Swansea Museum is the oldest museum in Wales.
The collections contain all kinds of objects from the past of Swansea, Wales and the rest of the world. We have everything from an Egyptian mummy to a Welsh Kitchen, displayed in six galleries. There are also many changing temporary exhibitions each year.
It is a fascinating treasure house of Swansea’s past history.
October 30, 2007 at 4:43 pm
To Whom it may concern,
Hello, my name is Sian Rees and I’m currently trying to find a venue to hold a series of illustration based workshops tailored for 7-11 year olds. The workshop would consist of a 2 hour slot each week, probably on a Saturday morning, and I was just wondering whether the museum would be interested in participating in the enterprise? The children benefit from the workshops because they will be taught techniques that wouldn’t be available in schools, thus furthering their knowledge and pushing their perception of the world. They will learn of contemporary illustrators/ artists not discussed in school, they will be taught methods commonly used by professionals when given a ‘brief’ and they will deal with specific illustration issues i.e. relationship with word and image, character design, learning new styles, how to look at and improve their work, learn to talk about art/illustration. Also the workshops will boost confidence, social skills, cultural awareness, technical abilities with the chance to make new friends. The business is still going through its initial stages, therefore I’m currently researching venues that would be suitable for our needs. We are hoping to attract a class of roughly 20-25 children, so we would need the room to accommodate them accordingly, if you could reply back it would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
Sian Rees