Wales was the furthest outpost of the Roman Empire. In AD 75, the Romans built a fortress at Caerleon that would guard the region for over 200 years. Built in 1850, the museum became part of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales in 1930. Today at Caerleon you can learn what made the Romans a […]
National Museum Of Wales
Discover art, archaeology and the geological evolution of Wales. A busy programme of exhibitions and events. Although not the oldest of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’s buildings, this is the first location of National Museum Wales, officially opened in 1927. Situated in the heart of Cardiff’s elegant civic centre, today it houses Wales’s national […]
National Museum of Ireland – Country Life
The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life is home to the national collection of objects representing the traditional way of life in Ireland since 1850. Winner of Sandford Award 2004.
National Media Museum
The National Media Museum covers seven floors of a city centre building in Bradford. It offers permanent interactive galleries about photography, television and animation, three cinemas including an IMAX showing the latest 3D films, two special exhibition galleries, the BBC’s Bradford radio, TV and online studio – a real, working exhibit within the Museum. Winner […]
National Maritime Museum And The Queen's House
In 1616 James I’s wife Anne of Denmark commissioned Inigo Jones to design her a new pavilion at Greenwich. It would become the first fully Classical building seen in England. From 1673 studio space in the House was allocated to the van de Veldes, father and son Dutch marine artists. In 1805, George III granted […]