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Portuguese photographer Daniel Blaufuks explores Works on Memory at Ffotogallery
In his first UK show, in Cardiff, acclaimed Portuguese artist Daniel Blaufuks uses film canisters, cassette tapes, celluloid film strips and negatives to explore themes of memory.
Glynn Vivian helps Vetch Veg turn former home of Swansea City into community artwork
Artist Owen Griffiths and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery are leading a community venture on the hallowed turf where Swansea once played as part of a Cultural Olympiad project.
Swansea's National Waterfront Museum invites public to test telescopes for Stargazing Live
Visitors to the National Waterfront Museum will able to see Jupiter and beyond courtesy of a special event held by the Swansea Astronomical Society.
Playing for Wales – Gareth Bale, Ryan Giggs and friends at the National Waterfront Museum
The Story of the Football Association of Wales charts FA Cup wins and World Cup campaigns as Swansea City enjoy the first ever season for a Welsh club in the Premier League.
Iron Age Capel Garmon Firedog from 2,000 years ago secured by National Museums Wales
A firedog owned by an Iron Age chieftain, elaborately shaped from 85 separate pieces, has been given to Welsh museum leaders as part of the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
Stonehenge rocks pinpointed to Pembrokeshire in National Museum Wales investigation
A nine-month research project linking prehistoric North Pembrokeshire with Wiltshire has allowed archaeologists to draw new conclusions about the origins of Stonehenge.
The Culture24 review of 2011: History and Heritage
From skulls and puddings to funding victories and top new venues, we take a look back at some of the biggest history stories we covered this year.
John Uzzell Edwards bring warmth and social history to Swansea Waterfront Museum
Inspired by his collection of Welsh quilts, a new exhibition of abstract paintings by John Uzzell Edwards reveal stories of the industrial and social history of Wales.
The Culture24 Guide to Winter Ice Rinks 2011
If you're hankering after the winter weather that hasn't appeared yet this year, why not visit one of the seasonal ice rinks popping up across the country for a fix of the white stuff? This is......
National Museum entomologist and fly expert swaps Cardiff for Chile in biodiversity trip
Dr Adrian Plant will spend three weeks in the Chilean Lake District as part of a group trip pursuing the insects who can answer questions about biodiversity in Wales.
Crunch Art and Philosophy Festival invites crowd to "escape the everyday" in Hay-on-Wye
In its third year, the idyllic festival in the shadow of the Black Mountains welcomes speakers and artists including Bob and Roberta Smith, Jake Chapman and Susan Hiller.
A cinematic story as the Abergavenny Museum reveals The British Resistance in Wales
Ahead of a new film about the units who would have tried to sabotage the Nazis if the D-Day Landings had failed, the Abergavenny Museum tells the Welsh tale of the troops.
The dense mythology of David Jones' watercolours at National Museum Cardiff
Fragile and rarely seen watercolours by David Jones from the collection of National Museum Wales go on display at National Museum Cardiff.
Canvassing views: A survey of art blogs in the UK
Independent blogger and Culture24 contributor Mark Sheerin picks a few highlights from the blogosphere and takes the temperature of the online scene in 2011.
Madcap artist-philosopher Joseph Beuys comes to National Museum Cardiff
Taken from ARTIST ROOMS, this exhibition examines the influential German artist's Celtic links and his impact on the postwar European artistic landscape
