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Visitor information & facilities• Open 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday & most Bank Holiday Mondays.• Children’s menu and lunch boxes• Storage lockers and buggy park• Baby changing facilities• Access information is available on our website

or call (029) 2057 3000 or 0300 111 2 333

• Wheelchair / pushchair access and disabled toilets

• Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times

Museum entry and most exhibitions & events listed are free of charge.

A national treasure in the heart of the city!Take a journey through space and time to discover what Wales was like in the age of the dinosaurs.

Follow the story from the Big

Bang to the last Ice Age by

watching films of volcanoes

exploding and meet our mammoth.

See real meteorites, a piece of moon rock, spectacular fossils, impressive dinosaur skeletons and footprints.

Go on an expedition in the natural history galleries. Enjoy the cliff top scene based on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, one of the most important seabird colonies in north-west Europe. Our Welsh woodland scene is full of foxes, badgers, flowers and ferns all nestling under a giant oak tree. Marvel at the enormous Basking Shark, the impressive Humpback Whale skeleton and the largest Leatherback Turtle ever recorded in the world, all found around the Welsh coastline.

You see will one of the best art collections in the world with paintings by artists that include the French Impressionists and Welsh artists!

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Until 31 December 2016

The first Jurassic meat-eating dinosaur discovered in Wales is back on

display in the Main Hall.

18 June 2016– September 2017

Wriggle!Explore the wonderful world of worms

– from fossils to fantasy, from food to spectacular beauty, and the scary ones too! See life from a worm’s point of view or find out what museum scientists do investigating these fascinating animals.

Sun 24 July 2pm

Family Talk: EarthwormsWed 27 July 1.05pm

Family Talk: Wrigglers in the Sand Tues–Thurs, 9–11 & 16–18 August 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Crafty Worms Explore some of the worms in our exhibition and create your own crafty worm to take home.

Sat 23–Fri 29 July (closed Mon) 11am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm

The Amazing Adventures of Wallace & Bates*Join the Amazon adventures of Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Bates in this theatrical performance.

*Tickets: adults £4 in advance, £5 on the door, free to 16s and under, from www.ticketlineuk.com or (029) 2023 0130 (Welsh language performances Fri 29 July)

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Thurs 21 July– Sun 4 September (closed Mondays) 10am–4pm

Summer Family TrailFollow the trail around the museum and solve the clues. Pick up your free copy from the Clore Discovery Centre when you arrive.

Thurs 28 July 1.05pm

Taith Iaith – the biggest fossils in the Museum Suitable for adult Welsh learners & children in Welsh medium education.

Tues 9 August 1.05pm, Ages 8+

Meet the Curator in Natural Sciences

- to learn about some of the objects on display.

Wed 31 August 1.05pm

Natural History Lunchtime Talk: A prehistory of creepy-crawlies


Until 30 October

Step into the world of famous explorers uncovering treasures from around

the world – from crystal skulls and Egyptian mummies to the hat,

whip and jacket of Indiana Jones! Tickets: £7 adults, £5 concessions and kids go free (16 & under)

from www.ticketlineuk.com or (029) 2023 0130

It’s not over - look out for these events in September…

Weekends during term time, 2pm

Clore Explorers Learn about something from the museum’s collection and get crafty in these free workshops.

Sat 17 September 11.30am-3.30pm

Beachwatch Come to Ogmore Beach to learn about the wildlife, rocks and fossils of the area, followed by our annual beach clean for the Marine Conservation Society. Free, but please book by e-mail: [email protected]

Sat 17–Sun 18 September 11.30am–3.30pm

City of the Unexpected A city-wide performance celebrating Roald Dahl, as part of Dahl’s centenary year. Look out for large-scale spectacles and smaller, pop-up events.

Sat 24 September 10am–4pm

Telescope Workshop Learn about the Museum’s meteorite collection and get advice on buying or using a telescope.

16 July–20 November

Quentin Blake: Inside Stories Best known for his illustrations of Roald Dahl stories, Quentin Blake has also worked on other books to bring their characters to life.

Get a special insight into how he does this in our new exhibition on loan from House of Illustration. Co-curated by Quentin Blake and Claudia Zeff and part of Roald Dahl 100 celebrations.

Sat 16 July 10am–4pm

Quentin Blake Family Fun Day Tues 26–Thurs 28 July, Tues 2–Thurs 4 August 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Family Workshops Be inspired by the illustrations of Quentin Blake.

Tues 23–Thurs 25 August 11am, 1pm, 3pm

Roald Dahl Storytelling Workshops for Families Explore some of Dahl’s characters and storylines then use some of the Museum’s objects to inspire your own story.

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By bus The museum is located in Cardiff’s Civic Centre, next to Cardiff City Hall.

Take the number 6 BayCar from Penarth Road (at the back of Cardiff Central Train Station) to Museum Avenue.

For more information on public transport, visit www.traveline.cymru or call 0871 200 2233

By car Visitor car park located at the rear of the Museum. Parking

tokens available in the Museum shop. On-street parking also available around the Civic Centre.

How to find us

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

[email protected] www.museumwales.ac.uk

IT ’S SO EASY TO FIND US

Win a Kindle Fire

Opening timesTuesday – Sunday and most Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am – 5pm. Galleries close at 4.45pm.

Simply e-mail us or drop us a line with your name and address to win a Kindle Fire HD10. Send by 2 September 2016 to [email protected]

Marketing Dept (Kindle Fire competition) National Museum Cardiff FREEPOST SWC 0787 Cardiff CF10 3GZ

Terms: www.museum.wales.ac.uk/ competitions-terms

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