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Archives

What are archives? Archives are documents created or accumulated by individuals or institutions, and selected for permanent preservation. The documents were originally created for administrative…  

Collecting Contemporary

Collecting Contemporary exhibition banner 6.4.19 - 27.7.19 Renovation Work The Library is open to the public as usual during the renovation programme. For all the latest information about the work and how it may have an effect on…  

RECORD

Record exhibition banner Renovation Work The Library is open to the public as usual during the renovation programme. For all the latest information about the work and how it may have an effect on services, visit our…  

The Literary World of Paul Peter Piech

Paul Peter Piech exhibition banner 2020 - 2021 World of the Book Graphic artist and printmaker Paul Peter Piech is best known for his striking political posters, but a portion of his work is concerned with the literary world. He…  

Nick Treharne: A Portrait of Wales

A Portrait of Wales exhibitions banner 19.07.21 - 28.05.22 An exhibition of images by photographer Nick Treharne as part of a project to document contemporary Wales. The National Library of Wales houses almost 1 million photographs…  

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…  

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