2024-2025 sees an exciting programme of exhibitions and events at National Museum Cardiff.
Below are the main highlights. Visit the website for more information on National Museum Cardiff programme of events.
Reframing Picton continues until 12 January 2025
A community-led exhibition which aims to reframe the legacy of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton (1758-1815) and give a voice to those most affected by Picton’s actions, and to those who live with the legacy today.
Reframing Picton includes two newly commissioned artworks, which will become part of Wales’ national collection. The two new commissions include an immersive installation of sculpture, objects from the Amgueddfa Cymru collections, striking photographs and film.
Art of the Selfie - 16 March 2024 to 26 January 2025
Exhibition exploring the question are self portraits the original selfie? One of Van Gogh's 35 self portraits, 1887's Portrait of the Artist, is on loan from Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Other artists featured include Rembrandt, Francis Bacon, Brenda Chamberlain, Anya Paintsil and Bedwyr Williams.
Ticket price is a minimum of £1, with a pay what you can request, which helps keep the museum alive.
The Fossil Swamp - 18 May 2019 to 2 March 2025
Preserved fossils reveals the ancient tropical wetlands which once covered Wales. Also on show are the strange plants and prehistoric animals which lived in and around the swamp. The huge 3D 'Stigmaria' is the centrepiece.
Revealing Édouard Manet’s Portrait of Monsieur Jules Dejouy (until 1 January 2025)
The restoration of the portrait by Amgueddfa Cymru conservation experts has allowed it to be on display. It was previously held in a private collection for more than 90 years before the museum acquired it in 2019.
Go Home Polish - New collection
Photographs and diary posts from Polish-born artist, Michal Iwanowski, who undertook a 1900km journey on foot from Wales to Poland in 2018. His inspiration was after seeing 'Go home Polish' graffitied near his home in Cardiff ten years previously.
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