National Museum Cardiff
Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd
A free national museum and art gallery with some of the most important Impressionist works outside France, plus dinosaur and natural history galleries.
The museum is located in the Civic Centre of Cathays Park. Its art collection is famous for works by Monet, Renoir, Cézanne and Van Gogh, donated by the Davies sisters. It also presents Welsh art in depth. The natural history section includes dinosaurs, woolly mammoths and the exhibition “Wales Evolves.” Entry is free. Opening hours are roughly 10:00 to 17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is next to City Hall and about a five-minute walk from the castle.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Cardiff City Hall & Civic Centre
- Cardiff Castle
- Cardiff Market
- Cardiff Victorian Arcades
- Principality Stadium
- Bute Park
- Roath Park
- Techniquest