National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff

The National Museum and Gallery of Wales (Welsh: Amgueddfa ac Oriel Genedlaethol Cymru) is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. It is part of the Edwardian civic complex of Cathays Park, which includes the City Hall, Law Courts, what is now Cardiff University and a building for the Welsh Assembly. Its foundation stone was laid in 1912 but construction was delayed by the First World War and the National Museum was not open to the public until 1927, with some parts of the building being completed in 1932.

Related Topics:
Welsh - Museum - Art gallery - Cardiff - Wales - Edwardian - Cathays Park - City Hall - Cardiff University - Welsh Assembly - 1912 - First World War - 1927 - 1932

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The Museum is officially called 'The National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff', so as to avoid confusion with the wider network of National Museums and Galleries of Wales (NMGW), of which it is a part.

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