Museums

A white two-storey house with a slate roof on the edge of the Taf estuary, with bunting strung from the wall
Carmarthenshire Council

LAUGHARNE: Dylan Thomas Boathouse shuts for two months for £77,000 revamp

The poet’s last home is closed to visitors until the new year while its top floor is refitted around families,…

The white Georgian-style Scolton Manor House near Haverfordwest, with cafe tables under trees in front
Haverfordwest

SCOLTON MANOR: £190k revamp will open up the hidden world below stairs

"Scolton House: It's Bigger on the Inside" will give the Victorian manor near Haverfordwest its first major overhaul since the…

The red Helwick lightship towed by the tug Veronica D past the Pump House in Swansea Marina at sunset, with crowds watching from the quayside
abandoned vessel

SWANSEA: Crowds watch the Helwick slip out of the marina at sunset — as her £450,000 restoration begins

One of Swansea Marina's most familiar landmarks was towed through the lock on Thursday evening at the start of restoration…

A black and white collage of three men picnicking beside a vintage car on a barren hilly landscape crossed by oil pipelines.
Bay Campus

SWANSEA: The poet and the oil giant — free exhibition reveals Dylan Thomas’s little-known journey through Iran

A new exhibition at the Dylan Thomas Centre traces the Swansea poet's 1951 trip through Iran for the oil company…

Two visitors look at wall displays at the Dylan Thomas Centre, including a large 1939 panel with aerial photographs, a vintage radio and framed documents.
Cllr Elliott King

SWANSEA: Dylan Thomas museum shortlisted for national award for third year running

The Dylan Thomas Exhibition in Swansea's Maritime Quarter is again a finalist for Best Small Museum at the Kids in…

A dark carved Egyptian cippus showing a deity standing over crocodiles, covered in hieroglyphs, on display with schoolchildren out of focus behind.
British Museum

EGYPT IN SWANSEA: A 2,000-year-old ‘magic’ stone that warded off crocodiles is now on show in the city

A hieroglyph-inscribed stone from the British Museum, once believed to protect against lions and crocodiles, has gone on display at…

A museum display case showing primary school pupils' ancient Egypt projects — a Lego sphinx and pyramid, a decorated canopic jar, a cardboard sarcophagus and handmade amulets — beside a Terrace Road Primary School information panel.
British Museum

SWANSEA: Pupils help bring a 2,500-year-old treasure to the city as their own Egypt work goes on show

Children from two Swansea primary schools chose an ancient artefact from the British Museum's collection — and their own creations…

Dr Ken Griffin standing in front of illuminated glass display cases containing rows of ancient Egyptian figurines and sculptures in the Egypt Centre's House of Death gallery.
Egypt Centre

SWANSEA: Egypt Centre reopens after major revamp — with staff names written in hieroglyphs on the ceiling

Swansea University’s Egypt Centre has reopened after a six-month closure for a major refurbishment, with a transformed House of Death…

The historic land speed record car Babs on Pendine Sands, marking the centenary of its 1926 world record run.
Babs

PENDINE: Iconic ‘Babs’ to roar back onto sands for 100-year record anniversary

A legendary land speed car will thunder back onto Pendine Sands next month — exactly 100 years after making history.

archives

Historic archives prepare for move to Swansea’s new Y Storfa hub

The West Glamorgan Archive Service is preparing for one of the biggest moves in its history, as thousands of precious…

Swansea’s Helwick lightship, part of the National Historic Fleet, is set for a £450k restoration to preserve the iconic vessel for future generations.
abandoned vessel

£450k plan to restore Swansea Marina’s Helwick lightship

Swansea Council is set to spend £450,000 restoring the Helwick lightship, securing the future of one of the marina’s most…