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It’s Called Ffasiwn

Ffasiwn

  23 May 2026 – 4 April 2027
National Museum Cardiff

Events, Talks and Displays

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Event: Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries

National Museum Cardiff
From 1 July 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: £7 per hour
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© Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Event: Monthly Organ Recital

National Museum Cardiff
Last Friday of each month
13:00 - 14:00
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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The sun is illuminating a museum' hallway, there's an art mural on the walls and people milling around

Event: Helios: Quiet Sessions

National Museum Cardiff
Multiple dates available
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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After Hours Bar under Helios, Liverpool Cathedral ©Rob Battersby

Event: Museum Lates: Helios

National Museum Cardiff
1st August, 29th August,
6pm - 10pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Audio Described Tours at National Museum Cardiff | Sharks and other marine animals

National Museum Cardiff
9 July 2026
1:00pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
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Black and white drawn images of flint tools from different angles.

Talk: Behind the Scenes: Archaeological Illustration

National Museum Cardiff
14 July 2026
2pm
Suitability: 15+
Cost: £8
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Helios

Event: Helios

National Museum Cardiff
21 July–31 August 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Yoga Under Helios, Liverpool Cathedral © Rob Battersby

Course: Sunset Yoga

National Museum Cardiff
24 July–28 August 2026
6pm
Suitability: The session is suitable for ages 18+
Cost: £15.00
Booking: On sale at 05.46am with sunrise on the 30/04/26
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A woman playing the harp to a group of young children

Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies

National Museum Cardiff
31 July 2026
10:30am; 12.30pm; 2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £11.00 (Adult & Child); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English and Relaxed sessions
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A man jumping mid-air behind a sun on a colourful backdrop

Event: The Science of the Sun with Jon Chase

National Museum Cardiff
8 August 2026
10:30am & 1.00pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £8.00 (Adult); £7.00 (Child)
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Helios by Luke Jerram

Event: Museum Lates: Solar Eclipse

National Museum Cardiff
12 August 2026
From 6pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Photographing Clothing: A Ffasiwn Workshop with Michael Alberry

National Museum Cardiff
14 August 2026
10:15am - 5:00pm
Suitability: Ages 11 - 16
Cost: £15.00 (Adult); £13.50 (Child)
Booking: Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
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A selection of Roman pots including grey bowls and a brown flagon.

Talk: Behind the Scenes: Roman Pottery

National Museum Cardiff
18 August 2026
2pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £8
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Ffasiwn-Making Workshop with Ffian Jones

National Museum Cardiff
21 August 2026
10:30am (Welsh language session); 2pm (English language session)
Suitability: Ages 8 -11 and an adult
Cost: £15.00 (Adult); £13.50 (Child)
Booking: Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult
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Two children lying on the floor with torches

Event: Museum Sleepover: Under Helios

National Museum Cardiff
22 & 23 August 2026
5.30pm until Sunday morning!
Suitability: Suitable for ages 6 - 11 and their families!
Cost: Tickets from £66.00 per person. VIP tickets available.
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It’s Called Ffasiwn

Event: Audio Described Tours at National Museum Cardiff | Ffasiwn Exhibition

National Museum Cardiff
10 September 2026
1:00pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A grey stone with simple white writing and a drawing. A blue glass bead and some smaller stones with marks on them.

Talk: Behind the Scenes: New Accessions from St Patrick’s Chapel, Pembrokeshire; Revealing Early Medieval Wales and the World.

National Museum Cardiff
10 September 2026
2pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £8
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The front of the museum building, half photograph, half sketch

Course: Sketch Along

National Museum Cardiff
30 September 2026
2pm - 5pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £40.00 Standard
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Ffasiwn

Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Ffasiwn

National Museum Cardiff
8 October 2026
1:30 – 4pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Event: An Evening with Bleak Fabulous

National Museum Cardiff
16 October 2026
7pm (Exhibition open between 8pm - 10pm)
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £10.00 (Standard); £8.00 (Concession); £5.00 (Under 16s)
Booking: Tickets to this event also include entry to the exhibition for the evening only.
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A woman playing the harp to a group of young children

Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies

National Museum Cardiff
24 October 2026
10:30am; 12.30pm; 2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £12.50 (Adult & Child ticket); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child ticket); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English, BSL and Relaxed sessions
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Worn Stories: A Ffasiwn Creative Writing Workshop with Rosie Findlay

National Museum Cardiff
11 November 2026
2pm - 4pm
Suitability: Adults 16+
Cost: £10.00
Booking: This workshop will take place in the "It's Called Ffasiwn" exhibition space
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Clémentine Schneidermann <em>It's Called Fashion (Look It Up), Merthyr</em> (2016) © Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Facing Images: A Ffasiwn Creative Writing Workshop with Alix Beeston

National Museum Cardiff
25 November 2026
2pm - 4pm
Suitability: Adults 16+
Cost: £10.00
Booking: This workshop will take place in the "It's Called Ffasiwn" exhibition space
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A woman playing the harp to a group of young children

Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies

National Museum Cardiff
5 December 2026
10:30am; 12.30pm: 2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £12.50 (Adult & Child); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English, BSL and Relaxed sessions
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