Museum Of Welsh Life 

A walk around Wales - from Celtic times to the present day

The primary purpose of the Museum of Welsh Life is to illustrate and interpret the daily life and work of the people of Wales from the Middle Ages to the present day.

The Museum of Welsh Life opened on 7 July 1948. Since then, it has established itself as one of Europe's foremost open air museums, becoming Wales' most popular heritage attraction. The Museum shows how the people of Wales lived, worked and spent their leisure time over the last five hundred years; and over the past fifty years it has inspired generations of visitors with an appreciation of Welsh history and tradition. The Museum stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle, a late 16th century manor house generously donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth.

Info for Disabled

Physical Mobility

• Dedicated free parking spaces for disabled visitors are provided in the car park, adjacent to the main entrance to the museum. Ramps provide access to the entry point and shops.
• Ramped access is provided to the galleries, open-air park and restaurants.
• Nine wheelchairs are available on request, free of charge, in the main foyer entrance.

Further Information

The library consists of over 40,000 bound volumes and 200 periodical titles representing ethnological studies with particular reference to scholarly publications, mainly relating to the Museum collections and Welsh social and cultural history.