{"id":5141,"date":"2011-09-23T12:37:16","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T11:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=5141"},"modified":"2011-09-23T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T11:37:16","slug":"checking-out-the-new-national-museum-of-art-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/checking-out-the-new-national-museum-of-art-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking out the new National Museum of Art in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-13.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As if 1927 wasn&#8217;t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/cardiff\/cardiff-city-fa-cup-1927.html\" target=\"_blank\">mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup<\/a>) it was also the year that saw the opening of the splendid National Museum of Wales.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-02.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located in the heart of Cardiff\u2019s elegant civic centre, the museum now hosts Wales\u2019s national archaeology, art, geology and natural history collections as well as major touring and temporary exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2011, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-south-east-wales-14032013\" target=\"_blank\">six new galleries were opened<\/a> up as part of a\u00a0\u00a36.5m\u00a0development\u00a0to showcase Welsh and Welsh-owned art.<\/p>\n<p>We went along to check it all out &#8211; here&#8217;s some photos:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-01.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-03.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Into the new\u00a0contemporary\u00a0art galleries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-04.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I really like Richard Long&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-05.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-06.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-07.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank goodness there&#8217;s an English translation here.\u00a0Imagine\u00a0the\u00a0potential\u00a0for confusion!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-08.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love this piece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-10.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-11.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visiting Chinese artists.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-12.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-09.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Into the main hallway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/national-museum-wales-14.jpg\" alt=\"National Museum of Art, Cardiff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See more photos of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/wales\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cardiff and Wales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumwales.ac.uk\/en\/cardiff\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Museum of Wales<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As if 1927 wasn&#8217;t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup) it was also the year that saw the opening &hellip; 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