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The Boatman Cometh…

Fred Evans the head boat technitian has informed us that Swansea Museum’s vessels Helwick and Canning will be making a return to Swansea Marina this weekend. This comes after their brief stay at the dry dock where they underwent some maintenance work. Helwick returns on Saturday and Canning on Sunday – the pontoon has been empty without them!

Museum Vessels in Dry Dock for Medical

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Saturday is Egypt Day!

Swansea Museum has had a great response to the Egyptian exhibition Beasts of the Nile, that continues until November 19th, and on Saturday October 21st there will be a special “Egyptian Day”, with fun for all the family, from a range of experiences specially put on by the museum and visiting experts.

You can practice writing your name in hieroglyphics, as the ancient Egyptians did, or make a model of a Scarab, the beetle that they worshipped as a representation of the Sun-God.
There will also be caligraphy writing, with its stylised script, so you can see your name in impressive characters !

African drummers will also be beating out their amazing rhythyms, so you can try your hand – or even both ! – at making this special kind of music, whilst there will be a team of Belly Dancers showing you how to start your gyrations in impressive style !

In the morning there is a special Henna tattoo session, with intricate designs possible without being stuck with them for life, as the images gently fade in time.
Added to all this will be special “Egyptian Quiz”, with a prize on offer to the most successful, and all the experiences are free, as is admission to Swansea Museum itself.

Further details are available from Swansea Museum Reception on 01792 – 653763.

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National Eisteddfod Comes to Town

The National Eisteddfod of Wales comes to Swansea on Saturday (August 5th) and the museum will be represented in the City and County’s Tourism marquee. This print from the collection shows a traditional Bardic Gorsedd ceremony the kind of which were adopted by the Eisteddfod from 1819. Dated 1926, the print was produced from a painting by William Grant Murray (1877-1950), who was Head of Swansea Art School and Director of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. His monogram can be seen in the bottom right-hand corner.

 

 

 

Relic from The Vetch.

This vast mirror, which used to greet players when they arrived at Swansea City’s old home, The Vetch, arrived at the stores today. How it survived the journey here, let alone the stripping down of the old stadium is anyone’s guess. Suffice to say, its in good hands now.

ceramics gallery – complete overhaul

The ceramics gallery has been closed for the last few weeks as its undergoing a much needed overhaul. Of course, this inevitably coincided with an increased number of visitors travelling long distances to see the ceramics! It’s always the way. The billious green colour that has adorned the walls for decades has gone, to be replaced by a shade entitled ‘arsenic’ of all things (which is still green, but a vast improvement on its predecessor).

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This is the all new Swansea Museum web-log, intended to keep visitors, including those who use the Swansea Heritage site up to date with what is happening at Swansea Museum. We intend to include news and photographs about events, new donations and other items of interest which arise.