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Plate II: A Bird's eye view of a Mandan village

The Welsh origins of the Mandans

The Library has recently purchased at auction a book by the American artist and author George Catlin. In the book, he speculates that the Mandan tribe in North America is of Welsh origin. The language of the Mandans, their appearance and their nature are used by Catlin to support his theory.

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A photo of the large, wall-mounted screen, part of a comfortable chair just visible to the left of it. On the screen is a black and white image of two women in saris who are mid-song. An ITV logo is in the upper left corner of the screen. To the left of the image is part of a pillar covered in gothic script.

Peniarth Audiovisual Exhibition – Asia Through The Lens

A closer look at the current audiovisual items on display as part of the Asia Through The Lens exhibition.

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From the Stacks – An addition to the Arthurian Collection

From the Stacks – An addition to the Arthurian Collection

The latest find from our legacy collection is a deluxe edition of ‘King Arthur's Wood: a fairy story: and with it the tale re-told of Sir Gareth of Orkney and ye Ladye of ye Castle Perilous’ by the famous Canadian artist, Elizabeth Forbes (1859-1912) published in 1905.

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An entry form for the first Royal Welsh Show held at Aberystwyth, 1904

The first Royal Welsh Show

A look at items from the archives to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Royal Welsh Show

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A wide view from the back of a room of people sitting in comfortable red sofas, looking toward the front, where a person is standing and presenting. There are two BSL interpreters facing the audience too. The walls are adorned with various posters and works of art.

Cymru Anabl – opening the door on archive film

Nia Edwards-Behi, Audiovisual Cataloguer, reflects on the process of planning and hosting a series of inclusive workshops as part of the Cymru Anabl project.

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Ann, second from the right, phtographed with the NLW Archives and Manuscripts team in 2017

Ann Francis Evans (1967-2023)

An archivist remembered in a hundred archives

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Two pupils with their teaching receiving their award

Library host Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative awards ceremony

Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative Awards Ceremony was held at the National Library of Wales

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Beehive from The Theater of Insects

The Theater of Insects

'The Theater of Insects' by Thomas Mouffet was purchased recently by the Library to add to their extensive collection of literature about bees.

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Three people around a computer

All pages digitised - another milestone for the Welsh Women's Peace Petition project

The Welsh Women's Peace Petition project, which celebrates a 100-year-old petition containing almost 400,000 signatures of people claiming world peace, has reached another milestone.  Following a period of cataloguing the...

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