsarDr Leighton James,Swansea University,discusses Napoleon’sdisastrous attempt toinvade Russia in 1812.

11am

Sat 21 - Fri 27 July

Flying the FlagMake a kite to fly high on ablustery day and celebratethe summer’s sportingevents by decorating it withflags from around the world.

12pm & 2pm

Fri 27 July

WaterfrontNippers: Games & SportsDrop-in themed learn andplay for under fives.

10.30am-12.30pm &1.30pm-3.30pm

Sat 28 July

PowerProgressed – the potential of‘Strong Steam’A conference organized byNewcomen Society,Amgeuddfa Cymru -National Museum Walesand the Institute of CivilEngineers to celebrate the300 year anniversary of theNewcomen engine.

£20pp (includes lunch),contact Stephen [email protected] book.

10am-4.30pm

Sat 28 July

Summer Shabby Chic for TeensJoin eco fashion designer Helen Stew for a summer ofweekly workshops turningold junk into this season’smust-haves. For thissession, bring along an oldt-shirt or vest top. All othermaterials supplied.

1.30pm

Sat 28 July

From Zeus toCoubertin A Swansea ClassicalSociety talk by MartinPolley on the naming of the ancient Greekgames.

11am

Sat 28 July

Ancient GreekGamesOn the heels of the Londonopening ceremony, have ago at ancient Greek sportsincluding the oath to Zeus,discus throwing and poetrywriting. Families can designtheir own mascot.

1pm-3.30pm

Sun 29 July

Urban Sports Skills

Watch three record breakingguys demonstrate top classtalent in football freestyling,basketball and BMX biking.Book your place onto one ofthe workshops to developyour own skills.

11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm & 3pm

July

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Sun 12 Aug

Museum Monthly MoviesPeter Pan (U 1953)

2.30pm

Thurs 16 & Fri 17 Aug

Ma’ Bili’n Bwrw’r Bronco An outdoor theatreperformance, Ma’ Bili’nBwrw’r Bronco is a newWelsh-language adaptation ofGrid Iron's play Decky Does aBronco. A Wales MillenniumCentre production withTheatr na n’Óg. £10/£8via Taliesin Arts Centre (01792) 602060.Performance will take placeat the Museum.

7pm

Sat 18 Aug

What the Dickens?200 years on, take a look atthe creative life and worksof Charles Dickens withactor and writer Peter Read.

11am

Sat 18 Aug

Summer Shabby Chic for TeensIn this session, smash upold patterned crockery tocreate a mosaic mirror foryour bedroom.

1.30pm

Sun 19 Aug

Museum Monthly MoviesWALL-E (U 2008)

2.30pm

Bank Holiday Treats

Sat 25 – Mon 27 Aug

Beady Bracelets Drop in to make a surfy-inspired bracelet ornecklace to see out the lastfew days of the summer.

12pm-3.30pm

Mon 27 Aug

The Last Day of Dolwyn (PG 1949)A Welshman who has donewell in London returns homeplanning to flood the valleyhe grew up in - provokingfierce opposition.

2.30pm

Thurs 2 – Sat 4 Aug

Make a MedalTake inspiration from sportsmedals, ancient metalworkand shiny coins to design anembossed metal foil plaquein gold, silver or bronze.

Thurs & Fri: 11.30am, 1pm & 3pmSat: 1pm & 3pm

Sat 4 Aug

Gold Silver BronzeEmbossing Join Sally Pointer, ancientcrafts expert, to work withmetal foils to create adetailed embossed designfor a keepsake box. Allmaterials supplied, £3.50pp.

10.30am

Sat 4 Aug

Make & Mend:SummerAccessories Using Africa’s landscapeand warm colours forinspiration, make ethnicjewellery with woodenbeads and broken jewellery.

All materials supplied, £5pp (booking opens on Mon 9 July).

1.30pm

Sat 4 Aug

Summer ShabbyChic for TeensIn this session, make bohoaccessories perfect for yourfavourite maxi dress orbeachwear.

1.30pm

Sat 4 & Sun 5 Aug

Get Knotted!Turn your hand to sometricky knots to make acolourful friendship bracelet.

12pm-3.30pm

Sat 4 - Sun 12 Aug

Rope MakingDrop in and try out a 19th-century replica rope makingmachine that twists longthreads into a perfect twine.

12pm-3.30pm

Sat 11 Aug

Summer Shabby Chic for TeensIn this session, cover woodenboards with vintage fabricto make a pin board for yourroom and turn an old teacup into a super-cute pin cushion.

1.30pm

Sat 11 Aug

Taith Iaith: WelshLearner Tour 11am

Sat 11 Aug

Street Science: Make a CompassUsing a nail and a plasticcup, make a compass tofind the buried treasure.

12.30pm & 2.30pm

Pirate WeekendSat 11 & Sun 12 Aug We are going pirate crazy ina weekend full of treasurehunts, swashbucklingstorytelling,dastardly facepainting and realparrots.

11am-4pm


August Especially

for teens

Especially

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Every second

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the month

Every second

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age11+

Sat 18 Aug

A Guide to theEquation of TimeHear Brian Stokes fromSwansea AstronomicalSociety explain why the sunis slow to a clock timer.

12.30pm

Sat 18 – Fri 24 Aug

PlanetariumShelter from the summersun (or rain!) with a triparound the stars in thisinflatable planetarium - 40 minute show duration.

11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm& 3pm

Sat 18 & Sun 19 Aug

SummerSolargazing Join SwanseaAstronomical Society tomake the most of thesummer sun and view itsafely through a solartelescope.

12pm-3pm

Sat 18 & Sun 19 Aug

ConstellationCotton BagsTrace the summer starmap onto your own cottonbags (£1.50 per bag).

For the little ones, makea sparkly rocket modelor star picture (free).

12pm-3.30pm

age 7+

age 8+


7-12years

EverysecondSaturday of themonth

Fri 31 Aug

WaterfrontNippers: Stars & Planets Drop-in themed learnand play for under fives.

10.30am-12.30pm &1.30pm-3.30pm

Sat 1 & Sun 2 Sept

Model RailWeekend Featuring model railwaylayouts, Ivor the Enginecartoon fun and hands-on kids activities.

11am-4pm

Sat 1 Sept

Make & Mend:Indian Summer Using Asia - famed forproducing vibranttextiles - as inspiration,use fabric paint, rubberstamps and print blocksto design a unique scarf.

All materials supplied,£5pp (booking openson Mon 6 Aug).

1.30pm

Fri 7 Sept

Murder Mystery EveningSet in Miss Dixie’s speakeasy in Chicago in the era of gangsters andprohibition – is the rivalgang after ‘the boss’ or isthe murderer closer tohome…?

Ticket includes a hotsummer buffet and a glassof Pimms on arrival.

7pm

Sat 8 Sept

Taith Iaith: WelshLearner Tour Add new words to yourWelsh vocabulary and gainconfidence with yourconversation. Followed by afree cuppa.

11am

Sat 8 & Sun 9 Sept

Roald DahlWeekendExperience giant snozcumbersilliness and magicalmedicine to celebrate RoaldDahl Day. Includingrevolting rhymes, kookyarts and film screenings.

11.30am-4pm

Sat 8 Sept

Street Science:George’sMarvellousMedicine Discover how colourful chemistry can help make George’s medicine truly marvellous.

12.30pm & 2.30pm


September

Special early

bird price -

£29.50 if you

book before

Fri 17 Aug -

£35 after

7-12years


Roald DahlSpecial

Sat 8 Sept

Museum Monthly Movies The BFG (U 1989)

When Sophie is taken fromher orphanage bed, it is justthe beginning of a thrillingadventure with The BigFriendly Giant.

2.30pm

Sun 9 Sept

Museum Monthly Movies James and theGiant Peach (U 1996)

James, an orphan withterrible aunts for guardians,befriends human-like bugswho live inside a giant peachand take him on a magicaljourney to New York City.

2.30pm

Sat 8 & Sun 9 Sept

PrintingDemonstration Celebrating EuropeanHeritage Days, join StephMastoris, Head of Museum,for a printing demo using an1812 Stanhope press.

12pm & 2pm

Sat 15 Sept

Images of War inthe Early-ModernPeriod Dr Hugh Dunthorne will lookat the perception of warfarethrough the art of the 16thand 17th centuries.

11am

Sun 16 Sept

Swans 100:celebrating 100years of SwanseaCity Football Club Bring alongyour treasuredSwanseamemorabiliato share withthe SCFC historical expertsand enjoy a themed talk byMartin Johnes, SwanseaUniversity (11am).

Make a supporter’s badge,take part in a table footballchallenge and record mem-ories in the vox pop booth.

And, from 2.30pm, we'll bejoined by Welsh footballlegend, John Hartson whowill give a special talk aboutfootball in Wales.

11am-4pm

Fri 28 Sept

WaterfrontNippers: Roald Dahl Drop-in themed learn andplay for under fives.

10.30am-12.30pm &1.30pm-3.30pm

Sat 29 & Sun 30 Sept

The Vintage &Handmade PopupEmporiumDelve into Swansea’sultimate treasure trove andyou’ll be sure to find a gemor two. Live music, a fashionshow and creative tasterworkshops also feature.

10am-4pm

Roald DahlSpecial


© South Wales Evening Post

Wed 17 Oct

Cartoons inConcertWales' forgotten cartoonstar - Jerry The TroublesomeTyke - is returning to thelimelight - 90 or so yearsafter he disappeared fromthe cinema screen.

See digitally remasteredepisodes of the early workcomplete with a brand newscore by Welsh BAFTAwinning composer John Rea,which will be heard live forthe first time at the Museum.

Contact the Grand TheatreBox Office on (01792)475715 to book. Bookingopens Monday 23 July.

7pm

Fri 19 Oct

Dandiya DancingEvening Join in the festivities withIndian Kathak Danceprofessional, Sarita Sood.

£2 (adults) £1 (children)

7pm-10pm

Sat 20 Oct

Constructing theThird Crusade Professor Edbury examinesthe Third Crusade, famousfor its larger-than-lifecharacters, Richard theLionheart and Saladin.

11am

Sat 20 Oct

Black HistoryCelebration Day A day packed with arts,crafts and performancesfrom around the world.

11am-4pm

Fri 26 Oct

WaterfrontNippers: YuckyHistory Play Drop-in themed learn andplay for under fives.

10.30am-12.30pm &1.30pm-3.30pm

Animediddio Cymru /Animation Wales

Sat 27 & Sun 28 Oct

Cartoon Crazy Enjoy screenings of classicWelsh animations.

12pm-3pm

Sat 27 & Sun 28 Oct

Sand AnimationWatch GeraldConn, award-winninganimatorfrom GrittyRealism, perform thisamazing sand-on-glassanimation method.

10.30am-4pm

Sat 27 Oct – Fri 2 Nov

Flick BooksCreate your own flick bookto create moving images.

11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm & 3pm

Weds 31 Oct

CSI Swansea!It is Halloween and theMuseum is helping CrimeScene Investigators solve acrime. Try out some realistictechniques to examine theevidence and narrow downthe suspects.

7pm

Sat 3 & Sun 4 Nov

DiwaliDecorationsDrop in to make a decorationin celebration of Diwali - theHindu festival of lights.

12pm-3pm

Sat 6 & Sun 7 Oct

Big Draw Art AttackTeam up with artist Carlos Pinatti to create animaginative art attackinspired by books, wordsand language.

11am-3.30pm

Sat 6 & Sun 7 Oct

Book Swap Offload your unwantedbooks and find a newcollection in exchange. Allbooks should be in readablecondition and a book forbook token system will bein place. CDs and vinyl canalso be swapped.

11am-4pm

Sat 6 Oct

Make & Mend:Artic Chill Come along to upcyclejumpers to create mittens,wrist and leg warmers.

All materials supplied, £5pp (booking opens onMon 3 Sept).

1.30pm

Sat 13 Oct

Taith Iaith: WelshLearner Tour Add new words to yourWelsh vocabulary and gainconfidence with yourconversation. Followed by afree cuppa.

11am

Sat 13 Oct

Master Mariner,Shop-Owner &PhilanthropistJoin Dr David Jenkins,Senior Curator, as he unfoldsthe life and career of SirWilliam Reardon Smith.

10.30am

Sat 13 Oct

Investment in SwanseaShipping 1824-1903Find out why investment inshipping changed duringthe 19th and early 20thcenturies with researchstudent Richard Haines.

12pm

Sat 13 Oct

Tales of the Sea Discover aspects of maritimeWales during the secondhalf of the 18th centurythrough the experiences ofthe inhabitants of the Valeof Glamorgan.

2.30pm

Sat 13 Oct

Street Science: Lego Animation This futuristic workshopcombines science andanimation with a roboticLego challenge.

12.30pm & 2.30pm

Sun 14 Oct

Museum Monthly MoviesThe Princess and the Goblin (U 1992)

Enjoy this animated fantasyco-produced by S4C, whichtells the story of a youngprincess on a quest todefeat troublesome goblins.

2.30pm


October


Every second

Sunday of

the month

7-12years

age 8+


• Gift shop

• Waterfront Crêperie andchildren’s play area

• Disabled access and parking

• Wheelchairs available onrequest

• Baby changing facilitiesand buggy park

• Hearing loops available

• Changing Places toilet

• First aid room

• Public lockers

• Pay and display car park(next to the LC onOystermouth Road)

Group visitsPre-booked groups benefit from

• Free guided tour

• 10% off in cafe (£5pp min spend)

• 10% off the gift shop(£5pp min spend)

• Complimentary refresh-ments for coach driver

For a large print version, contact (029) 2057 3600All details are correct at the time of going to print. Please call before making a special journey.


Tell us what you think! Don’t forget to complete aVisitor Comment Form at reception to let us know how we are doing.

Useful info

Did you know?• You can book theMuseum for a corporatefunction, wedding or party

• We offer day delegatepackages for businesses

• We can host children’sbirthday parties

Contact (029) 2057 3600or visitwww.museumwales.ac.ukfor more details.

Free access to WiFi Just complete a Visitor Account Format reception and browse away!

Find us!Located in Swansea’sMaritime Quarter, only afive-minute walk from thecity centre.

By bus For the latest informationand nearest stops visithttp://www.traveline-cymru.info/

By roadFrom outside Swansea, exitthe M4 at junction 42 andfollow the brown signs.From inside Swansea, theMuseum is located onOystermouth Road next tothe LC. For satellitenavigation, use SA1 3ST.

By rail Swansea is served bymainline services to LondonPaddington. There are alsolinks with Carmarthen andwest Wales and stations inmid-Wales via the Heart of Wales line.

Let’s shop!From cards and books to gifts

and jewellery, the gift shop stocks

something to suit everyone's

taste and pocket.

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