National Museum Cardiff is a museum and art
gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa
Cymru – National Museum Wales. Entry is kept free by a grant from the Welsh
Government. However, they do ask for donations throughout the museum.
History
The National Museum of Wales was found in
1905, with its royal charter granted in 1907. Part of the bid for Cardiff to
obtain the National Museum of 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 was
sharing the building of Cardiff Library and was a sub-department of the library
until 1893. Construction of a new building in the civic complex of Cathays Park
began in 1912, but owing to the First World War it did not open to the public
until 1922, with the official opening taking place in 1927. The architects were
Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Brewer, although the building as it now stands is
a heavily truncated version of their design. The sculpture scheme for the
building was devised by Sir W. Goscombe John and consisted of the groups
Prehistoric Period and Classic Period by Gilbert Bayes as well as Learning,
Mining, and Shipping by Thomas J Clapperton, Art by Bertram Pegram, Medieval
Period by R. L. Garbe, Music by David Evans and others. D. Arthur Thomas was
commissioned to produce a model for the Dragons, and A. Bertram Pegram to
produce a model for the Lions that were placed around the base of the dome.
In 2011, with funding from the Clore
Duffield Foundation, the former Glanely Gallery was transformed into the Clore
Discovery Centre, which offers a hands-on exploration of the museums 7.5
million items that are normally in storage, including insects, fossils, and
Bronze Age weapons. School groups, formal and informal groups can also be
accommodated but should book in advance. This place is one of the finest place
for a family visit.
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