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On Paper

On Paper Exhiibition promotional image. Work by artist Mary Lloyd Jones © Mary Lloyd Jones 19.07.21 - 12.02.21 The term 'work on paper' is very broad, embracing everything from oil paintings to linocut prints and scraps of paper decorated with doodles. What they all have in common is…  

Beibl i Bawb

Beibl i bawb exhibition banner Hengwrt, 01.10.21 – 01.04.22 An exciting exhibition to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the 1620 Bible, the standard text of the Bible in Welsh for nearly 400 years.…  

This is Older

This is Older exhibition banner Gregynog Gallery, 01.10.21 – 10.12.21 An exhibition of photography by Jon Pountney and Age Cymru.  Provoked by the negative stereotypes of older people projected in the media, This Is Older…  

Beautiful Books

Beautiful Books exhibition banner World of the Book 24.01.22 – 03.06.23 We are often told not to judge a book by its cover, but it’s difficult to ignore the intricate and beautiful books that form part of the Library’s Fine…  

Collecting

Collecting exhibitions banner Gregynog Gallery 14.02.22 – 06.08.22 Collecting is an essential part of the Library’s work with a recent focus on capturing the diverse experiences of contemporary Wales. The Library has a wide…  

A Oes Heddwch: The Eisteddfod Tradition

A Oes Heddwch exhibition banner 11.04.22 – 09.09.22 To coincide with the arrival of the national Eisteddfod in Ceredigion in 2022, we look at the foundations and development of the National Eisteddfod through the diverse…  

At Blant y Byd

At Blant y Byd exhibition banner Upper Central Hall 18.05.22 – 12.05.23 Every year since 1922 on May 18th, the youth of Wales send a message to the youth of the world; a message that calls on them to work together to make the…  

Words

Words exhibitions banner Hengwrt 11.06.22 – 25.02.23 An exhibition in partnership with Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, the standard historical dictionary of the Welsh language. It presents the vocabulary of the Welsh…  

A-Z of Library Collections

A-Z of Library Collections exhibition banner Gregynog Annexe 08.10.22 – 15.04.23 An exhibition celebrating our rich and diverse mix of collections – everything from manuscripts and printed material to maps and photographs, archives and…  

The Mostyn manuscripts

The National Library of Wales houses the largest and finest collection of manuscripts which once formed part of the library at Mostyn Hall, Flintshire. Among our 77 Mostyn volumes, - all of them…  

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