Yn 2020, byddwn yn dathlu 10 mlynedd o gydweithio rhwng Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau â disgyblion a staff Ysgol Pen-y-bryn

Mae Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau yn falch iawn o’i gwaith gyda’r gymuned leol ac ysgolion yn Abertawe. Mae’r cydweithio’n digwydd mewn llawer o ffyrdd gwahanol – o GRAFT, ein gardd gymunedol, i’n rhaglen arloesol ‘mae fy ysgol gynradd yn yr Amgueddfa’. Ein partneriaeth gydag Ysgol Pen-y-bryn yw ein hiraf, ac rydym mor falch ohoni.

Daeth yr Amgueddfa a’r ysgol at ei gilydd am y tro cyntaf yn 2010 ar gyfer project o’r enw ‘Tu ôl i’r Drysau Llwyd’ oedd â’r nod o roi cip tu ôl i’r llenni ar waith yr Amgueddfa. Datgelodd y project lawer am ein gwaith, o sut mae ein harddangosfeydd yn cael eu creu i gynnal siop yr Amgueddfa. Bu disgyblion Pen-y-bryn yn cyfweld â staff yr Amgueddfa i weld yn union sut beth yw rhedeg Amgueddfa. Roedd y project yn gymaint o hwyl, ac yn llesol i’r Amgueddfa a’r ysgol – nid yn unig oherwydd yr arddangosfa anhygoel oedd yn benllanw i’r project ond hefyd oherwydd y daith y bu pawb arni. Sylwodd athrawon a staff ar yr effaith a gafodd ar y disgyblion. Cafodd y rheini oedd ychydig yn fwy petrus i ddechrau eu trawsnewid, ac erbyn y diwedd roeddent yn gysurus ac yn gartrefol yng nghanol y cyhoedd a’r arddangosfeydd. Mae’r teimlad yma o berchnogaeth yn rhan ganolog o holl raglenni cymunedol yr Amgueddfa.

Mae disgyblion a staff Pen-y-bryn yn ein hysbrydoli ni yn yr Amgueddfa drwy’r amser. Rhoddodd ‘Tu ôl i’r Drysau Llwyd’ gip i ni ar eu creadigrwydd ac ymroddiad anhygoel. Roedd pawb yn yr Amgueddfa yn awyddus i weithio eto gyda’r ysgol ac maent yn dal i’n rhyfeddu, gyda’r creadigrwydd ac ysbrydoliaeth yn cynyddu â phob project. Ymhlith y projectau mae creu llyfrau ar wahanol bynciau, o Glwb Pêl-droed Abertawe i archarwyr. Mae cydweithio â chwmnïau anferth fel stiwdio gomics a chlwb pêl-droed yn dangos effaith bellgyrhaeddol brwdfrydedd y staff a’r disgyblion. Maen nhw hefyd wedi creu ffilmiau â phob math o leisiau enwog yn serennu ynddynt, o Joanna Lumley i Michael Sheen. Lansiwyd y ffilmiau hyn gyda gala yn yr Odeon yn Abertawe sydd wir yn ddathliad o’r holl waith caled sydd tu cefn i’r projectau hyn, gyda’r achlysuron mawreddog yn adlewyrchu talent hynod pawb ym Mhen-y-bryn. Mae holl elw gwerthiant y llyfrau a’r DVDs sy’n gysylltiedig â’r projectau wedi mynd at elusennau lleol, fel Tŷ Hafan.

Mae gweithio gyda’r ysgol wedi helpu’r Amgueddfa i wella’r gefnogaeth i unigolion ag anghenion addysgol arbennig. Rydym wedi creu ‘ystafell dawel’ yn yr Amgueddfa, gyda chyngor staff Pen-y-bryn. Mae’r ystafell sy’n debyg i gyfleusterau yn yr ysgol yn lle diogel i enaid gael llonydd.

I ddathlu degawd o’r bartneriaeth wych hon, mae staff yr Amgueddfa wedi creu arddangosfa sy’n dathlu holl brojectau’r deng mlynedd diwethaf ac arddangos rhai o’r gwrthrychau gwych sydd wedi’u creu yn eu sgil. Mae Dathlu Deg yn nodi deng mlynedd o weithio gydag Ysgol Pen-y-bryn, ac rydym ni oll yma yn yr Amgueddfa yn edrych ymlaen at y deg nesaf!

Stuck at home? Lots of us at the Museum are too, but although we may have temporarily shut our doors to visitors during the Covid-19 outbreak, we still have lots of fantastic goodies for you to savour from the comfort of your own home.

So, how are you feeling?

Feeling confined? Spare a thought for Tim Peake who was hauled up in the tiny Soyuz TMA-19M capsule with two of his crewmates Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra as he descended back to Earth from the International Space Station back in 2015. Although the journey was just under three and a half hours, this little confined capsule saved his life. Remember: staying in your house right now can save lives too.

Feeling peckish? With Easter just around the corner, how about this 100-year-old Easter egg? Not your thing? How about this compilation of traditional Welsh recipes. I'll give the Oatmeal Gruel a miss, Eldeberry Wine however... now you're talking!

Feeling curious? Ever wondered why Jones is such a popular Welsh surname? Check it out now, in a minute.

Feeling arty? Why not try your hand at some botanical illustration.

Feeling adventurous? Take a trip underground at Big Pit National Coal Museum and experience life as a real miner.

Feeling nostalgic? Take this opportunity to snoop around some of the houses at St Fagans National Museum of History whilst no one’s watching!

Feeling crafty? Print out and make this paper calculator.

Feeling blue*? Mix things up with some natural colour inspiration from our mineral and crystal collection.

Feeling fabulous? Check out this spectacular, and very old, Bronze Age gold bling; some perfect pieces to compliment your work-from-home attire.

Feeling stiff from sitting at your home desk? Time to take a break and follow these simple stretching exercises. Plus, here are some tips on sitting correctly in front of your computer to prevent aches and pains.

Feeling active? How many times can you run up and down the stairs before your kettle boils? One, two, three, go!...

Feeling poorly? Then all of us here at the Museum wish you a hastly and speedy recovery. Get well soon! x

Not sure how you feel? Then we have over half a million other possibilities to whet your interest, fire your imagination and scratch that curiosity itch... go have a rummage!

* The meaning of this phrase may come from old deepwater sailing ships: if a captain or officers died at sea then a blue flag was flown, or a blue strip painted on the hull of the ship when returning to port. Find out more about the psychology of colour.

My name is James and I just want to sketch out a typical day as a part of the Volunteer Book Project in St Fagans.

We’re a small group, one of many in the museum, that has been running for over a year. Our group was set up to raise funds for St Fagans’ grounds by selling second hand books.

Usually, we go into the museum once a week. Communication with one another is straightforward, using a Whatsapp group. Someone from the group will decide a day to go in, the rest of us will say yay or nay. It’s very flexible. More often or not, there are a bunch of us in at any time and over the past year have developed a good working bond and friendship with one another.

We have two locations where we sell our books in the museum, Y Gegin, the main cafe, and Gweithdy, the crafts’ cafe and we’re very excited, too, because we’ve just found out that a space in the Buttery Cafe, which will be opening soon, is going to be available to us to sell books. Also, every cafe has its own particular subject, so if you are in the museum, try and visit them all if you can.

Our job is to keep the supply of good quality books for sale on display. Our generous donations from visitors keep the volume of turn over very fast, which has brought in a high amount of collection money. So far we have raised £3,000 from the project and the money is set to be spent on arches with integral seating for the Rose Garden and also to plant some extra trees nearby.

After picking up the stacks of books from the reception area, and checking what gaps there are to fill in the cafe, we make our way over to our little store room (in Tŷ Gwyrdd), walking and chatting as we pass along the path under the trees. You’ll hear the rumbling of our crate a long way off.

Sorting through the books is always interesting because we receive quite a diverse range of subjects, from popular fiction to highly specialist topics. Whatever we pick up, we price them, discuss them, keeping a close eye on what is selling well and what isn’t. The whole process is quite stimulating. We’re pretty much in charge of the whole running of the books project. It’s nice that St Fagans shows that level of trust in its volunteers.

Once we have gathered enough books to fill the empty spaces in the shelves, we rumble on over to the cafes to get the books out on display. We like to keep a check on how well books sell. For instance, we will photograph the shelves before and after a shift and also make a little pencilled note of the month the book goes on display. This information helps us to tailor our selections as much as possible to the tastes of the many varied people who visit St Fagans. Also, a few of our members have started selling some of our rarer books on eBay, so that we can maximize the funds we collect to be spent on adding more beautiful features to the museum.

A typical day lasts around three hours. At the end we all sign out at the reception desk with a satisfying feeling that there are a fresh load of low-priced and good quality books out for sale. It’s a rewarding role and we always feel appreciated by the museum for our work. There is a sense of belonging here and it’s really opened my eyes to new things.

Wedi i Lywodraeth y DU osod cyfyngiadau llym ar ein bywydau a’n gwaith oherwydd Covid-19 – er mwyn gofalu am ein hiechyd – roedd rhaid i ni gau holl amgueddfeydd cenedlaethol Cymru bron yn syth.

Mewn cwta bedwar diwrnod, llwyddodd timau ar draws y sefydliad i wneud hyn yn rhyfeddol o gyflym ac effeithlon. Rwyf mor ddiolchgar am eu hymateb unedig ac ymroddedig i’r her eithriadol hon, a hithau mewn gwirionedd yn argyfwng cenedlaethol.

Rwy’n gwybod fod cau ein hamgueddfeydd, gadael ein swyddfeydd a cholli’r cyswllt dydd-i-ddydd â ffrindiau a chydweithwyr wedi bod yn brofiad emosiynol a gofidus i lawer ohonom, gan gynnwys fi fy hun. Ond rydym wedi gwneud hyn er mwyn diogelu ein staff, ein gwirfoddolwyr a’n hymwelwyr.

Erbyn hyn mae gennym brotocol yn ei le ym mhob amgueddfa ar gyfer pob posibilrwydd y gallwn feddwl amdano, a sianeli cyfathrebu chwim i reoli gweithrediadau dydd-i-ddydd trwy gyfrwng y Rheolwr ar Ddyletswydd a’r Cyfarwyddwr ar Ddyletswydd.

Ddoe roeddwn i’n Gyfarwyddwr ar Ddyletswydd am yr eildro, gyda Bethan Lewis, Pennaeth Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru yn Rheolwr ar Ddyletswydd.

Buom yn gweithio gyda detholiad bychan o staff fydd yn rheoli diogelwch ein saith amgueddfa genedlaethol, y casgliadau ac eiddo cyhoeddus eraill. Diolch yn arbennig iddyn nhw, TGCh, Cyllid, AD, Penaethiaid Safleoedd a staff o adrannau eraill sydd wedi gweithio’n ddiflino i sicrhau bod yr Amgueddfa’n gallu parhau i weithredu yn yr amgylchiadau anodd hyn.

Byddwn hefyd yn dal i gysylltu’n rheolaidd â holl deulu Amgueddfa Cymru wrth iddynt wneud eu gorau i weithio o adref.

Rydym yn gwybod fod cyfathrebu’n anoddach pan nad yw’n bosibl cwrdd wyneb-yn-wyneb, dim ond dros y ffôn neu gyfrifiadur. Rwy’n annog staff Amgueddfa Cymru ac eraill i gadw mewn cysylltiad â’ch cydweithwyr yn rheolaidd, yn enwedig os nad ydych wedi clywed ganddynt ers tro.

Dyma rhai o'r tywyswyr Big Pit - Barry Stevenson, Richard Phillips a Len Howells - i rannu atgofion o weithio yn y pyllau glo.

Mae'r ffilmiau yn cynnwyd lluniau o'r Casgliad Cornwell. Fe'u cynhyrchwyd yn wreiddiol i'r arddangosfa 'Bernd a Hilla Becher: Delweddau Diwydiant', ynghyd â'r ffilm yma am yr offer weindio: