National Waterfront Museum

National Waterfront Museum
Oystermouth Road
Maritime Quarter
Swansea
SA1 3RD
Wales

Website

www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/swansea

E-mail

waterfront@museumwales.ac.uk

Telephone

Information and Enquiries

02920 573600

All information is drawn or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

View of National Waterfront Museum building

Throughout the Industrial Revolution Wales and her people influenced the rest of the world. How we live today is a result of the choices we made then. At the National Waterfront Museum you can be plunged into poverty, wallow in wealth, dabble with danger or even risk your health! Experience noise, grime, high finance, upheaval, consumerism and opportunity. Be exploited! Watch as families cope under pressure. It's no ‘soap’. It's what really happened. Wales was one of the earliest and most heavily industrialised nations on earth. We reaped the benefits, but we suffered the consequences. A visit to the National Waterfront Museum will be unlike any visit you've ever made to any museum. Ever.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

10:00 - 17:00 daily

Admission charges

Free entry for all

Getting there

By bus
For the latest information and nearest stops visit http://www.traveline-cymru.info/

By road
From outside Swansea, exit the M4 at junction 42 and follow the brown signs. From inside Swansea, the Museum is located on Oystermouth Road next to the LC. For satellite navigation, use SA1 3ST.

By rail
Swansea is served by mainline services to London Paddington. There are also links with Carmarthen and west Wales and stations in mid Wales via the Heart of Wales line.

Wales' industrial collections

Collection details

Agriculture, Architecture, Archives, Inland Waterways, Industry, Land Transport, Maritime, Science and Technology, Social History, Trade and Commerce

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Power to the People - Generating Electricity in Wales

26 October 2013 — 30 March 2014 *on now

Every time you switch on a light you are tapping into a vast national grid of cables, transformers and power stations.

Where does our electricity come from? How does it reach our homes, work places and schools? Can Wales create enough energy to keep the lights on in the future?

Questions and answers in this illuminating exhibition.

Suitable for

Family friendly

Admission

Admission free.

Website

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/whatson/?event_id=6712

Graham Sutherland: From Darkness into Light - Mining, Metal and Machines

7 December 2013 — 23 March 2014 *on now

Graham Sutherland worked as an Official War Artist during the Second World War and sketched many industrial sites in South Wales, Devon and Cornwall.

This is a rare opportunity to see more than 60 sketchbook drawings from a private collection.

Touring exhibition organised by Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Cornwall.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Suitable for

Any age

Admission

Free.

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Crazy Circuits Electronics Workshop: Flashing Lights

15 March 2014 11am-12pm, 1-2pm, 2:30-3:30pm

Wire up your own working circuit board to take home using a cool kit that flashes funky red and green lights in the shape of a face. Please note, children must be accompanied by an adult and soldering irons will be used in this workshop.

Suitable for

7-10
11-13
14-15

Website

https://www.museumwales.ac.uk/whatson/?event_id=7126

Super Science Saturday!

22 March 2014 12-4pm

A whole afternoon of hands on activities and demonstrations including the science behind superhero powers and how to levitate! Delivered by Materials: Live! and The South Wales Materials Association, Swansea University.

Suitable for

Any age

Website

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/whatson/?event_id=7132

April Showers Science

24 — 26 April 2014

Learn about why it rains so much in Wales and how to make a cloud in a jam jar! Workshops run at: 11.30, 13:00 and 15:00.

Suitable for

7-10
11-13
14-15

Admission

Free. Booking required - Tel: 029 2057 3600.

Website

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/whatson/?view=glance&site=swansea

A Night at the Museum

16 May 2014 6-9pm

Make a Mini Pocket Minion and a pair of despicable goggles, take part in wacky science and a family trail. Finish the evening by watching a 3D screening of Despicable Me (U 2010).