: Amgueddfeydd, Arddangosfeydd a Digwyddiadau

Mae Wythnos Twristiaeth Cymru yn gyfle i dynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd y diwydiant twristiaeth wrth greu swyddi, cynhyrchu incwm ac adeiladu proffil treftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru. Cynghrair Twristiaeth Cymru, sef corff ambarél y diwydiant, sy’n cydlynu’r wythnos.

Mae Amgueddfa Cymru yn chwarae rhan bwysig yn adrodd stori hanes a diwylliant Cymru trwy ei hamgueddfeydd.

Dewch i ddathlu Dydd Gŵyl Dewi gyda ni. Bydd llond lle o weithgareddau a digwyddiadau arbennig yn ein hamgueddfeydd i ddathlu diwrnod nawddsant Cymru.

Yn Big Pit Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru ar 27 Chwefror, bydd cyfle i ymarfer eich Cymraeg a bydd bwyd Cymreig traddodiadol, canu, crefftau, stondinau a gweithgareddau lu ar gyfer y plant.

Yn Amgueddfa Lleng Rufeinig Cymru, cewch wir flas ar fywyd Cymreig y Rhufeiniaid. Yno, ar 28 Chwefror, bydd cyfle i goginio picau ar y maen, creu baneri bach y ddraig a chennin i’w gwisgo ar ddiwrnod y dathlu,.

Ar y diwrnod mawr, bydd dathliadau Dydd Gŵyl Dewi yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd a Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru. 

Bydd y dathliadau’n parhau yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau ar 5 Mawrth, gyda pherfformiadau, celf a chrefft, a cherddoriaeth werin a thwmpath yng nghwmni Twmpath Tawerin, RAFFDAM, Ric-a-Do a Gildas.

Cystadleuaeth ffotograffiaeth

Gan mai eleni yw Blwyddyn Antur yng Nghymru, mae Cynghrair Twristiaeth Cymru wedi lansio cystadleuaeth ffotograffiaeth ddigidol newydd sbon. Mae’n agored i bobl ifanc rhwng 11 ac 19 oed, ac maent yn chwilio am ffotograffau o Gymru sy’n gartref antur ar ei gorau. Am ragor o fanylion, ewch i www.wta.org.uk.

Since late 2012, with the centenary of the First World War in mind, curators at St Fagans have been involved in a project to digitise objects with relevance to the conflict. The results are on the First World War database which you can see on this website. But in 2016, the project is still very much ongoing. One aspect which has surprised everyone involved is that objects with stories to tell about the war are still being rediscovered.

Before we began looking specifically for these objects, their potential to reveal stories about the conflict had not always been realised, and connections between objects not always made. Huge numbers of objects were often collected in the past - some in the years immediately following the war - meaning that the information recorded at the time was often limited.

Sometimes a bit of luck has been involved. As part of the Making History project, thousands of items from the collection have moved between storerooms and conservation labs. While auditing an area containing military and civilian uniform, I recently found a collection of badges and buttons of relevance to the period, taking the extent of our First World War collections beyond what we had previously realised.

As artefacts of war, these objects often have poignant associations. One lapel badge was recently found complete with a tiny photograph of a soldier who was killed in 1915. A shoulder badge and button of the Grenadier Guards were found belonging to a soldier who was involved in the retreat from Mons in 1914, and of whom there is also a photograph in our collections. We have also discovered objects from areas of the conflict previously thought to be unrepresented in the collections, such as this South Wales Borderers cap badge commemorating the Egyptian campaign.

The exciting aspect of working on this project has been the discovery of collections not previously categorized by their First World War associations. We have uncovered objects in a variety of areas: among pictures and photographs, letters and certificates, medical equipment, textiles, badges and medals. Not only can these items be seen on our First World War database, but some of the stories we have discovered will be told within the displays planned for the new galleries here at St Fagans –  just one example of enabling the full richness of our collections to be permanently shared.

#WalesRemembers #CymrunCofio

This project is supported by the Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme.

Mae’r rhyngrwyd yn dwlu ar anifeiliaid bach, ac ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi bydd y #sgrinwyna yn dychwelyd – ffrwd fyw 24 awr yn dangos hynt a helynt y sied ŵyna yn Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru, Caerdydd. Lansiwyd y project yn 2015 ac aeth y neges ar dân dros y cyfryngau cymdeithasol. Ond dan yr wynebau ciwt mae neges addysgiadol...

Pwyntiau pwysig wrth gwrs, ond... DRYCHWCH AR YR ŴYN BAAAAAACH!!!

Os ydych chi’n un o gewri’r cyfryngau cymdeithasol, am fod yn fugail, neu yn ymwelydd cyson â Sain Ffagan galwch draw i weld gŵyl y geni yn yr Amgueddfa dros y gwanwyn.

#sgrinwyna #instalamb @StFagans_Museum

While Nils, Fern and Imogen get stuck into searching archives and stores, looking at the Museum's collections and working with visitors and groups to get their ideas, how about we think about what play areas we like? what local ones have you played in or taken children to and they loved? what ones have you been to that you didn't like? have you seen play areas that just look amazing? What makes a playground good? what do want from a playground? does it have to look nice? does it have to look like a playground? I'd be really interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas.

Meanwhile, I have been collecting images of play areas which I think are good design, look fun, are imaginative, look exciting... i'm not suggesting we have a play area exactly like these in St Fagans, but it wouldn't it be great to have something different and unexpected?

Here are some images of the work of Nils Norman who is designing our new play area in St Fagans. For more information about his work and other projects, please check out his website