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National Museum Cardiff

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ENTRY

Free

SETTING

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WHERE

Cardiff

What it’s like

Free Cathays Park museum with dinosaurs and art - Soft Play N never.

National Museum Cardiff in Cathays Park - free dinosaurs, art and natural history. Soft Play N never.

Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, closed Mondays. Cafe and Changing Places on site.

City centre next to the civic buildings.

What’s on here

Facilities

Accessible toilet
Baby change
Blue badge parking
Breastfeeding friendly
Café
Changing Places
Gift shop
Group bookings
Hearing loop
Lockers
Parking
Pram storage
Public transport nearby
Restaurant
School visits
Step-free access
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible

Plan your visit

How much does National Museum Cardiff cost?

It's free to get in. Some extras are priced; the full list is on this page.

Is there parking?

Yes, there's parking on site, plus Blue Badge bays.

Can we eat there?

Yes, there's a café and a restaurant.

Is it OK with a baby or toddler in tow?

Yes, there's baby change and pram storage.

How accessible is it?

The venue lists step-free access, wheelchair access, an accessible toilet, a Changing Places facility and a hearing loop.

Do they do birthday parties?

Yes, the venue offers group bookings. Details and booking on their site.

What if it rains?

You're covered, it's indoors.

How do we find it?

A visitor car park is situated behind the Museum, off Museum Avenue. Parking costs £6.50, free to blue badge holders. Disabled parking also available at the front of the Museum on Gorsedd Gardens Road. Accessible via Traveline Cymru for public transport, bike or foot.

Areas to explore

  • Art Galleries

    indoors

    Five hundred years of paintings, drawings, sculpture, silver and ceramics from Wales and across the world, including a collection of Impressionist art.

  • Clore Discovery Centre

    indoors

    A space where visitors can recreate a prehistoric world and get hands-on with museum objects.

  • Natural History galleries

    indoors

    An expedition through Wales's natural history from the seashore to the mountains, covering unique environments among Wales's Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

  • The Evolution of Wales galleries

    indoors

    A journey from the Big Bang through 4,600 million years, featuring dinosaurs and woolly mammoths, showing how life evolved in Wales.

Also on site

  • Multifaith Room

    indoors

    A clean, quiet area for reflection, contemplation and worship, which can be reserved.

  • Reardon Smith Theatre

    indoors

    A lecture theatre with an accessible viewing platform for wheelchair users, used for events.

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