Favourites back in museum haunt

15th April 2011

This Easter visitors to National Museum Cardiff can welcome the return of two of the museum’s popular resident animals who are back from their winter break. The basking shark and the fox will be back on display from Saturday 16 April at the reopened Natural History galleries on the ground floor, which have been closed after a period of spring cleaning.
 
The natural history galleries house the Museum’s popular collections of animals, birds and insects. The lower galleries see the return of the seashore and woodland displays, where the animals on display have been painstakingly cleaned by specialists, the walls repainted and new carpets installed.
 
Ever wanted to see what goes on behind the scenes of the museum? Well now you can! National Museum Cardiff will be hosting a Natural History Open Day on Wednesday 20 April 11am - 4pm. Explore the collections housed in the museum, book onto a special behind-the-scenes tour at 11.30am or 2.30pm or meet experts at displays in the Main Hall.

Visitors to National Museum Cardiff can also take part in an Easter Egg Hunt over Easter weekend 22-25 April, 11am-4pm. Find the eggs hidden around the Museum to win a prize! 

There are plenty of Easter egg hunts taking place at other Amgueddfa Cymru sites. 

Search St Fagans: National History Museum to find the giant eggs to copy the pattern before finding your way back to Oriel 1 Gallery for a prize, 22-25 April! 

Follow the Easter egg hunt clues at the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon to find the chocolate on Easter Sunday, 24 April.

Entry to the Museum is free, thanks to the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.

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