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Questionnaire for Gallery Visitors

Questionnaire for Gallery Visitors

The CELF project would like to hear from you. Visitors to CELF member galleries are invited to complete a short survey to share your thoughts and suggestions.

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Aberystwyth Celebrated with a Visual Mosaic of Photography

New exhibition of photographs by Bruce Cardwell opens celebrating some of Aberystwyth's characters.

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'No Welsh Art'

Curated by art historian Peter Lord and featuring over 250 works, this new exhibition challenges the myth and reveals the richness of Wales’s visual culture as well as our social and political history.

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‘Treasures’ is a permanent exhibition showcasing iconic items from the Library’s collection

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Radio times: P. H. Burton and the BBC

Radio times: P. H. Burton and the BBC

Philip Henry Burton is best known as the Port Talbot schoolmaster responsible for...

AR-LEIN / ONLINE: Radio times: P. H. Burton and the BBC

AR-LEIN / ONLINE: Radio times: P. H. Burton and the BBC

Philip Henry Burton is best known as the Port Talbot schoolmaster responsible for...

 Carto-Cymru 2025: The Art of Maps

Carto-Cymru 2025: The Art of Maps

The National Library of Wales and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical...

Dan Sylw / In Focus: Secrets in Art - Reading Pictures, Revealing Meanings

Dan Sylw / In Focus: Secrets in Art - Reading Pictures, Revealing Meanings


Historic pictures sometimes carry deep layers of meaning that are difficult for a...