National Waterfront Museum
| National Waterfront Museum Welsh: Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau | |
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Glamorgan | |
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.jpg) National Waterfront Museum | |
| Type: | Museum |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS65869267 |
| Location: | 51°37’1"N, 3°56’20"W |
| City: | Swansea |
| History | |
| Museum | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | National Museum Wales |
| Website: | National Waterfront Museum |
The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea is a museum in Swansea, Glamorgan, forming part of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. It is an Anchor Point of the 'European Route of Industrial Heritage'.
Construction and development
Building and exhibition design was carried out by Wilkinson Eyre and Land Design Studio respectively, and Davis Langdon was project manager for the construction National following an Architectural Design Competition managed by RIBA Competitions. It cost £33.5 million.
The museum was opened in October 2005.[1][2]
Description and contents
Consisting of a major new slate and glass building integrated with an existing Grade II listed warehouse (formerly the Swansea Industrial and Maritime Museum), the new museum deals with Wales' history of industrial revolution and innovation by combining significant historical artefacts with modern technologies, such as interactive touchscreens and multimedia presentation systems.
The collections on display include maritime, transport, technology and retail artefacts.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about National Waterfront Museum) |
References
- ↑ "Tourism hopes as new museum opens", BBC News, 17 October 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ Gareth Jones (18 October 2005) "Split opinions on city makeover", BBC Wales News. Retrieved 7 March 2016.