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National Museum & Gallery of Wales |
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 Cardiff, Co. Cardiff
Housed in the splendid
neoclassic buildings of Cathays Park, the Museum and Gallery exhibits a
unique mix of art, archaeology, geology and natural history from Wales
and the rest of the world.
The excellent Evolution of
Wales exhibition documents the creation of Wales from its formation to
human settlement, through multi-media displays on the country’s
geology, archaeology and natural history. Highlights include the
skeleton of a humpback whale which was washed up on the welsh coast, a
collection of ancient coins from the Milford Haven treasure and other
artefacts left by Celtic, Roman and Viking settlers in Wales.
The Museum’s art collection is drawn from over 500 years of paintings,
sculptures and ceramics which include the largest collection of
impressionist paintings outside Paris and an excellent collection of
17th Century Welsh portraits and landscapes from eminent Welsh artists
such as Richard Wilson. Many of the art treasures in the Gallery were
bequeathed in 1952 by the Davies sisters, Gwendoline and Margaret,
granddaughters of local industrialist David Davies.
Admission to the museum is free though there may be charges for entrance to temporary exhibitions.
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