Museum of Cardiff
The Museum of Cardiff is a museum in Cardiff, Wales that exhibits the history of the city. The museum opened on 1 April 2011 and entrance is free. The museum has a collection of 3,000 objects and Cardiff-related artefacts, many donated from Cardiff residents and communities.Photo: Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Local history museum in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Amgueddfa Caerdydd”, “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”, and “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Address: The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Millennium Stadium and St David’s Hall.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Museum of Cardiff.
St David’s Hall
Theater building
Photo: Vashti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St David's Hall is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales. St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales.
St John’s Gardens
Garden
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St. John's Gardens is a small public garden in the centre of the Cardiff, the capital of wales. It is located between St John's Church and the Old Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Museum of Cardiff
- Categories: local museum, organization, local authority museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48001° or 51° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.17723° or 3° 10′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRJF+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 6993059699OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q23531475
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Museum of Cardiff” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- Basque: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Catalan: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- Catalan: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Chinese: “加的夫博物館”
- Dutch: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Kardifo”
- French: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- French: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- French: “Museum of Cardiff”
- German: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Irish: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- Irish: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Italian: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Spanish: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Swedish: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- Swedish: “Cardiff Story Museum”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Caerdydd”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd”
- Welsh: “Stori Caerdydd”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Library and Cardiff Tourist Information Centre.
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