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 from 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.

The War Horse

17 May 2014 11am-4pm

Join us to find out more about the life of the Territorial Cavalrymen in this engaging, informative, and memorable display including encampment, handling collection and real warhorses.

Suitable for

Any age

Working for Victory – Welsh Industry and the First World War

11 October 2014 — 15 March 2015

Examining the effect of the Great War on Welsh industry, and the contribution of Welsh industry to Britain’s war effort.

Suitable for

Any age

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.

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).

Suitable for

Family friendly

Admission

Tickets £3.50pp (those under 3 years go free) available from the Museum shop or contact (029) 20 573 600 to book.

Website

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/whatson/?event_id=7162

Street Science: Rocket Cars

17 May 2014 11:30am-4pm

Street Science - the cool side of science, with a different theme each month. Workshops held at: 11.30, 13:00 and 15:00.

Suitable for

7-10
11-13

Admission

Booking required - Tel: 029 2057 3600.

Website

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

Scrappy Sock Puppets

27 — 31 May 2014

Make a characterful puppet from an old sock! Workshops run at: 11.30, 12.30, 14:00 and 15:00.

Suitable for

Any age

Admission

Free. Booking required - Tel: 029 2057 3600.

Website

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

Comforts for the Troops

30 May — 1 June 2014

Find out what went into these parcels, try on some replica items, and have a go at working an antique sock knitting machine and sewing machine.

Suitable for

Any age

Admission

Drop in session.

Website

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

Secret Codes and Messages

19 — 23 July 2014

Drop in to our innovative activity stations to make ciphers and invisible ink which were vital to communication between allies during the Great War.

Suitable for

Any age

Wartime Horrible History Stories

24 — 26 July 2014
7 — 9 August 2014

Meet our time travelling soldier to hear tales from the terrible trenches. Then get hands on with some wartime artefacts. These sessions will run at: 11:30, 13:00 and 14:30.

Suitable for

Any age

Spy School

31 July — 2 August 2014

Drop in to discover some of the secrets of espionage including making a fun disguise and fake documents.

Suitable for

Any age

Street Science - Periscopes

9 — 10 August 2014 1-4pm

Spy on your enemies like they did in the Great War by making a nifty periscope that lets you see above walls and around corners using mirrors to bend light. These workshops will take place at 13:00 and 15:00.